The concept of the 'global commons' and the rights of all to its benefits
The global commons are areas of the Earth that no single country owns. Every nation has the right to use and benefit from these shared spaces.
Real World
The 1967 Outer Space Treaty declared the Moon and other celestial bodies the 'province of all mankind', but SpaceX and NASA's Artemis Accords (2020) are now creating de facto national resource rights, challenging that shared ownership principle.
Exam Focus
When evaluating the global commons concept, contrast the legal principle of shared access with the reality of unequal power to actually exploit these spaces.
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