International:


Treaty on Principles Governing the Activities of States in the Exploration and use of Outer Space including the Moon and Other Celestial Bodies

Objectives:

To establish an international legal regime for the exploration and use of outer space.

Summary of Provisions:

• Exploration and use of outer space shall be the province of all mankind and shall not lead to national appropriation.
  
• Parties shall refrain from placing objects carrying nuclear weapons or other weapons of mass destruction in outer space, and shall use the Moon and other celestial bodies exclusively for peaceful purposes.
  
• Parties shall bear international responsibility for their national activities in outer space and shall be internationally liable for damage they may cause to other parties.
  
• Parties shall avoid harmful contamination of outer space and adverse changes in the environment of the Earth resulting from the introduction of extraterrestrial matter.

Date of Adoption:
27.1.1967 (London, Moscow, Washington, D.C.)

Date of entry into force:
10.10.1967

Arab Participants:
Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia