Legal Aspects of Disaster Management and the Contribution of the Law of Outer Space

Overview

The 2018 Symposium was held on 3 April, 16:00 – 18:00 Vienna Time (CEST) in Conference Room III, Vienna International Centre.

A panel of prestigious speakers discussed the following subject: “Legal Aspects of Disaster Management and the Contribution of the Law of Outer Space” during the 45th session of the Legal Subcommittee of the UN COPUOS.

The panel was welcomed by Coordinator Ambassador Peter Jankowitsch, Chair of the Advisory Board Austrian Aeronautics and Space Agency (and Past Chair of Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space). IISL Secretary Tanja Masson-Zwaan and UNOOSA Legal Officer Mr. Sergiy Negoda acted as Rapporteurs for the Symposium.

Please find the Symposium programme and the presentation slides from the Symposium below.

This IISL/ECSL Annual Symposium on Space Law is co-organised every year by IISL and ECSL and takes place during the Legal Subcommittee of the United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Use of Outer Space (UN COPUOS) in Vienna, Austria. Both IISL and ECSL are permanent observers to the COPUOS Legal Subcommittee.

This Symposium brings together academic experts and leading practitioners in the field of space law, policy and regulation to discuss pressing issues and to propose solutions to the international community.

Symposium programme

Presentations held

Title/presenter	Presentation
The Disasters Charter: introduction, initial issues and experiences Joanne Gabrynowicz Director, National Remote Sensing and Space Law Center, University of Mississippi School of Law, United States of America	Presentation
The challenges of access to Earth observation data for disaster management Ray Harris Department of Geography, University College London, United Kingdom	Presentation
Legal aspects of disaster management: European efforts including GMES Sergio Marchisio Director, Institute for International Legal Studies, National Research Council, Italy	Presentation
Legal and policy aspects of disaster management support from space in Asia Masami Onoda Kyoto University, Japan	Presentation