ARTICLE III OF OUTER SPACE TREATY AND ITS RELEVANCE IN THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE LEGAL FRAMEWORK
The core of space law, by nature and by necessity, forms part of international law. Article III of Outer Space Treaty
specifically obliges States to act in accordance with international law including the UN Charter. It is generally
accepted by scholars that Article III does not imply an automatic extension of international law to outer space and
celestial bodies, including the UN Charter in toto. However, even though space law claims to some extent priority