ESA/ECSL Executive Course on Space Law and Regulations
The next editions of the regular Executive Course will be held in late May/early June 2024 in Frascati, Italy, and late November/early December 2024 in Paris, France. There will also be a series of workshops preparing a summarising national space law document throughout 2024.
For information on how to register and about the concrete programmes, please contact ecsl@esa.int.
The ESA/ECSL Executive Course
As the space sector becomes increasingly commercialised, both national governments and private companies have a need for knowledge about the legal dimensions related to space activities. The ECSL and ESA recognise these changes, and wish to offer an opportunity for a structured introduction to space law and regulations to government representatives and industry professionals.
While the ECSL Summer Course is a great resource for students, the Executive Course will deliver a high-quality and tailor-made course for government representative and industry professionals, with a strong focus on the practical aspects of the legal dimensions relevant for regulating and conducting space activities.
The course will be organised together with ESA's Legal Services Department and greatly benefit from their extensive expertise in dealing with regulations relevant for space missions. In addition, the course will feature technical and legal experts from other ESA departments and a number of external experts.
Topics discussed will include but are not limited to:
- An introduction to space law and space governance
- National space legislation: Rationale, content and development
- Regulatory and technical requirements for clearing a space mission
- Standardisation
- Export control
- Typologies of Space Contracts
- Space debris mitigation
- Long-term sustainability Guidelines
- Filing for frequencies
- Space object registration
The advanced version of the Executive Course will be held in a workshop format with keynote and expert interventions, leading up to increased discussion, considerations and conclusions from tailored-made exercises and the finalisation of an overarching national space law exercise in 2024.
Application procedure and course fee:
Representatives from industry and governments in ESA-member states will be given priority. However, representatives from other parts of Europe and the rest of the world are invited to apply, and will be admitted on a non-priority basis. Selected candidates will be notified as soon as possible after the application window has closed.
Students will not be accepted for this course. An exception may be made for PhD students, if they are involved with managing or regulating space activities.
The course fee for the Executive Course is 600 Euros, including a hosted dinner. Participants will be expected to organise for their own transportation and accommodation. In some cases, group transportation may be organised.
Institutional members have a reserved spot for one representative to attend the regular Executive Course.
