Following the success of the inaugural Young Lawyers' Symposium in 2016, the European Centre for Space Law, part of the European Space Agency, will be organising the 2nd edition on Saturday 18 March 2017 in Paris, France.
This event was established to provide students and young professionals an opportunity to participate in discussion and present research on topical areas of space law and policy. Following the symposium, the ECSL will publish papers on its website.
The 2017 symposium will have three sessions:
1. The Moon Village and the Legal Aspects of Space Exploration
2. Law and NewSpace
3. International Governance and Space
The Symposium is open to all lawyers - such as those in practice, academic researchers and students (including PhD) - who are aged 35 and under. Speakers will be primarily solicited from those who work or study in, or are a national of, an ESA Member State, but may also include nationals of non-ESA Member States. A specialisation in space law is not a prerequisite.
Those wishing to present at this symposium are invited to submit an abstract (max. 500 words) and specify which session they would wish to speak in. These abstracts will then be reviewed by the ECSL Organising Committee. Abstracts should be received by 31 January 2017.
If you simply wish to attend the event rather than present as a speaker, there is no attendance fee. Please email the ECSL to confirm your place before Friday 10 March 2017.
Further information on the event is available on the ECSL website at www.esa.int/ecsl
Keep the Feet on the Moon - the Extraterritorial Jurisdiction Regime for the Village
Speaker:
Laura Wanlu Zhang(International Institute of Air and Space Law (Leiden University))
The Moon Village and Legal Aspects of Space Exploration: Words of Welcome
Conveners:
Frans Von der Dunk(Professor, University of Nebraska-Lincoln), Sarah Moens(Lawyer, Crowell & Moring LLP)
4
Made in Space: Legal Issues in 3D Printing a Moon Village
Speaker:
Deepika Jeyakodi(Airbus Defence and Space)
5
The Moon Village vs. the US Commercial Space Launch Competitiveness Act: The Legal Implications of the Exploration and Exploitation of Outer Space
Speaker:
Georgia-Maria (Yolanda) Kalogirou(National and Kapodistrian University of Athens)
6
Legal Challenges Relating to the Moon Village Concept: Innovative Architectures vis-à-vis "Old" Legal Issues
Speaker:
Elena Carpanelli(University of Parma)
10:25
Discussion/Q&A
10:45
Coffee BreakRoom B
Room B
European Space Agency
8-10 rue Mario Nikis
75015 Paris
France
7
Intellectual Property Rights in Outer Space
Speaker:
Hamza Hameed(Space Generation Advisory Council)
Law and NewSpaceRoom B
Room B
European Space Agency
8-10 rue Mario Nikis
75015 Paris
France
Conveners:
Armel Kerrest(Professor, University of Western Brittany), Christian Bruenner(Professor, University of Graz)
8
50 Years of the Outer Space Treaty - Addressing Future Challenges within the Existing Framework
Speaker:
Margaux Morssink(Agentschap Telecom)
9
The Unsuitability of International Space Law to Regulate NewSpace
Speaker:
Raphael Costa(Institute of Aviation, Space and Telecommunications Law (IDEST, University of Paris-Saclay))
10
Space Mining: Towards a New Legal Framework
Speaker:
Anne-Sophie Martin(Sapienza University of Rome)
11:55
Discussion/Q&A
11
International Cooperation as an Essential Part of the Galileo Programme
Speaker:
Tugrul Cakir(University of Lyon III)
International Governance and SpaceRoom B
Room B
European Space Agency
8-10 rue Mario Nikis
75015 Paris
France
Conveners:
Maria-del-Carmen Munoz-Rodriguez(Professor, University of Jaén), Sergio Marchisio(Professor, Sapienza University of Rome and ECSL Chairman)
12
Exploring the Bottom-Up Approaches to International Governance of Space
Speaker:
Tomas Hrozensky(Slovak Space Policy Association)
13
The Choice of Forum for a Negotiation of a Comprehensive Prevention of the Placement of Weapons in the Outer Space Treaty
Speaker:
Mark Shapiro(Leiden University)
14
Soft Law Realisation in the Context of the Principles Relevant to the Use of Nuclear Power Sources in Outer Space: Case Study of the Russian Federation, USA and European Union
Speaker:
Irina Chernykh(Peoples' Friendship University of Russia)