UHCL Introduction to International Space Law course Syllabus, Fall 2002.

Course Outline

The purpose of the course is to introduce students to the basic premises and structure of space law, working from real world examples.  Both international space law and the space law of various select nations will be examined along with current contentious issues in space law, focusing on the ongoing commercialization of outer space and the future for human exploration and utilization of outer space.

Topics for discussion will focus on the importance and practical application of space law to launch services and commercial space contracting, and on to the so called ‘egregious’ uses of outer space: space solar power, space tourism, space burial, space debris, utilization of space resources, and appropriation and colonization of other planetary bodies.

Both Graduate and Undergraduate Students will be expected to complete individual projects tackling a chosen topic in space law.  A written mid term exam will be given in Wee Seven (7).

Various (TBD) guest lecturers will supplement the course in their specialist fields.  One week of the class will be spent attending various space law events and meetings at the World Space Congress in October 2002.

The Instructor reserves the right to make appropriate changes in the syllabus.  It is the student’s responsibility to keep updated on course information if he or she is absent.