Document Type : Research Paper
Author
Assistant Professor of Political Science Department, Bahonar University, Kerman, Iran.
Abstract
In spite of the considerable development of international space law, national policy and law is currently the strongest and most effective source for the leading governments’ programs and activities governance. Despite pioneering space activities and significant space programs, the Soviet Union lacked clear legislative mechanisms in the field of space law. However, the Soviet Union collapse highlighted the need to found legal and organizational foundations for space activities in Russia.
This article has been written with the aim of recognizing the phenomenon of national space legislation in the Russian Federation and specifically seeks to find an appropriate answer to the question “what are the main motives of the Russian Federation to develop national legal rules in the field of space? The initial response, based on the research literature isthat "the development of national space law in the Russian Federation enormously reflects Moscow's four main motives including protecting national space sovereignty, filling in the gaps in the international treaty system in the field of space, influencing international norms governing space, as well as strengthening the rules for using the left-over bases and space facilities in post-Soviet lands. "The findings of the article confirm the validity of the hypothesis. The present article belongs to the post-event classification and to test the hypothesis, inferential methodology based on logical reasoning has been used.
Keywords
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