session 7

Title

Remediation of Space Debris: A Fundamental Legal Challenge?

Description

Space Debris Remediation is a necessary measure to be set-up and effectively enforced to ensure that space activities can be safely and sustainably conducted mid- and long-term. This understanding is shared by the international community. However, so far, the political will of the stakeholders involved resulted only in non-binding “soft law” adopted on the international level. This session invites authors to submit papers bringing forward and elaborating the discussion of soft law vs hard law regulatory mechanisms, and of their effectiveness in particular within the area of space debris remediation. Contributions analysing the value and the ways of adopting and enforcing internationally uniform standards regarding space debris remediation are also welcome. Invited speaker Dr. Catherine Doldirina

Date

2019-10-25

Time

13:30

Room

152A

IPC members

• Co-Chair: Dr. Philip De Man, Catholic University of Louvain, Belgium;

• Co-Chair: Prof. Lesley Jane Smith, Leuphana University of Lüneburg/Weber-Steinhaus & Smith, Germany;

• Rapporteur: Mr. Omar Saal, Leiden University, The Netherlands;