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International Conference on New Challenges in Space Law
28-29 August 2015
International Conference on New Challenges in Space Law
The Space Treaties at Crossroads: Considerations for de lege ferenda
28-29 August 2015
Organised by
The Department of International & European Studies
Faculty of Law
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece
&
The Institute of Air and Space Law and
Centre for Research in Air and Space Law
Faculty of Law
McGill University, Montreal, Canada
Venue
28 August 2015:
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Alkis Argyriadis Auditorium, Historical Central Building,
30 Panepistimiou Avenue, 10679 Athens, Greece
29 August 2015:
European Public Law Organisation (EPLO)
Sounion Premises, 64th Km Athens-Sounion Avenue, 19500 Sounion, Greece
Main topics
- Rationale and scope of the space treaties
- Challenges to the rescue agreement and the liability convention
- Challenges to the registration convention
- Challenges to the space treaties resulting from new activities
- The space treaties and environmental issues
- Space exploration and exploitation # 1: the moon and the other celestial bodies
- Space exploration and exploitation # 2: the interaction with other legal regimes
- Where and how should international space law be made