session 4

Title

Legal Evidence from Outer Space

Description

Modern societies and their legal systems increasingly rely on technological tools and pieces of evidence to help the enforcement and application of domestic and international law. Space brings valuable and accurate information in the form of precise timing, satellite positioning, land mapping used for building permits, environmental control of pollution, management of maritime traffic and many other growing applications. Several courts and public enforcement officers have already used satellite data and derived information for decisions in many areas. International environmental agreements include space data as an objective mean to control treaty obligations. Papers will be invited to focus on the case law and on the legal solutions available for lawyers, governments and legislators to take benefit of available space technology at the service of jurisdictions.

Date

2012-10-03

Time

15:15

Room

TS10 (Sala Sirius, Hall 3)

IPC members

• Chairman: Dr. Marco Ferrazzani, European Space Agency (ESA), France;

• Chairman: Mr. Ray Purdy, University College London (UCL), United Kingdom;

• Rapporteur: Dr. Michael Chatzipanagiotis, Greece;