European Interparliamentary Space Conference (EISC)

delegation leader of the Luxembourg Presidency of EISC

The first panel will discuss the current international legal framework of space

activities as well as UNOOSA and the present efforts of the UNCOPUOS in

formulating the international regime of space resources. Moreover, the five UN

space treaties will be a topic of discussion. Lastly, the panel touches upon the

interaction between international and national space law and the key issues.

The second panel will discuss legal aspects of the involvement of MS in the

European and, if possible, other regional space activities. It will focus on the

European Union, the Artemis Accords and the Chinese initiative and their

potential political impact on national space policies.

11 EU members adopted national space legislation with the purpose of

implementing Article VI of the Outer Space Treaty, authorizing and national space

activities. Some countries are working on their draft space law, while others are

preparing amendments of their space legislation. The panel will discuss the

advantages of having space legislation in place, the different approaches as well

as the scopes and limits of the forum shopping.

The Chairman of the Luxembourg delegation, Dr Gérard Schockmel, will draw the conclusions.