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Обичаји као извори међународног космичког права
Customs as Sources of International Space Law

Author(s): Boris Krivokapić
Subject(s): International Law
Published by: Правни факултет Универзитета у Београду
Keywords: International Law; Sources of Law; Customs; Space Law; Outer Space

Summary/Abstract: The article consists of two basic works. The first one gives a very brief overview of the customary rules as one of the most important sourc es of international law. The central part of the work is the second one, which deals with customs as part of international Space Law. Important issues have been addressed here, such as: the moment of the emergence of customary rules in Space Law (the problem of so–called „instant“ cus toms), the role of customary rules in Space Law, evidence of universal customs in Space Law and their content, the content of customs that are part International Space Law, problems related to customs that are part of International Space Law (including the danger of abuse) and the perspec tives of custom as a source of International Space Law. Stating a number of arguments that confirm this, the author concludes that, for many rea sons, international legal customs will continue to be not only necessary and useful, but will remain among the most important sources of Inter national Space Law, with new ones becoming and emerging alongside existing ones.

  • Issue Year: 66/2018
  • Issue No: 3
  • Page Range: 129-157
  • Page Count: 29
  • Language: Serbian