Proceedings of the International Institute of Space Law 2019

Preface: Highlights of the IISL in 2019 xi
Kai-Uwe Schrogl
About the IISL xvii
Board of Directors 2019 xix
New IISL Members Elected in 2019 xxi
Standing Committee on the Status of International Agreements Relating to Activities in Outer Space xxiii
Report of the IISL Working Group on Cyber Law xli
62nd IISL COLLOQUIUM ON THE LAW OF OUTER SPACE WASHINGTON, D.C., UNITED STATES

1. 11th Nandasiri Jasentuliyana Keynote Lecture on Space
Law and Young Scholars Session
International Cooperation Mechanisms in Outer Space Activities for the Next Decade 3
Setsuko Aoki
Nandasiri Jasentuliyana Keynote Lecture on Space Law On-Orbit Servicing: Repairing, Refuelling and Recycling the Legal Framework 15
Thea Flem Dethlefsen Winner of the 2019 Isabella H.Ph. Diederiks-Verschoor Award for Best Paper by a Young Author
The Importance of an International Funding Mechanism for Active Debris Removal in LEO 29
Claudiu Mihai Tăiatu
The Role of International Territorial Administration in (semi)Permanent Lunar Presence 41
Matija Renčelj
The Plight of Valinor: A Realist’s Approach to the Development of Space Law in Future Mars Colonial Society 53
Marshall Mckellar and Yvonne Vastaroucha
A Treaty of Many Minds: An In-Depth Look at the Travaux Préparatoires of the Principles Declaration of 1963 71
Howard Chang
Space Mining and Environmental Protection: Recycling International Agreements into New Legal Practices 83
Gabrielle Leterre
Analyzing the Legality of Military Use of Resources Extracted from the Moon under the Outer Space Treaty 95
Tejas Bharadwaj and Harshith Iyer
The Documentation of Human Rights Violations by Satellites: The Satellite Sentinel Project 109
Ingrid Barbosa Oliveira and Jonathan Percivalle de Andrade

2. Dispute Settlement in Space Law: Are We Ready for the
Commercial Challenge?
The Subjects of International Space Law 125
Kuan-Wei Chen, Ram Jakhu and Steven Freeland Disputes in Satellite Communications: Settlement Mechanisms Available for Breach of Coordination Agreements 145
Elina Morozova and Yaroslav Vasyanin
Arbitration in Space-Related Disputes: A Survey of Industry Practices and Future Needs 159
Viva Dadwal and Eytan Tepper
Dispute Settlement and Decision Making in Relation to the Scarce Orbit-Spectrum Resource – ‘Preventive’ and ‘Reactive’ ITU Procedures and Their Relevance for Private Sector Actors 181
Simona Spassova
Article VI Outer Space Treaty as a Gateway to Extending State Immunity before Domestic Courts to Non-Governmental Space Operators 195
Michael Friedl and Maximilian Gartner

3. National Space Legislation – Harmonisation and Enforcement
The Fragmentation of International Space Law 213
Vincent Seffinga and Mari Eldholm
Scoping National Space Law: The True Meaning of ‘National Activities in Outer Space’ of Article VI of the Outer Space Treaty 227
Frans von der Dunk
What Level of Detail in National Commercial Space Legislation Is Ideal for the Harmonization and Enforcement of Such Legislation and the Outer Space Treaty? 239
Matthew Schaefer
Emerging Economies' Contributions to Space Activities and Legislation 253
Sylvia Ospina
Space Legislation of Luxembourg 267
Mahulena Hofmann
The Space Industry Act 2018: Unlocking the UK Space Economy? 273
Christopher Newman
Third Time’s the Charm: The History, Revival, and Future of the National Space Council 285
Hannah Kohler

4. Space Traffic Management: From Space Situational Awareness and Space Surveillance and Tracking to Developing Rules of the Road Space Traffic Management: Not Just Air Traffic Management for Outer Space and More Than Data Analytics 301
Stefan Kaiser