United Nations Treaties And Principles On Outer Space

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the damage as will restore the person, natural or juridical, State or internationalorganization on whose behalf the claim is presented to the condition which wouldhave existed if the damage had not occurred.Article XIIIUnless the claimant State and the State from which compensation is due underthis Convention agree on another form of compensation, the compensation shall bepaid in the currency of the claimant State or, if that State so requests, in the currencyof the State from which compensation is due.Article XIVIf no settlement of a claim is arrived at through diplomatic negotiations asprovided for in article IX, within one year from the date on which the claimant Statenotifies the launching State that it has submitted the documentation of its claim, theparties concerned shall establish a Claims Commission at the request of either party.Article XV1. The Claims Commission shall be composed of three members: one appointedby the claimant State, one appointed by the launching State andthe third member, the Chairman, to be chosen by both parties jointly. Eachparty shall make its appointment within two months of the request for theestablishment of the Claims Commission.2. If no agreement is reached on the choice of the Chairman within fourmonths of the request for the establishment of the Commission, eitherparty may request the Secretary-General of the United Nations to appointthe Chairman within a further period of two months.Article XVI1. If one of the parties does not make its appointment within the stipulatedperiod, the Chairman shall, at the request of the other party, constitute asingle-member Claims Commission.2. Any vacancy which may arise in the Commission for whatever reasonshall be filled by the same procedure adopted for the original appointment.3. The Commission shall determine its own procedure.4. The Commission shall determine the place or places where it shall sit andall other administrative matters.5. Except in the case of decisions and awards by a single-member Commission,all decisions and awards of the Commission shall be by majorityvote.17
Article XVIINo increase in the membership of the Claims Commission shall take place byreason of two or more claimant States or launching States being joined in any oneproceeding before the Commission. The claimant States so joined shall collectivelyappoint one member of the Commission in the same manner and subject to the sameconditions as would be the case for a single claimant State. When two or morelaunching States are so joined, they shall collectively appoint one member of theCommission in the same way. If the claimant States or the launching States do notmake the appointment within the stipulated period, the Chairman shall constitute asingle-member Commission.Article XVIIIThe Claims Commission shall decide the merits of the claim for compensationand determine the amount of compensation payable, if any.Article XIX1. The Claims Commission shall act in accordance with the provisions ofarticle XII.2. The decision of the Commission shall be final and binding if the partieshave so agreed; otherwise the Commission shall render a final and recommendatoryaward, which the parties shall consider in good faith. TheCommission shall state the reasons for its decision or award.3. The Commission shall give its decision or award as promptly as possibleand no later than one year from the date of its establishment, unless anextension of this period is found necessary by the Commission.4. The Commission shall make its decision or award public. It shall delivera certified copy of its decision or award to each of the parties and to theSecretary-General of the United Nations.Article XXThe expenses in regard to the Claims Commission shall be borne equally by theparties, unless otherwise decided by the Commission.Article XXIIf the damage caused by a space object presents a large-scale danger to humanlife or seriously interferes with the living conditions of the population or the functioningof vital centres, the States Parties, and in particular the launching State, shallexamine the possibility of rendering appropriate and rapid assistance to the Statewhich has suffered the damage, when it so requests. However, nothing in this articleshall affect the rights or obligations of the States Parties under this Convention.18
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