Ethics of Outer Space

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Ethics of Outer Space

UNESCO shall, in accordance with United Nations General Assembly Resolution 56/51 (10 December 2001) and through ongoing cooperation between UNESCO, COMEST and the United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (COPUOS), promote ethical principles to guide present and future human activities for the safe and peaceful use and exploration of outer space.


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			Space for Ethics Pierre Gaillard - December 2004 The World Commission on the Ethics of Scientific Knowledge and Technology (COMEST) brought scientists, legal experts and space programme directors together for a symposium on “the legal and ethical framework for astronauts” at UNESCO’s Paris headquarters on October 29. More...


			Ethics of Science and Technology and the Environment UNESCO - 2004 UNESCO's Division of Ethics of Science and Technology is active in the fields of applied ethics such as bioethics, ethics of the environment, ethics of outer space, ethics of science, and teaching of ethics. UNESCO's implication in these fields stems from the recognition that science and technology today belong to the international domain and that scientific knowledge is shared among the world community of scholars and researchers. More...


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			All COMEST Publications More...


			Astronauts in Space Sojourns: liability and insurance issues - ethical considerations Tort, Julien Julien Tort presents ethical issues raised by considerations of insurance and of responsibility for astronauts at the international conference "Legal and Ethical Framework for Astronauts in Space Sojourns". More...


			Contribution to the Development of a European Space Exploration Strategy UNESCO Presentation made at the "First Round Table Discussion on a European Space Exploration Strategy", an event organised by the European Space Agency (ESA) on 9 March 2005 at ESTEC headquarters in Noordwijk, the Netherlands. More...


			ECSL/UNESCO/IDEST Symposium on a "Legal and Ethical Framework for Astronauts in Space Sojourns": proceedings UNESCO Proceedings of the international symposium "Legal and Ethical Framework for Astronauts in Space Sojourns" held on 27-29 October 2004. The symposium was co-organized by ECSL, UNESCO and IDEST. More...


			ECSL/UNESCO/IDEST Symposium on a "Legal and Ethical Framework for Astronauts in Space Sojourns": Report UNESCO Final report on the international symposium "Legal and Ethical Framework for Astronauts in Space Sojourns" held on 27-29 October 2004. The symposium was co-organized by ECSL, UNESCO and IDEST. More...


			Ethics of Outer Space: overview of activities UNESCO Brief summary of activities up to March 2005. For consideration at the fourth session of COMEST (Bangkok, 23-25 March 2005). More...


			Ethics of Outer Space: Report of the Consultation on the Policy Document UNESCO A summary and analysis of experts' responses to a questionnaire and draft Policy Document on the ethics of outer space. This consultation took place from June to December 2004. More...


			Exploration and Exploitation: lessons learnt from the Renaissance for space conquest Tort, Julien Working paper for the Ethical Working Group on Astrobiology and Planetary Protection of ESA (EWG) by Julien Tort, UNESCO. More...


			Rationales of Space Exploration Tort, Julien Paper proposed to the Ethical Working Group on Planetary Protection and Exobiology of the European Space Agency by Julien Tort, Programme specialist of the Division of Ethics of Science and Technology of UNESCO. More...


			The Ethics of Outer Space: Policy Document UNESCO A working document based on "The Ethics of Space Policy" report by Prof. Alain Pompidou and COMEST. More...


			The Ethics of Space Policy Pompidou, Alain Report on the ethical implications of space activities More...


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