The Rights and Duties of Governments in Space From the Perspective of International Law

Nowadays one of the most important challenges of international law is to determine the extent of governments' activity in the vast expanse of outer space. The results of this article show that the management of sovereignty activities and the peaceful use of the atmosphere are directly influenced by the actions of international states and communities. In this way, sovereignty, power and privilege are monopoly and inalienable, if not government by ruling itself as the owner of a part of space, it would have a legitimate right to prevent other states from exploiting it. In general, in spite of the necessity of the principles of intolerance and freedom, the two concepts of sovereignty and freedom are always interdependent, contradictory, and can be restrictive. The use of space for military purposes is not prohibited if it is in accordance with Article 51 of the UN Charter, but on the other hand, the application of the principle of prohibition of possession with respect to the principle of freedom will have many problems until the exact restriction of airspace and the atmosphere. This is the overall result of this article. The method of this study was descriptive-analytical.