session 4

Title

The Current Status of the Rule of Law with Regard to Space Activities

Description

Since the adoption of the Moon Agreement in 1979, no other international treaties have been adopted in the United Nations. Rather, first a number of United Nations General Assembly Resolutions on Direct Broadcasting Satellites, Remote Sensing, Nuclear Power Sources were adopted concerning certain areas of uses in outer space. Thereafter, other United Nations General Assembly Resolutions served the purpose of making more concrete certain aspects of international space legislation, such as Article I paragraph 1 of the Outer Space Treaty with the Space Benefits Declaration, or the notion of Launching State in the Liability Convention and the Registration Convention, etc. Against this background, in light of the most recent development of the UN Space Debris Mitigation Guidelines, papers are invited to discuss the current status of the rule of law with regard to outer space activities. (Generally, the "rule of law" means that the law must be prospective, well-known, and have characteristics of generality, equality, and certainty).

Date

2010-09-29

Time

15:15

Room

Meeting Hall IV

IPC members

• Chairman: Prof. Stephan Hobe, University of Cologne, Germany;

• Chairman: Mr. Peter Jankowitsch, Austrian Aeronautics & Space Agency, Austria;

• Rapporteur: Prof. Irmgard Marboe, University of Vienna, Austria;