TORT LIABILITY OF NON-STATE ACTORS FOR VIOLATIONS OF THE OUTER SPACE TREATY.

The article analyzes tort liability of non-state actors for violations of the Outer Space Treaty (OST). Topics discussed are current state of international space law, tortious activities in outer space such as interference with space freedoms, private appropriation of celestial bodies and placing weapons of mass destruction in outer space, as well as redress for harmful activities in space, cause of action under the Alien Tort Statute, public nuisance and waste, negligence and duty of care.