IBA Annual Conference Paris 2023
29 Oct - 3 Nov 2023
Room 341, Level 3
Session information
Space law and ethics: commercial versus military conflicts
Monday 30 October (1115 - 1230)
Room 341, Level 3
Committee(s)
Space Law Committee
(Lead)
Professional Ethics Committee
Technology Law Committee
Description
Several countries have already incorporated military units designated as “space forces”. National defence and security issues are no longer limited to land, air and sea but have expanded into space. Protecting critical satellite infrastructure from cyber-attacks, securing and protecting space objects in general are becoming crucial tasks. Has the principle of neutral and peaceful use of space become obsolete? We will be exploring legal issues, ethics and resolving disputes around this question against the background of recent developments that point towards the space becoming a potential legal and physical “battlefield”.
Session / Workshop Chair(s)
| Paul Monaghan | Law Society of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; Chair, Space Law Committee |
| Salvador Rodriguez Artacho | Hernandez-Echevarria Abogados, Madrid, Spain; Vice Chair, Space Law Committee |
Speakers
| Marco Ferrazzani | European Space Agency, Paris, France |
| Verena Jackson | University of the Armed Forces of Germany , Munich, Germany |
| Pascal Legai | ESA/HQ - European Space Agency, Paris, France |