Outer Space:
Cooperation & Education
Interventi0n in
Space Law
Maître Dr. Guillaume Loonis Quélen, member of the Paris Bar, also registered on the EU/EFTA List of the Geneva Bar under his original professional title, practises space law with a rigorous approach grounded in training received at the European Centre for Space Law (ECSL) of the European Space Agency (ESA).
His background in maritime law enables him to address contemporary space-related legal challenges through well-established legal frameworks: liability, the status of space objects, insurability, international cooperation, and export controls.
His work is structured around three main areas:
- Space contracts: launches, payload hosting, in-orbit services;
- Regulatory compliance: international treaties, licensing procedures, cybersecurity, export controls (ITAR/EAR);
- Liability and insurance, in coordination with national and international authorities.
Ongoing legal monitoring is also conducted on evolving regulations concerning space traffic management (STM), mega-constellations, orbital sustainability, and data governance.
Space Contracts
Pedagogical approach to contracts related to space operations: launch contracts, payload hosting, constellations, orbital or data services. Analysis of contractual models, risk allocation, and best practices in drafting.
Compliance
Training on the legal frameworks governing space activities: national authorizations, registration of space objects, requirements of international treaties, export controls (ITAR/EAR), cybersecurity, and cross-border data flows.
Liability
Study of liability regimes applicable to space activities: international liability, contractual responsibilities, orbital risks, and the role of insurance. Focus on interactions between public and private law in damage management.
Strategic Monitoring
Teaching the major legal trends in space law: space traffic management (STM), orbital sustainability, artificial intelligence, and resource utilization. Doctrinal and institutional analysis based on real-world cases and ongoing international projects.
Associations in Space Law
Maître Dr. Guillaume Loonis Quélen is actively involved in various professional, academic, and institutional initiatives dedicated to space law, both in France and internationally. This involvement enables him to maintain continuous legal monitoring and to contribute to doctrinal, regulatory, and operational developments currently underway.
The training programs he offers are grounded in a collaborative and interdisciplinary approach, enriched by exchanges within international working groups, professional associations, and specialized scientific communities. They provide a dynamic, contextualized, and up-to-date understanding of space law, aligned with current legal, industrial, and environmental issues.
His approach also draws on extensive experience in maritime law, a complementary field in which he regularly practices. The parallels between maritime and space legal frameworks help deepen the analysis of applicable regimes relating to liability, navigation, insurance, and technical regulation.
Maître Dr. Guillaume Loonis Quélen promotes a rigorous and committed legal practice, based on sustained dialogue with academic, technical, and decision-making circles, to enhance the understanding of the challenges tied to the exploration, use, and governance of outer space.
IISL
The International Institute of Space Law (IISL) is the leading global association in the field of space law. The IISL promotes the development of a peaceful and structured legal framework for space activities.
Maître Dr. Guillaume Loonis Quélen contributes to the work of the “Next Steps in STM” working group, offering comparative insights based on maritime law, both from a substantive and methodological perspective. This approach helps inform ongoing discussions on space traffic management (STM) by drawing on proven legal frameworks from other regulated domains.
IAASS
The International Association for the Advancement of Space Safety (IAASS) is a non-profit organization dedicated to space safety. It works to improve standards applicable to space systems, flight operations, and orbital missions.
The LOONIS QUÉLEN Law Office benefits from IAASS as a privileged platform to monitor technical and regulatory developments in space safety, in coordination with European and international institutions.
SFDAS
The French Society for Air and Space Law (Société Française de Droit Aérien et Spatial – SFDAS) is an organization bringing together professionals from the fields of aviation and space law, including insurers, lawyers, experts, corporate counsels, magistrates, and academics. Its mission is to make these areas of law accessible and to promote research, education, and knowledge-sharing in these fields.
SFDAS organizes summer courses, specialized conferences, and supports doctrinal publications. It also facilitates dialogue between academia and industry, fostering partnerships with national and international organizations.
SGH Network
The Space and Global Health (SGH) Network is an international initiative focused on leveraging space technologies to address global health challenges. It operates notably in the fields of telemedicine, public health crisis management, and humanitarian cooperation.
The LOONIS QUÉLEN Law Office closely follows the evolution of legal frameworks at the intersection of space, medical, and international law, in order to better support innovators and project leaders in these sensitive domains.
Professional Engagement in Space Law
Maître Dr. Guillaume Loonis Quélen is actively involved in various professional, associative, and institutional initiatives dedicated to space law, both in France and internationally. This involvement enables regular legal monitoring and contributions to ongoing doctrinal, normative, and operational work.
The training programmes offered draw on this collaborative and interdisciplinary approach, nourished by exchanges within international working groups, professional associations, and scientific circles. They provide a dynamic, contextualised, and up-to-date perspective on space law, aligned with current legal, industrial, and environmental challenges.
His approach also benefits from extensive experience in maritime law — a closely related field — which enriches the analysis of applicable legal frameworks in matters of liability, navigation, insurance, and technical regulation.
IISL — International Institute of Space Law
The leading global association in space law, the IISL promotes the development of a peaceful and structured legal framework for space activities. Maître Dr. Guillaume Loonis Quélen participates in the “Next Steps in STM” working group, contributing comparative analysis grounded in maritime law, addressing both substantive and methodological aspects. This perspective helps inform discussions on space traffic governance (STM) drawing on well-established frameworks from other regulated fields.
IAASS — International Association for the Advancement of Space Safety
A non-profit association dedicated to space safety, the IAASS works to improve standards applicable to systems, spaceflight, and on-orbit operations. The LOONIS QUÉLEN Law Office uses this platform to monitor technical and regulatory developments in space safety, in connection with European and international institutions.
SFDAS — Société Française de Droit Aérien et Spatial
The SFDAS brings together professionals in air and space law, including insurers, lawyers, experts, in-house counsel, judges, and academics. Its mission is to make these fields of law accessible and to promote research, training, and the dissemination of legal knowledge. The SFDAS organises summer courses, specialist conferences, and supports doctrinal publications. It also facilitates exchanges between the research community and the business world, through partnerships with French and international organisations.
SGH Network — Space and Global Health Network
An international initiative focused on the use of space technologies to address global health challenges, the SGH Network acts in the fields of telemedicine, health crisis management, and humanitarian cooperation. The LOONIS QUÉLEN Law Office closely monitors the evolving legal frameworks at the intersection of the space, medical, and international sectors, to better support innovative project developers in these sensitive fields.
Maître Dr. Loonis Quélen also teaches Space Law.
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