23 June 2016 | CIL Seminar Series
Practical and Innovative Approaches to Regulating Space Activities
Introduction
When the international legal principles concerning responsibility and liability flowing from space activities (including the launch and operation of satellites in orbit) were negotiated, there were a number of concepts that were somewhat beyond the contemplation of the diplomats and lawyers that formulated them in the 1960s. These concepts, such as satellites that are privately owned and operated, satellites that belong to multinational businesses or operations, and launching of microsatellites, picosatellites, and nanosatellites that “piggyback” off other launches, have posed significant problems for lawyers and policymakers alike.
Singapore has become a significant player in the development and launch of small satellites, in addition to the existing large telecommunications satellites operated by Singaporean entities. However, they are being launched into an unknown legal environment that presents liability risks to the operators and the Government of Singapore.
This seminar focused on the domestic legislation and regulations on space activities in many countries, such as Australia, Hong Kong, Korea, the United Kingdom, and the United States, and discusses some practical problems and potential innovative approaches to legislating and regulating private space activities in Singapore.
Presentation
To download Dr Lee’s presentation in PDF format, click here.
About the Speaker
Dr Lee has a Ph.D. in International Law from Murdoch University, an LL.M. in International Law from the Australian National University, an LL.B.(Hons.) and B.A.(Int.St.)(Hons.) from the University of Adelaide, and a Graduate Diploma in Chinese Business Law from the University of Western Australia. He is completing a Master of International Taxation from the University of New South Wales, and a Master of Philosophy from the University of Western Australia.
In addition to his role as the Managing Partner of Globalex Tax + Legal, an Australia-based international commercial law firm, he is an Adjunct Professor of Law at the University of Notre Dame Australia, the Executive Director and Senior Fellow of the International Air and Space Law Academy, a Fellow of the International Association for the Advancement of Space Safety, a Fellow of the Commercial Law Association of Australia, and a member of the space law committees of the International Bar Association and the American Bar Association.
Dr Lee has worked in commercial practice since 1998 and is a university lecturer in air and space law, commercial law, international business law, public international law, European law, and Asian law. He has published over 50 articles on space law, international law, technology law, and commercial law. He has also presented over 60 papers at various international conferences, including the United Nations Workshops on Space Law.
He is the author or co-author of a number of books and monographs, the latest one to be published being Law and Regulation of Commercial Mining of Minerals in Outer Space, published by Springer in 2012.
