Organizational and legal issues of international cooperation on the problem of space debris
Contamination of the near-Earth space is one of the main threats to space activities all over the world. The global problem of space debris receives serious international attention. To date, a number of international technical recommendations and standards in this area have been adopted, which, however, are not binding. International space law provides for norms and principles that are directly or indirectly relevant to activities against space debris. However, these norms are of a general nature and do not take into account many specific legal aspects of the problem. In the light of the general course towards the long-term sustainability of space activities, there is a need for an orderly regulation of multi-actor efforts to mitigate and remediate space debris.