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Technical programme

IAC-18 — 69th International Astronautical Congress

E7. 61st IISL COLLOQUIUM ON THE LAW OF OUTER SPACE

This year’s Colloquium places a special focus on the fiftieth anniversary of the Outer Space Treaty, and discusses its main principles in the context of each individual dedicated IISL panel session.

Coordinator

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

Catherine Doldirina
International Institute of Space Law (IISL) — Italy

Diane Howard
International Institute of Space Law (IISL) — United States

Publication officer

Rafael Moro-Aguilar
Orbspace — Austria

PJ Blount
Cardiff University — United Kingdom

E7.1. 10th Nandasiri Jasentuliyana Keynote Lecture on Space Law and Young Scholars Session

In the first part of this session, Marco Ferrazzani will deliver the keynote lecture "Space law and international organisations". The second part of this session will be dedicated to the space lawyers of the future and young scholars (under 35 years old) who are invited to present a paper on a relevant topic of space law.

Co-Chair

Kai-Uwe Schrogl
International Institute of Space Law (IISL) — France

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

Rapporteur: Christopher Johnson
Secure World Foundation — United States

E7.2. Financing space: Procurement, competition and regulatory approach

This session invites papers with a focus on the subject of competition in the space sector from both the perspective of access and structure of financing space activities, as well as space-related procurement rules. With the increasing number of start-ups, and the growing interest in the micro-satellite sector, the session looks to identify whether and how these three key elements of finance, procurement and competition combine to frame the degree of competition in the space sector at national and/or regional level. Papers may also deliver observations relating to developments in the downstream activities within these sectors.

Co-Chair

Ingo Baumann
— Germany

Catherine Doldirina
International Institute of Space Law (IISL) — Italy

Rapporteur: Gina Petrovici
German Space Agency — Germany

E7.3. Integrated space applications, EO telecoms navigation

This session looks at the increasing reliance of society on all space-based services from the perspective of legal rules, national and international. It invites authors to address the legal issues relating to their use and deployment, from ownership and licensing of intellectual property to availability, integrity and interoperability. Authors are particularly encouraged to examine the access and use of space data in the various fields where it is relied on, highlighting the relation between the law of outer space and the accompanying fields such as communications law.

Co-Chair

Catherine Doldirina
International Institute of Space Law (IISL) — Italy

Setsuko Aoki
Keio University — Japan

Rapporteur: Andrea Capurso
European Union Agency for the Space Programme (EUSPA) — Italy

E7.4. Space law at Unispace +50: consequences and future perspectives

This session takes UNISPACE I as its starting point and invites authors to examine the development and contribution of the UNISPACE dialogue, particularly UNISPACE III, from the perspective of its achievements to date , the spectrum and type of legal rules agreed on over the years, and its agenda for the future.

Co-Chair

Bernhard Schmidt-Tedd
Leuphana University — Germany

Yun Zhao
The University of Hong Kong — Hong Kong SAR, China

Rapporteur: Antonino Salmeri
Space Generation Advisory Council (SGAC) — Spain

E7.5. The relationship between space law and cyberlaw, and other recent developments in space law

This panel invites submissions on a range of topics focusing on the policy and legal interactions between telecommunications law and outer space law. Papers addressing the following issues will be of particular interest to the IISL’s Cyberspace Law Working Group: technical architecture of cyber space; existence of a (self-contained) specific legal regime for cyber space; entities responsible to regulate cyber space; applicability of space applicable to cyber activities in outer space; legal aspects of cyber security for space assets.

Co-Chair

Stephan Hobe
University of Cologne — Germany

Larry Martinez
International Institute of Space Law (IISL) — United States

Rapporteur: Simona Spassova
University of Luxembourg — Luxembourg

E7.6-E3.5. 33rd Joint IAA/IISL Round Table: Global Cooperation in Planetary Defence

Invited speakers only. This session looks at the technology and law relating to planetary defense at a time where its exposure to natural and physical threats is of paramount concern. Speakers are invited from various communities across the space sector, from developers, to regulatory and users. The session addresses the dependencies between legal and technical rules in a field whose vulnerability has increased at the rate of society’s dependency on its availability and the benefits it brings.

Co-Chair

Alan Harris
Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V. (DLR) — Germany

Hiroshi Takeuchi
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) — Japan

Rapporteur

Marc Haese
DLR, German Aerospace Center — Germany

Nicola Rohner-Willsch
Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V. (DLR) — Germany

E7.7-B3.8. Legal framework for collaborative space activities - New ways of launching (micro-launching) and large constellation microsats (Joint IAF/IISL session)

This session includes both invited and submitted papers on the challenges currently faced by existing systems for licensing space activities in the light of the necessity to ensure their sustainability, and efficient management of scarce frequency resources. It looks at the way in which dialogue is mapped out between governments and the various actors in the space community, and pays particular attention to the latest developments arising from low cost transportation systems and technology. The papers are particularly invited to address the question as to how these challenges can be met, and how to best approach these at national and international level.

Co-Chair

Philippe Clerc
Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales (CNES) — France

Tony Azzarelli
Oneweb — United Kingdom

Rapporteur: Kamlesh Brocard
Swiss Space Office (SSO) — Switzerland

E7.IP. Interactive Presentations - 61st IISL COLLOQUIUM ON THE LAW OF OUTER SPACE

This session offers a unique opportunity to deliver your key messages in an interactive presentation on any of the subjects of Space Law addressed in the classic Sessions. The presentation will be displayed on a digital screen in a dedicated location and available for view by all Congress attendees for the entire Congress week. In addition, one afternoon is dedicated exclusively for the attendees to view the Interactive Presentations, and the author will be assigned a specific ten minute slot to personally present the topic and interact with the attendees present. The Interactive Presentation may take advantage of all electronic display capabilities, such as: PowerPoint charts, embedded hot links, pictures, audio and video clips etc. An award will also be presented to the author of the best Interactive Presentation in the E Category at a special ceremony. An Abstract that follows the standard format must be submitted by the deadline for standard IAC abstracts.

Co-Chair

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

Catherine Doldirina
International Institute of Space Law (IISL) — Italy