ECSL National Point of Contact Austria

The NPOC Space Law Austria acts as an interface between the European Centre for Space Law (ECSL) and persons interested in space law in Austria.

The main objective of the NPOC Space Law Austria is the promotion and development of space law in Austria. The NPOC Space Law Austria aims at the promotion and development of space law in Austria.

- to enhance education in space law and to encourage students and young professionals to study space law and to take part in space law-related events;

- to increase awareness of the importance of space

law as a dynamic and relevant field of law for the future with its numerous challenges related to climate change, resource utililsation, and militarisation of outer space;

- to strengthen European cooperation in the area of space activities by raising awareness of the important roles of the European Space Agency (ESA) and the European Union (EU) in which Austria is a member since 1987 and 1995 respectively;

- to inform about the international dimension of space law based on the five UN Treaties on Outer Space and annually discussed at the sessions of the UN Committee for the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (UNCOPUOS) in Vienna. Since the legal framework of activities in outer space needs to reflects technical requirements, societal needs, as well as geo-political realities, an interdisciplinary approach is generally pursued. The NPOC Space Law Austria is coordinated by Irmgard Marboe, Professor of International Law at the Department of European, International and Comparative Law of the University of Vienna. It is supported by the University of Vienna and the Austrian Federal Ministry for Climate Action, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation and Technology (BMK). At various universies in Austria, Subpoints of Contacts are established which are active to pursue the same objectives. The NPOC Space Law Austria was set up at the Law Faculty of the University of Vienna in November 2008. Before that, it was situated at the University of Graz where it had been founded by Christian Brünner, Professor emeritus of Austrian Public Law, in 2001. Austria has a long tradition in the area of outer space law and policy. Between 1962 and 1996 the chair of the UN Committee for the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (UNCOPUOS) was always an Austrian diplomat. Since 1996, UNCOPUOS and its two Subcommittees, the Scientific and Technical Subcommittee and the Legal Subcommittee, hold their annual sessions in Vienna. In addition, the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) is situated here. Moreover, the European Space Policy Institute (ESPI) was founded in cooperation of ESA and Austria in 2002 with its seat in Vienna. For more information on Austria in Space see the website of the Federal Ministry for Climate Action, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation and Technology (BMK).

15/05/2023

You can now apply for the ECSL Summer Course on Space Law and Policy, which will take place from 20-31 August 2023 in Budapest, Hungary, under the Topic of “Space, Cyber and Telecommunications Law”.
For more information on how to register, please visit https://spacelaw.univie.ac.at/news-events/news/detailansicht/news/ecsl-organizes-summer-course-on-space-law-and-policy/

For more information on the Summer Course, please visit https://www.esa.int/About_Us/ECSL_-_European_Centre_for_Space_Law/ECSL_Summer_Course_on_Space_Law_and_Policy

ECSL Summer Course on Space Law and Policy One of ECSL’s most successful activities is the ECSL Summer Course on Space Law and Policy, which is open to students of all levels of study, as well as a few young professionals already working in space or space-related sectors. The course is now in its 31st year and boasts a large family of alum...

04/05/2023

The NPOC Austria is pleased to announce that the second edition of a Model Session of the Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (UN COPOUS), organized by the European Centre for Space Law (ECSL) in collaboration with the Space Generation Advisory Council (SGAC), will take place from the 17-19 May 2023 at the ESA Headquarters in Paris.

Deadline for applications: 5 May 2023, 23:59 CEST

For more information, visit:

SGAC x ECSL Model UN COPUOS Agency SGAC x ECSL Model UN COPUOS 18/03/2022 1182 views 1 likes ESA / About Us / ECSL - European Centre for Space Law In brief Click here to apply and participate as a delegate to the 2023 edition of the Model UN COPUOS, taking place 17-19 May in ESA's Headquarters in Paris, France. In-depth In col...

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18/01/2023

The Austrian NPOC is organising a Space Law Essay Competition on current issues of space law!

Students of all Austrian universities are invited to participate in the competition and submit an essay (25000-36000 characters) on one of the following topics:

- Legal aspects of active debris removal
- The legal status of humans in outer space
- The rise of large satellite constellations and its challenges for international and national space law

The authors of the three best submissions will receive special prizes. Students can submit their essay until 1 March 2023 by sending it to [email protected]

04/01/2023

Call for the 2nd SGAC x ECSL Model UN COPUOS Organizing Team SGAC is proud to announce that in 2023 will again collaborate with the European Center for Space Law (ECSL) to organise the 2nd SGACxECSL Model UN COPUOS. The event will be a simulation of the United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space Main Committee (Model UN COPUOS), to be held i...

04/01/2023

ECSL Members' Happy Hour December 2022 - Report For the third instalment of the Members' Happy Hour which focused on 'dark and quiet skies', ECSL had the honour of welcoming Mark McCaughrean, Senior Advisor for Science & Exploration at the European Space Agency, responsible for communicating results from ESA’s astronomy, heliophysics, plane...

23/05/2022

The ECSL National Point of Contact Austria invites you to its online event "Ensuring the Sustainability of Outer Space - The Role of Space Law and Policy" on 2 June 2022, 5:15 - 7:15 p.m. (CEST). The event will feature insightful expert presentations and an interesting panel discussion. Please register by Thursday, 2 June, 2 p.m. via [email protected].

20/04/2022

🌠 APPLY NOW ❗

The application to this year's ECSL Summer Course on Space Law and Policy, which is locally co-organised by the NOVA School of Law, is now officially open.

Read through the application requirements here: https://www.esa.int/About_Us/ECSL_-_European_Centre_for_Space_Law/ECSL_Summer_Course_on_Space_Law_and_Policy

21/03/2022

The NPOC Space Law Austria would like to share with the participants and judges of the upcoming 2022 Manfred Lachs Space Law Moot Court Competition some impressions about the University of Vienna and its Faculty of Law, where the European Regional Rounds of 2022 should have taken place. (This is an update of the video of 2020, when the Regional Rounds also had to be changed to an online format due to the Corona pandemic.)

17/03/2022

The Space Generation Advisory Council, in collaboration with the European Centre for Space Law, organises a Model UN COPUOS from 13 to 16 May 2022 in an online setting.

A series of informative webinars will help you with drafting a resolution as a representative of your assigned Nation. You will gain insights into current issues in space law and acquire valuable soft skills.

Apply here: https://spacegeneration.org/sgac-ecsl-un-model/application

02/02/2022

European Centre for Space Law – Information Video The European Centre for Space Law (ECSL) was established in 1989 under the auspices of the European Space Agency (ESA) and with the support of a number of pi...

13/12/2021

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