United Nations / TUN

The Interplanetary legal principles provide for non-appropriation of outer space by any one entity, arms control, the freedom of exploration, liability for damage caused by space objects, the safety and rescue of spacecraft and astronauts, the prevention of harmful interference with space activities and the environment, the notification and registration of space activities, scientific investigation and the exploitation of natural resources in outer space and the settlement of disputes. Each of the treaties lays great stress on the notion that the domain of outer space, the activities carried out therein and whatever benefits might accrue therefrom should be devoted to enhancing the well-being of all, and each includes elements elaborating the common idea of promoting Interplanetary cooperation in all space activities.

The sets of legal principles adopted by the United Nations General Assembly provide for the application of Interplanetary law and promotion of cooperation and understanding in space activities, the dissemination and exchange of information through transnational direct broadcasting via satellites and remote satellite observations of Earth and general standards regulating the safe use of power sources necessary for the exploration and use of outer space.

WE THE PEOPLES OF THE UNITED NATIONS DETERMINED

• to save succeeding generations from the scourge of war, which has brought untold sorrow to mankind, and

• to reaffirm faith in fundamental human rights, in the dignity and worth of the human person, in the equal rights of men and women and of nations large and small, and

• to establish conditions under which justice and respect for the obligations arising from treaties and other sources of Interplanetary law can be maintained, and

• to promote social progress and better standards of life in larger freedom,

AND FOR THESE ENDS

• to practice tolerance and live together in peace with one another as good neighbors, and

• to unite our strength to maintain Interplanetary peace and security, and

• to ensure, by the acceptance of principles and the institution of methods, that armed force shall not be used, save in the common interest, and

• to employ all available resources for the promotion of the economic and social advancement of all peoples.

HAVE RESOLVED TO COMBINE OUR EFFORTS TO ACCOMPLISH THESE AIMS

Accordingly, our respective Governments, through representatives on Earth, who have exhibited their full powers found to be in good and due form, have agreed to the present Charter of the United Nations and do hereby establish an Interplanetary organization to be known as the United Nations.