session 3

Title

Legal Aspects of Space Security

Description

Recent anti-satellite tests and the EU Proposal for a Code of Conduct for Outer Space Activities of December 2008 as well as other initiatives like the Russian-Chinese proposal for a treaty demilitarizing outer space (‘Treaty on the Prevention of the Placement of Weapons in Outer Space, the Threat or Use Of Force Against Outer Space Objects’), together with the collision of a Russian defunct satellite with an operational US Satellite in early 2009, sparked broad international debate amongst experts and decision-makers alike. Papers in this session are invited to analyze the legal aspects related to the need for keeping space safe for civilian as well as military operations avoiding the weaponization of space at the same time. Papers are also encouraged to address the most recent proposals in this context and to present ideas for the further development of space law addressed to the relevant international forums.

Date

2010-09-29

Time

10:15

Room

Meeting Hall IV

IPC members

• Chairman: Prof. Kai-Uwe Schrogl, International Institute of Space Law (IISL), France;

• Chairman: Mr. Ricky J. Lee, PricewaterhouseCoopers Legal, Australia;

• Rapporteur: Dr. Ranjana Kaul, Dua Associates, India;