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Space Café WebTalk Recap: Prof. Steven Freeland on The Multifaceted Nature of Space and the Role / Rule of Law

Prof. Freeland; Photo courtesy of Steven Freeland

In this week’s Space Cafè WebTalk, Prof. Steven Freeland, Professor of International Law, Western Sydney University, Sydney, Australia talked about the Multifaceted Nature of Space and the Role / Rule of Law.

Prof. Steven Freeland talked about:

  • Australia’s initiatives on the commercial space side,
  • National law – what are the important issues to consider for each country and why?,
  • International law – how the initiatives of one or several countries can be an input to broader discussions and why we need broad ‘buy in’ on the really big issues,
  • Civil Society – how industry, academia and broader civil society have important voices on space in many ways?

Prof. Freeland also answered relevant questions from the audience.

This Space Cafè WebTalk, held on 24 November 2020, was hosted by Torsten Kriening, publisher of SpaceWatch.Global. 

The Space Cafè WebTalk series is SpaceWatch.Global’s innovative webinar platform featuring global space experts.

The complete video can be seen here:

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