Space Commerce Presentations

ISPL Faculty member Tanja Masson-Zwaan and Professor Sa’id Mosteshar, ISPL Director, addressed the International Space Commerce 2013 Summit in London on 29 October 2013. 

Tanja is President of the International Institute of Space Law (IISL) and Deputy Director of the International Institute of Air and Space Law, Leiden Law School.  She spoke about Regulation of small satellite under international and national space law.  Her presentation covered the following areas.

• Benefits and concerns of small satellites
• International space law applicable to small satellites
• Tendencies in national regulation of small satellites, with a focus on Europe
• Considerations in the UN and ITU
• Prospects for adequate regulation of small satellites 

Sa’id’s talk was entitled Managing conflict:
The laws and regulations of commercial participation in space.  He addressed regulation and compliance, policy formulation and implementation, security and access, and considered some topical issues including debris mitigation and remediation, earth observation, ownership change and on-orbit service, and exploitation of resources.  He considered the future legal framework and briefly discussed international solutions, guidelines and best practice.

For more information about the conference, including sponsors and other speakers, download the agenda here.