Background

Legal English, or legalese, plays a significant role for practitioners in comprehending international instruments such as treaties, agreements, decisions, etcetera. This is not limited to human activities on Earth but also in outer space, including lunar exploration and exploitation. Therefore, understanding the significant impact of legalese, we address our second topic to familiarize students and professionals with one of the international space law instruments, the Agreement Governing the Activities of States on the Moon and Other Celestial Bodies (1979), or the Moon Agreement.

Recording

Report

Scope

Farah Law School will continue participating in the International Moon Day Celebration by enhancing people’s awareness of the space sector, especially in the law and moon fields. The event will be held online via Zoom Meeting on July 18, 2024. It encompasses:

1. What is legalese, and why is it important?;
2. How this class will contribute to public awareness of space activities, especially on the moon;
3. Introductory Class of the Legalese in the 1979 Moon Agreement;
4. Call for action.

Objectives

1. Encourage youth participation in space law by understanding the legalese in the 1979 Moon Agreement.
2. Gain access to open, easy, and free learning resources in space law for students and professionals, including Indigenous people and special needs communities.
3. Celebrate International Moon Day to support the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs activities. 

Speakers and Moderator

1. Farah Diya Yasmine, Founder and President of Farah Law School (Speaker)

Farah is a Madurese Indonesian Bachelor of Law from Universitas Trunojoyo Madura. She has contributed as a researcher, expert, advisor, speaker, delegate, and member of several working groups, project groups, events, institutions, and organizations. She specializes in legalese, lunar exploration and exploitation, debris mitigation, and planetary defense in space law.

2. La-Quita George, Founder of Mission 8 (Guest Speaker)

La-Quita is the founder of Mission 8, a non-profit that promotes sustainable space exploration. She serves as co-leader of the Earth Observation and Human Rights Project Group at SGAC. With a background in English law and French law, her interest lies in space governance and sustainable exploration.

3. Nashide Pelin Kurtaran, Alumna Northumbria University LLM in Space Law (Guest Speaker)

Nashide is a dynamic and results-oriented professional with a background in space law and a bachelor’s degree in politics and international relations. She experiences space industry recruitment as an HR coordinator at the SGAC. She is skilled in communication, networking, and collaboration and has participated as a delegate at the 63rd UN COPUOS Session.

4. Moderator: Sheida Goudarzi, Engineering Student at Alzahra University (Moderator)

Sheida is an industrial engineer who is very interested in space exploration. She works as a managing editor for a space news website. In addition, she has joined the Space Generation Advisory Council (SGAC) as a human resources team member and Space Exploration Project Group member.