Outer space governance
Institutions, rules, and processes for peaceful exploration and use of outer space.
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Space governance topics for researchers, students, and policy readers.
Use these pages as entry points into CGI's work and the legal questions shaping space activity.
Outer Space Treaty gaps
Where treaty text and national implementation leave unresolved policy questions.
Read guideLunar governance
Administration, access, safety, science, and infrastructure questions for the Moon.
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How space governance ideas can be framed for international deliberation.
Read guideSpace resources governance
Rules for resource-support activity, shared infrastructure, and non-appropriation concerns.
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Long-duration human presence, public administration, and institutional continuity.
Read guideOuter Space Treaty Article II
Non-appropriation and the boundary between use, control, and sovereignty.
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National responsibility, authorization, and continuing supervision.
Read guideOuter Space Treaty Article IX
Due regard, harmful contamination, and consultation duties.
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