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IAC-12 — 63rd International Astronautical Congress

E7. 55th IISL COLLOQUIUM ON THE LAW OF OUTER SPACE

This symposium, organised by the International Institute of Space Law (IISL), addresses various aspects of the law of outer space and is structured in five sessions.

Coordinator

Corinne Jorgenson
Advancing Space —

Mark Sundahl
Cleveland State University — United States

E7.1. Nandasiri Jasentuliyana Keynote Lecture on Space Law & 4th Young Scholars Session

In the first part of this session, the IISL will invite a prominent speaker to address the members of the Institute and other congress attendants on a highly topical issue of broad interest. The second part of this session will be especially dedicated to the space lawyers of the future, in that young scholars (under 35 years old) are invited to present a paper on “Space Law – Future Challenges and Potential Solutions”, but the IISL is also open to other topics.

Chairman

Tanja Masson-Zwaan
International Institute of Air and Space Law, Leiden University — The Netherlands

Elisabeth Back Impallomeni
University of Padova — Italy

Rapporteur: OLAVO DE OLIVEIRA BITTENCOURT NETO
Catholic University of Santos — Brazil

E7.2. The Interaction between International Private Law and Space Law and its Impact on Commercial Space Activities

Many current day space activities are undertaken by private commercial entities. Indeed, Article VI of the Outer Space Treaty already contemplated that 'non-governmental entities' would carry out space activities, albeit with the responsibility for such activities remaining with States. As the range of private commercial space activities has rapidly expanded, and the 'industries' that many of them have created represent many billions of dollars, a variety of legal issues arise that require careful thought. Not only are the United Nations Space Law Treaties of relevance, but private law, either on a multilateral or bilateral basis, plays an important role in the regulation of such activities. This session invites contributions that discuss how private law impacts upon, and is influenced by the broader range of international space law rules. Reference may be made to the draft Protocol to the Cape Town Convention on Matters specific to Space Assets, prepared by a Unidroit Committee of governmental experts, due to be finalised at a diplomatic Conference to be held in Berlin from 27 February to 9 March 2012, or to the plethora of contractual, regulatory and national law rules that are relevant to the regulation of private space activities.

Chairman

Martin Stanford
Unidroit — Italy

Paul Larsen
Georgetown University Law Center — United States

Rapporteur: Olga Stelmakh-Drescher
International Institute of Space Law (IISL) — Germany

E7.3. The International Legal Regulation of Outer Space within the Scope of Public International Law

Article III of the Outer Space Treaty confirms that activities in the exploration and use of outer space shall be carried out 'in accordance with international law', with specific reference to the Charter of the United Nations. Moreover, Space Law itself has developed as a branch of public international law. It is evident from the range of space activities that many aspects of public international law - including the Law of the United Nations Charter, International Environmental Law, International Trade Law, International Humanitarian Law, International Human Rights Law - are relevant to the conduct of such activities. These may be through either Treaties or customary law, and it is important to understand how these areas of public international law interact. This session invites contributions that address this interaction, including the difficulties that might be associated with simply attempting to apply existing international law principles developed terrestrially, without any adaptation, to the unique environment of outer space.

Chairman

Stephan Hobe
University of Cologne — Germany

Steven Freeland
Western Sydney University — Australia

Rapporteur: Elena Carpanelli
— Italy

E7.4. Legal Evidence from Outer Space

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.

Chairman

Marco Ferrazzani
European Space Agency (ESA) — France

Ray Purdy
University College London (UCL) — United Kingdom

Rapporteur: Michael Chatzipanagiotis
— Greece

E7.5. Recent Developments in Space Law

In this session, papers are invited to address legal aspects of the most recent developments in space activities that have taken place since the other session topics were determined, i.e. since March 2011 only.

Chairman

Corinne Jorgenson
Advancing Space —

Ranjana Kaul
Dua Associates — India

E7.6-E3.5. 27th IAA/IISL Scientific-Legal Round Table "Optical Communication"

The Round Table will address technical development and regulatory aspects of optical communication such as frequencies and protection from interception during data transmission. Overview of optical communication missions Bernard Laurent - EADS-Astrium, Toulouse, France High data rate laser communication for operational services Robert Lange, Erich Auer, Matthias Motzigemba - Tesat-Spacecom, Germany Current issues in international satcom regulations Mahulena Hofmann - Luxembourg University, Luxembourg ITU regulations related to optical communications : status and perspectives Yvon Henry - ITU Radiocommunication Bureau, Geneva, Switzerland Policy and legal aspects of optical telecommunications Lucien Rapp - University of Toulouse, France

Chairman

Toshio Kosuge
University of Electro-Communications — Japan

Pierre Molette
— France

Rapporteur: Marc Haese
DLR, German Aerospace Center — Germany

E7.7-B3.8. Joint IAF/IISL Session on Legal Framework for Cooperative Space Endeavours

This session hosts papers on topics related to the political and legal aspects of international collaboration in future human space missions and programmes such as the ISS lifetime extension, post ISS activities in LEO or Lunar Exploration. The session provides a forum to discuss the de jure regulatory framework and de facto implementation of such programmes during the development and operation phases. In addition, it will address effects of extending the duration and partnership of the ISS programme, and lessons learned from past collaborative programmes such as Interkosmos or the Shuttle-Spacelab programmes may be addressed.

Chairman

Cristian Bank
EUMETSAT — Germany

Lesley Jane Smith
Leuphana University of Lüneburg/Weber-Steinhaus & Smith — Germany

Rapporteur: Luise Weber-Steinhaus
Member Women in Aerospace (WIA-Europe) — Germany