Space Law for New Space Actors Project
Technical Advisory Mission to the Philippines
4-6 November 2024
From 4 to 6 November 2024, UNOOSA, with the support from the Government of Japan, delivered the Space Law Technical Advisory Mission targeted and tailored for the governmental authorities of the Philippines. The three-day in-person legal advisory mission featured various central aspects of importance of international and regional cooperation, fundamental principles of international space law, and mechanisms for developing national regulatory and policy frameworks. The mission focused on the importance of drafting a national space law, delving specifically into the key elements, from scope of application, authorization and supervision, transfer of ownership, liability, insurance and more. The Space Law Technical Advisory Mission, which aimed at having a dialogue of governmental entities was attended by more than 47 experts from the Department of Foreign Affairs; Department of National Defense; Department of Science and Technology; Department of Information and Communications Technology; Department of Transportation, in particular from the Civil Aviation Authority and the Philippine Coast Guard; the Philippine Space Agency; the National Security Council; the Office of the Solicitor General; the Armed Forces of the Philippines; as well as representatives of other organizations and institutions, including the private space sector. Governmental and industry experts from Australia, Belgium, France, Germany, Japan, the United Arab Emirates, and the United Kingdom shared their knowledge, expertise and country specific case-studies and diverse approaches.
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