英文摘要 |
Modern technology is advancing with each passing day, and human space activities are also showing a completely different appearance from the past. Aerospace technology not only extends to the universe, but also profoundly affects human daily life, such as satellite transmission, emerging industries, and military technology. In order to regulate these human activities in space, the current international law must deal with new issues such as space junk, international legalization of space, and protection of space assets. At the same time, low-orbit satellite information transmission, meteorological observation, satellite telemetry, etc. launched into space are also closely related to a country's domestic space regulations. These technological innovations and the resulting activities and regulations continue to challenge current assumptions about the boundaries of sovereign states and their behavior in the international community, as well as their considerations in space policy making. Taking Japan's space development as an example, this paper analyzes the connotation of toll goods and private goods in space from the framework of the theory of Public Goods. It is found that due to the enormous cost of aerospace R&D and its cross-domain, highly specialized nature, states must work together to build space toll goods. This highlights the importance of space diplomacy. Moreover, in the past, aerospace technology was often only used in the military, but now it is gradually expanding to the field of people's livelihood, creating the vitality of the space dual use technology. That is to say, the civil activities of the aerospace industry of various countries are regulated by the laws formulated by the state on the one hand, and on the other hand, enterprises also enter the public domain by assisting the state to solve the problem of market failure by means of Private Financial Initiatives. Whether it is toll goods or private goods in space, there is a ‘public-private hybrid’ in nature, which is different from the traditional understanding defined by the Theory of Public Goods. This also illustrates the challenges and new issues of space development. |