This chapter describes the 1975 Registration Convention including the key provisions and main contents of the Registration Convention (Title: The Convention on Registration of Launched Objects Into Outer Space). Although currently there are 69 parties to the REGISTRATION Convention, many lawyers, professors, scientists, etc. urge states that have not yet become parties to the international treaties governing the uses of outer space to give consideration to ratify or accede to those treaties in accordance with their national law, as well as incorporating them into their national legislation. The 1976 Registration Convention, or Convention on Registration of Objects Launched Into Outer Space, which obligates parties to register launches of all objects launched into Earth orbit or into outer space with an appropriate national space agency, was considered and negotiated by the COPUOS Legal Subcommittee from 1962. It was adopted by the General Assembly in 1974, General Assembly Resolution 3235 (XXIX); opened for signature on January 14, 1975; and entered into force on September 15, 1976.
The Concept of Allocation of Certain Risk and its Construction in the Formulation of National Legislation on Liability in Outer Space Activities
