European Center for Space Law Convenes 2018 Summer Course on Space Law and Policy

Wednesday, August 29, 2018

SWF Space Law Advisor Chris Johnson lectured on U.S. Space Policy "Objectives and Development" at the European Centre for Space Law (ECSL) 2018 summer course on space law and policy in Helsinki, Finland. Each year, the ECSL organizes a two-week course on space law and policy for law students and young professionals from within Europe. The year the course has 43 participants and four tutors, representing 25 countries. Topics covered included the basics of international space law, European, Russian and American approaches to national space legislation, large satellite constellations, space traffic management, military activities in outer space, and additional topics. SWF Advisory Committee member Tanja Masson-Zwaan also lectured on the legality of resource use in space.