COMMON HERITAGE OF MANKIND

By SovConn | May 8, 2014

common heritage of mankind.Int’l law. The parts of the earth and cosmos that can be said to belong to all humanity, without regard for geographic location, and that should be protected and administered for its benefit. • The term embraces the ocean floor and its subsoil, and outer space.— Also termed common heritage of humankind. [Blacks Law 8th]

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