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    • Project 2001 Plus: Global and European Challenges for Air and Space Law at the Edge of the 21st Century

    Paper number

    IAC-05-E6.4.04

    Author

    Mr. Stephan Hobe, Institute of Air & Space Law, Germany

    Year

    2005

    Abstract
    In June 2005, “Project 2001 Plus: Global and European Challenges for Air and Space Law at the Edge of the 21st Century”, will be concluded with a final Symposium in Cologne. On this occasion, the Institute of Air and Space Law, the oldest institution of its kind in the world, will also celebrate its 80th anniversary. Project 2001 Plus is a joint undertaking by the Institute of Air and Space Law of the University of Cologne and the German Aerospace Center (DLR). Many air and space law experts from all over the world contributed to this project. This paper will give an overview of the results of Project 2001 Plus, including the various workshops which were held during the last five years in the framework of the Project, with a special focus on the contributions of the Project to the development of space law.

Project 2001 Plus attempts to investigate the effects of globalisation on air and space law. The results of international and increasing regional cooperation as well as the consequences of privatisation and the role of the ever increasing number of private actors are the main focus of the research conducted in the framework of the Project.

On a regional level, the cooperation of ESA and the EU is intended to combine the specific strengths and abilities of both organisations to improve the competitiveness of European space activities. This important development is therefore not only the first topic Project 2001 Plus dealt with in a dedicated workshop, but also continues to be the focus of the research of the Institute and of another research project on the \"Legal framework for a coherent future structure of European space activities\" conducted by the Institute. The first workshop on “Legal Aspects of the Future Institutional Relationship between the European Union and the European Space Agency”, held on 5/6 December 2002 in Brussels, analysed various options for cooperation from a legal perspective. 

On a regional as well as on a global level, the increase of private space activities also highlights the need for the national regulation of these activities. On 29/30 January 2004, the workshop entitled “Towards a harmonised approach for national space legislation in Europe” continued the work of Project 2001 and took the discussion to a next level by specifically comparing different approaches to the national regulation of space activities and underlining the importance of international and regional harmonization of national space legislation. 

A specific issue which is of highest practical relevance in an era of privatisation of space activities is the question of registration of space objects. Several shortcomings of the Registration Convention have been identified. The Project 2001 Plus Workshop on “Current Issues in the Registration of Space Objects” which took place in January 2005 in Berlin, therefore had the objective to specifically contribute to the work of UN COPUOS and to support the policy debate on the agenda item “Practice of States and international organisations in registering space objects”. The workshop aimed at providing a substantive scientific input by developing recommendations, steps and measures that could be taken to ensure compliance with the Registration Convention, to enhance the effectiveness of the Registration Convention and to strengthen national legislative norms relating to the registration of objects launched into outer space. 

The “Consequences of Air Transport Globalization” were discussed at a dedicated workshop which took place in Cologne on 8/9 May 2003, specifically dealing with the future of ownership and control clauses, possible post-“Open Sky”-scenarios and the future of airline alliances. Here the future of the bilateral system of relationships as envisaged by the 1944 Chicago Convention is at stake.

The final Symposium, which will take place in June 2005 in Cologne, will try to draw some conclusions as a resumee of five years of work. This symposium will be divided into four sessions: on national space legislation, on perspectives for international aviation, on the relationship between ESA and EU and finally on common issues in air and space law, especially focusing on the examples of liability and registration. The speakers, panellists and participants will base their contribution on the results of the workshops, which will be introduced by rapporteurs. 

This paper will highlight the most important findings and recommendations of Project 2001 Plus and especially of the final Symposium. These findings are intended to serve as a modest contribution to the further development of international (air and) space law.
    Abstract document

    IAC-05-E6.4.04.pdf

    Manuscript document

    IAC-05-E6.4.04.pdf (🔒 authorized access only).

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