MEMBER NEWS
On July 9 the salon titled "Planetary Protection and Lunar Activities", the fourth one in the series of the Moon Dialogs aimed at advancing interdisciplinary lunar policy thinking relevant to near term lunar activity, took place. The webinar was sponsored by the Open Lunar Foundation, Secure World Foundation, the MIT Space Exploration Initiative, Arizona State University and For All Moonkind.
Opening remarks were provided by NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine, followed by a regulatory and policy roundtable featuring IISL President Emerita Tanja Masson-Zwaan, IISL member Mike Gold, Lindy Elkins-Tanton and Alan Stern. Moderated by IISL member Chris Johnson, the roundtable was followed by an optional 30 minute open discussion / afterparty for those who wished to discuss further.
For more info, including the record of the event and summary report (coming soon), please visit the Moon Dialogs web-site https://bit.ly/3hjqTuR.
Event has been featured in:
The Verge https://bit.ly/3eGdZ8p
Space.com https://bit.ly/2WCNvyJ
Space Policy Online https://bit.ly/39oU6SB
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A new book co-authored by IISL members Federico Bergamasco and Rada Popova together with Roberto Cassar and Benjamyn I. Scott on "Cybersecurity: Key Legal Considerations in the Aviation and Space Sectors" has just been published by Wolters Kluwer.
As one of the first extensive studies on this topic, it addresses malicious cyber operations in the aviation and space sectors, including telecommunications, and analyses the applicable international, regional and national law related to cybersecurity, with specific attention to associated risks and the potential development of new rules.
The book reviews the relevant terminology, actors as well as the typical life cycle of a cyberattack and industry responses to cyber risks. Moreover, it dwells on the application of the international law and the substantial developments taking place at the regional and national levels, looking at jurisdiction, attributability, liability and compensation in cases of cyberattacks, and at risk management and insurance coverage against cyber risks.
The book is available here: https://bit.ly/39dQJ0k
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After having published the translation of the Cologne Commentary on Space Law Vol. I (edited by IISL Board member Stephan Hobe, IISL member Bernhard Schmidt-Tedd and IISL President Kai-Uwe Schrogl, 2009) in two further UN languages (Russian and Chinese) in 2017 on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the Outer Space Treaty, an update of Vol. II has been translated into Russian under the leadership of IISL member Olga Volynskaya and the co-editorship of IISL members Rada Popova and Peter Stubbe and published by the Berliner Wissenschafts-Verlag.
Apart from the print version of Vol. II in Russian https://bit.ly/2CTJGxN reflecting the relevant most recent developments up to 2019, also a bilingual E-Book (EN/RUS) is available at: https://bit.ly/3fJaqQj.
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IISL Board member Steven Freeland published an op-ed in SpaceWatch.Global regarding the possibilities that might emerge from the recent sale of One Web (https://bit.ly/2OE694H), and also participated in two important webinars – one sponsored by KPMG / American Chamber of Commerce regarding ‘Space Sustainability’ (https://bit.ly/32zKnqU) and the other organised by the Institute of Air and Space Law, McGill University (IASL) and the International Association for the Advancement of Space Safety (IAASS) on ‘The Artemis Accords: Challenges and Opportunities' https://bit.ly/3eIzDJq (general info) and https://bit.ly/39k3hn5 (record).
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The Takshashila Institution has come up with a Draft Space Activities (Regulation) Bill which proposes the establishment of an independent Space Regulatory Authority of India (SRAI) which would be responsible for setting standards, licensing space activities, and compliance and monitoring of these activities. It further suggests that an autonomous Space Disputes Settlement Appellate Tribunal (SDSAT) is set up to adjudicate disputes and settle appeals arising in the space sector. Decoupling the policy, regulatory, and service delivery roles of ISRO would not only boost the participation of the nascent private space sector but also clear the decks for ISRO to focus on frontier space missions.
The bill is available following the link: https://bit.ly/2O95YhJ
Comments and feedback should be sent to the IISL member Narayan Prasad narayanp@spkerala.in and Utkarsh Narain utkarsh@takshashila.org.in.
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On July 21 IISL Member Niklas Hedman talked at Space Café WebTalk about the governance phases under the 60 year history of the United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (UNCOPUOS) and the “New Frontier” with increasing governance, commercial and scientific interests in planetary exploration, space resources, and planetary protection. The talk addressed the role of multilateralism in this “New Frontier” Era.
The link to the record is available following the link: https://bit.ly/2WWJbdD.
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On July 14 IISL member Jenni Tapio talked at Space Café WebTalk about the implementation of national space laws on the example of Finland and beyond. She discussed the example of the Finnish Act on Space Activities and particularly what does a national space law mean for business opportunities. She also answered relevant questions from the audience. The Space Cafè WebTalk series is SpaceWatch.Global’s innovative webinar platform featuring global space experts.
The link to the record is available following the link: https://bit.ly/2WCs3K1.
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IISL Prospective member Scarlet Wagner has been featured by the UN OOSA Space4Youth Initiative "Young Voices in the Space Sector" with her interview focusing on internship at UNOOSA and contribution to the evolution of global space law.
To read her interview please follow the link: https://bit.ly/2OJ1CxY.
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