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session 5

Title: Recent Developments in Space Law
Description: In this session, papers are invited to addres legal aspects of the most recent developments in space activities that have taken place since Spring 2014.
Date: 2015-10-16
Time: 09:45
Room: Dulzin Big A (ICC, main level)

IPC members

Co-Chair: Dr. Martha Mejia-Kaiser, International Institute of Space Law (IISL), Germany;
Co-Chair: Mr. K.R. Sridhara Murthi, NIAS, India;
Rapporteur: Dr. Andreas Loukakis, University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg ;

papers
Order	Time	Paper title	Mode	Presentation status	Speaker	Affiliation	Country
1		The controversial rules of international law governing natural resources of the moon and other celestial bodies	12'	confirmed	Prof. Maureen Williams	Chair, ILA Space Law Committee, UK & UBA, Conicet, Buenos Aires	Argentina
2		How Simple Terms Mislead Us: The Pitfalls of Thinking About Outer Space as a Commons	12'	confirmed	Dr. Henry Hertzfeld	Space Policy Institute, George Washington University	United States
3		going rogue or taking the lead: the bigelow letter and its implications on u.s. space policy and international law	12'	withdrawn	Mr. John Duggan		United States
4		who owns the natural resources on the asteroids	12'	confirmed	Ms. Yangzi Tao	Beijing Institute of Technology	China
5		HYPOTHETICAL “EXPLORATION AND USE OF OUTER SPACE ACT OF 2015”	12'	confirmed	Mr. Dennis Burnett	National Security and Export Compliance Consulting	United States
6		Legal Implications on Autonomous Orbit Satellite Servicing, Active Debris Removal and Asteroid Retrieval Missions	12'	withdrawn
7		Fallen Prometheus--Did He Make A Sound? A Review of US Legal & Regulatory Response (or Lack Thereof) to the Virgin Galactic Accident.	12'	no-show	Ms. Maria-Vittoria "Giugi" Carminati	International Institute of Space Law (IISL)	United States
8		NATIONAL SPACE LEGISLATION FOR DEVELOPING COUNTRIES – LESSONS FROM EUROPE	12'	confirmed	Mr. KUMAR ABHIJEET	Institute of Air and Space Law, University of Cologne	Germany
9		Spain: Towards a National Space Legislation and a Spanish Space Agency?	12'	confirmed	Dr. Maria-del-Carmen Muñoz-Rodriguez	University of Jaen	Spain
10		The Latest Space Basic Plan in Japan –Its Features and Implication	12'	confirmed	Prof. Yasuaki Hashimoto	National Institute for Defense Studies	Japan
11		Small but on the Radar- The Regulatory Evolution of Small Satellites in the Netherlands	12'	confirmed	Ms. Neta Palkovitz	ISIS- Innovative Solutions In Space B.V.	The Netherlands
12		Legal Issues in China’s Future Participation in the Space Protocol to the Cape Town Convention	12'	confirmed	Prof. Yun Zhao	The University of Hong Kong	Hong Kong
13		European Earth Observation Data Policy – Meeting Various Goals by Multiple and Diverse Actors: A Herculean Task?	12'	confirmed	Prof. Irmgard Marboe	University of Vienna	Austria
14		International Legal Issues on Construction and Operation of Space Solar Power Station	12'	confirmed	Prof. shouping li	Beijing Institute of Technology	China
15		Earth in Danger and Space Law	12'	confirmed	Prof. José Monserrat-Filho	Brazilian Space Agency (AEB)	Brazil