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This paper explores the role and the place of the customary norms in the international space law – the branch of international public law. The main aim is to analyze current international customary norms from the historical and contemporary point of view and to define perspectives for appearance of new customary norms in international space law. The paper strives to identify whether the current customary norms exist and internationally recognized or not and whether international community is ready for new customs,...

As a result of Ukraine’s independence and its proclamation as a law-governed state, it became necessary to regulate the scientific, technical and production potential of the space industry formed during the time of the Soviet Union under the rules of Ukraine law. Therefore, the Supreme Council of the Ukraine Parliament, Verkhovna Rada, adopted the Law “On Space Activities” No. 502/96-VR on November 15 1996, and this remains in force today. Since 1993, Ukraine space activity implementation has been based on the fol...

Despite Poland’s ratification of all major international space law treaties, except the 1979 moon treaty, it has not implemented these norms in internal legal order. It is therefore quite difficult to discuss unlegislated national space law. The only domestic reference to space law is the Act establishing the Polish Space Agency and Polish Space Strategy, but this Act is not legislative. Although Poland has many obligations resulting from membership in the European Union (since 2004) and the European Space Agency ...