the criminal liability for Damage Caused by Space Object under the International Treaties and National Laws In light of UAE Federal Law No. 12 of (2019) on the Regulation of the Space Sector.

Document Type : Original Article

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College of Law - University of Sharjah

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In this study, we examine the liability for damage caused by space objects as one of the most significant forms of responsibility in the field of outer space activities and because of the scientific importance that is not hidden from it at the local and international levels, where the research was done to clarify the standard of differentiation between international treaties related to liability for damage caused by space objects and between Local laws requesting their clarification in order to investigate the goal behind establishing this responsibility, by searching for this responsibility in international treaties that represent the basis of international law and various other laws that have adopted the enactment of space legislation to confront the challenges it faces in the future and the present as well, as the UAE witnessed the launch of the first object Space (Probe of Hope) to Mars has achieved tremendous success as it is the fifth country in the world and the first Arab country to reach this success.

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