International and National Provisions of Space Law Regulating the Use of Outer Space

Abstract

In the article, the authors reveal the role and place of international and national provisions of law in regulating the use of outer space under the new scientific paradigm of outer space. The authors prove that the new technologies of using outer space contradict the existing international sources of space law. Consequently, the spacefaring nations independently approve the national legislation. However, sometimes the national provisions of space law of one State are not recognized by other spacefaring nations. This leads to intergovernmental political tension. The authors offer possible solutions to this problem.