| asean | The Association of Southeast Asian Nations |
| cets | Council of Europe Treaty Series |
| copuos | United Nations Committee for the Peaceful Use of Outer Space |
| cordis | Community Research and Development Information Service (European Commission) |
| echr | Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (commonly known in the abbreviated version European Convention on Human Rights) |
| ecj | European Court of Justice |
| ECtHR | European Court of Human Rights |
| egnos | European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service |
| enisa | European Union Agency for Cybersecurity |
| eo | Earth observation |
| ets | European Treaty Series |
| esa | European Space Agency |
| EU | European Union |
| gdpr | General Data Protection Regulation |
| gmes | Global Monitoring for Environment and Security |
| gnss | Global Navigation Satellite System |
| gps | Global Positioning System |
| icc | International Criminal Court |
| icj | International Court of Justice |
| icj Reports | International Court of Justice Reports |
| icty | International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia |
| ila | International Law Association |
| isa | Italian Space Agency |
| iso | International Organization for Standardization |
| itu | International Telecommunication Union |
| iucn | International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources |
| nasa | National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
| nato | North Atlantic Treaty Organization |
| nist | US National Institute of Standard and Technology |
| nsa | US National Security Agency |
| oas, oea | Organization of American States, Organización de los Estados Americanos |
| pcij | Permanent Court of International Justice |
| sia | Satellite Industry Association |
Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union |
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| UN | United Nations |
| undp | United Nations Development Program |
| unep | United Nations Environment Programme |
| unoosa | United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs |
| US | United States |
| UN ts | United Nations Treaty Series |
| wto | World Trade Organization |
| wwf | World Wildlife Fund |