Space Law and Policy with Simulated Negotiations

Schedule & Materials

TEXTBOOK:

I. H. P. Diederiks-Verschoor and V. Kopal, Introduction to Space Law, Kluwer Law International, 2008.

Jakhu, Ram S. (ed.), National Regulation of Space Activities, Springer, 2010.

no.

Date 

Contents/Theme

1

2016/4/11

Guidance
Overview: Evolution of Space Law and Policy
[Theme for Negotiation (Practice)] "What are obstacles to dual-use technology control?"

[schedule / presentation file / handout / collection of space treaties /
textbook 1: space treaty / textbook 2: USA]

2

2016/4/18

The Outer Space Treaty of 1967
Space Law and Policy of US
[Theme] "What are benefits and problems if all states carry out outer space activities?"

[presentation file / handout /
textbook 1: rescue agreement / textbook 2: Russia]

3

2016/4/25

The Rescue Agreement of 1968
Space Law and Policy of Russia  →rescheduled as follows:
[Theme] "Should states send human to the Moon or other planet by governmental budget?"

[presentation file / handout / textbook: liability convention / new schedule]

4

2016/5/2

The Liability Convention of 1972 (1)
Space Law and Policy of Japan  
[Theme] "What is ideal leadership to survive during long-term space mission?"

[presentation file / handout /
textbook 1: Japan / textbook 2: Canada]

5

2016/5/9

The Liability Convention of 1972 (2)
Space Law and Policy of Canada →Russia
[Theme] "What are requirements for international space cooperation?"

[presentation file / handout]

6

2016/5/16

The Liability Convention of 1972 (3) 
Space Law and Policy of ESA and EU→Japan
[Theme] "What are soft-power obtainable from space cooperation?"

[presentation file / handout]

7

2016/5/23

The Registration Convention of 1975  
Space Law and Policy of France →Canada 
[Theme] "What are advantage and disadvangete for states to use Google Earth?"

[presentation file / handout /
textbook 1: Registration Convention / textbook 2: France
textbook 3: UK / textbook 4: Germany]

8

2016/5/30

The Moon Agreement of 1979  
Space Law and Policy of UK →ESA and EU

※To A., As the textbook which we use in this course does not have the section for ESA and EU, could you please serch for informationon from the site of ECSL and file of European Space Policy of 2007?
[Theme] "What are challenging issues in space cooperation in the Asia-Pacific region?"

[presentation file / handout / doc (US Space Act)]

 

2016/6/6

Lecture Cancellation

9

2016/6/13

[1] Civil Uses of Outer Space: Inter-Governmental Agreement of ISS
Space Law and Policy of Germany →France 
[Theme] "What are problems in controlling nano satelllites launchings by universities?"

[presentation file / handout / textbook: ISS]

10

2016/6/20

[2] Military Uses of Outer Space: Space Weapons and Confidence-Building Measures
Space Law and Policy of China →UK  
[Theme] "Do we need space weapons designed to destroy planets?"

[presentation file / handout]

11

2016/6/27

[3] Military Uses of Outer Space: Transparency and Confidence-Building in Outer Space  
Space Law and Policy of South Korea →Germany 
[Theme] "What are ideal business models using space technologies?"

[presentation file / handout]

12

2016/7/4

[4] Military Uses of Outer Space: Prohibition of Harmful Interference in ITU Law
Space Law and Policy of China
[Theme] "What are obstacles to regulating cyber threat to satellite communications?"

[presentation file / handout1 / handout2]

13

2016/7/11

[5] Commercial Uses of Outer Space: Space Tourism
Space Law and Policy of South Kore
[Theme] "What are possible business models for sending passengers/astronauts for free to outer space?"

[presentation file / handout]

14

2016/7/25

[6] Commercial Uses of Outer Space: Air-Lauch Activities  
Space Law and Policy of US
[Theme] "What should be considered in allowing air-launch activities over the high seas?"

[presentation file / handout]




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