Land Rights, Natural Resources, and the Protection of Historical and Scientific Sites
Location
C|M|LAW Moot Courtroom
Start Date
6-3-2020 2:35 PM
End Date
6-3-2020 3:50 PM
Description
This panel addresses perhaps the most critical legal issue facing the international community and the future of the lunar economy: how to allocate the use of land on the Moon and on Mars. Attendees will learn about the international treaty provisions relevant to the use of land on celestial bodies. Does the ban on national appropriation also prohibit the extraction of natural resources (i.e., asteroid mining)? The panelists are prime movers in these legal issues and others relating to the right to occupy land, the right to extract natural resources, and the need to protect sites of scientific and historical value (such as the Apollo landing sites). The panel will discuss the Building Blocks for the Development of an International Framework on Space Resource Activities, which were recently finalized in Luxembourg, as well as the draft legislation and other legal initiatives spearheaded by the Moon Village Association and the non-profit organization For All Moonkind. The presidents of both organizations will be there to share their vision for the regulation of space activity.
Land Rights, Natural Resources, and the Protection of Historical and Scientific Sites
C|M|LAW Moot Courtroom
This panel addresses perhaps the most critical legal issue facing the international community and the future of the lunar economy: how to allocate the use of land on the Moon and on Mars. Attendees will learn about the international treaty provisions relevant to the use of land on celestial bodies. Does the ban on national appropriation also prohibit the extraction of natural resources (i.e., asteroid mining)? The panelists are prime movers in these legal issues and others relating to the right to occupy land, the right to extract natural resources, and the need to protect sites of scientific and historical value (such as the Apollo landing sites). The panel will discuss the Building Blocks for the Development of an International Framework on Space Resource Activities, which were recently finalized in Luxembourg, as well as the draft legislation and other legal initiatives spearheaded by the Moon Village Association and the non-profit organization For All Moonkind. The presidents of both organizations will be there to share their vision for the regulation of space activity.