Sustainable Development of Space

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The overall objective of the course is to introduce legal and non-legal instruments that operate in the global arena with regard to the sustainable functioning of the space environment and to present the problems and challenges that occur in their application.

The course improves student's competences in identifying the strengths and weaknesses of actions taken to address environmental and sustainability issues in space and ability to pose critical questions and find appropriate solutions in the area of sustainable space development.

The course Sustainable development of space provides student with a detailed understanding of the way in which suitable development of space concept is operating on a national and international level. The course examines the governance of traditional space activity: the development of satellite communications, military activity in space, the use of interplanetary probes to gain scientific data and also human spaceflight. During the courses students evaluate legal responses to the challenges posed by new developments such as space tourism, space mining and the increased environmental strain on the space environment. The issues that will be explored include: Sustainable Uses of Outer Space Activities, Introducing International Space Law, the Outer Space Treaty & follow up treaties, International Relations and Policy in Space, Environmental Space Law, Planetary Protection, Astronauts and Space Travellers and Tourism, Legal regime of space resources exploration, exploitation and utilization, National Space Legislation, Military Uses of Outer Space Activities, Regional Initiatives for Space Traffic Management.

The seminar joins lectures and workshops methods to develop students practical thinking on the area of suitable development of space environments. The seminar covers the basic legal frameworks of the topics outlined above. Seminars provides an opportunity to discuss the law in the context of the contemporary space environment thereby consolidating student’s understanding and emphasizing the implications of the law. The seminar provides opportunities to undertake research, to consider suitable development of space environments individually and in groups.

During these seminar students participate in the simulation of Legal Subcommittee of the Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space and receive feedback from tutor and from fellow students. The courses is supported by a range of electronic materials, which are made available to all students via the Gdrive.

• Student has a thorough knowledge of legal and non-legal instruments that operate in the global area about the sustainable functioning of the space environment. (KW 01)

• Student identifies space suitable development as environmental and social and economic challenges at the regional and global levels, and understands the interrelationships between them. (KW 02)

• Student has a good knowledge of space-based projects and technologies that support the achievement of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. (KW 03)

• Student has a good understanding of the existing law on the implementation of sustainable development principles in space, as well as international and national institutions responsible for shaping sustainable development policy in space. (KW 04)

• Student identifies guiding principal as tools to implement sustainable development in different areas of activity. ( KW 05)

• Student knows reliable sources of information and databases needed to verify information on space activities. (KW_ 09)

• The student is able to pose critical questions and find appropriate solutions in the area of sustainable space development. (KU _04)

• Student is able to identify the weaknesses and strengths of standard measures taken to solve environmental and sustainability problems in space. ( KU_07)

• Student has the ability to actively participate in conflict resolution and negotiation. (KK_01)

• Student has the ability to verify and respect the opinion of other team member. (KK_05)

• Student has the ability to coordinate the work of the team, especially in the division of responsibilities and time management

• The student has the ability to take care of the reliability and credibility of his research work. (KK_07)

Formative assessment will be achieved by presence in the course. Summative Assessment will be undertaken on an individual basis by way of active participation in the course and participation in the simulation preview. This assignment aims to encourage a deep and critical approach to learning, developing an ability to think widely about the issues of space environment presented within the courses and to explore these in line with directed and independent learning.

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