Consequences of adoption of the Space Assets Protocol (Berlin, 2012)

Authors

  • Olga Aleksandrovna Volynskaya Russian Foreign Trade Academy
  • Alexander Alekseyevich Desyatov Russian Federal Space Agency (Roskosmos)

Keywords:

Cape Town Convention, space assets, international interests, security rights

Abstract

The Space Protocol to the Cape Town Convention on International Interests in Mobile Equipment is the first international space treaty governing commercial space activities. The Convention and the Protocol create investor-friendly environment in space industry by providing international recognition of investors’ rights related to space assets. This article assesses the main provisions of the documents and highlights the reasons for a negative attitude toward the Protocol of the key space business leaders.

Author Biographies

Olga Aleksandrovna Volynskaya, Russian Foreign Trade Academy

Work place, position: Russian Foreign Trade Academy, Academic Department of Public Law, post-graduate student

Alexander Alekseyevich Desyatov, Russian Federal Space Agency (Roskosmos)

Work place, position: Russian Federal Space Agency (Roskosmos), Legal Department, Director

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Published

2024-02-08

How to Cite

Volynskaya, O. A., & Desyatov, A. A. (2024). Consequences of adoption of the Space Assets Protocol (Berlin, 2012). Russian Foreign Economic Journal, (9), 49–58. Retrieved from https://journal.vavt.ru/rfej/article/view/1764

Issue

No. 9 (2012)

Section

Legal questions