Michelle Lea Desyin Slawecki Hanlon (born August 8, 1965) is an American space lawyer and
space law professor. She is the co-founder, president and chief executive officer of
For All Moonkind
For All Moonkind, Inc. is a volunteer international nonprofit organization which is working with the United Nations and the international community to manage the preservation of history and human heritage in outer space. The organization believes t ...
, president of the
National Space Society, co-director of the
Center for Air and Space Law
The Center for Air and Space Law at the University of Mississippi School of Law has been the premier U.S. platform for Air and Space Law since 1965. It is the only American Bar Association accredited law school to offer an LL.M., a JD Concentrat ...
at the
University of Mississippi School of Law.
In July 2017, Hanlon co-founded For All Moonkind with Tim Hanlon. It is a
nonprofit organization protecting human
cultural heritage
Cultural heritage is the heritage of tangible and intangible heritage assets of a group or society that is inherited from past generations. Not all heritages of past generations are "heritage"; rather, heritage is a product of selection by soci ...
in
outer space. The organization is a permanent observer to the
United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space.
It advocates internationally, including with the United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space, for the development of protocols to identify and protect human history in space.
Hanlon serves on the advisory board of several start-ups involved in commercial space activities, including
orbital debris removal,
remote sensing, and the support of
lunar resource extraction. In 2021, Hanlon joined the Advisory Council of
The Hague Institute for Global Justice Off-World Approach, created to serve as a platform "where leading experts in space enterprise can work to develop a rule of law in space that is flexible, inclusive, and permissive for the next generation of space adventurers to excel."
Hanlon is the editor-in-chief of each of the
Journal of Space Law
The Center for Air and Space Law at the University of Mississippi School of Law has been the premier U.S. platform for Air and Space Law since 1965. It is the only American Bar Association accredited law school to offer an LL.M., a JD Concentratio ...
and the Journal of Drone Law and Policy.
She serves as co-director of the
Master of Laws program in the Center for Air and Space Law at the University of Mississippi School of Law.
Education
Hanlon completed high school in 1983 at the
Kent School,
Kent, Connecticut
Kent is a town in Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States. Located alongside the border with New York, the town's population was 3,019 according to the 2020 census. Kent is home to three boarding schools: Kent School, the Marvelwood School ...
. In 1987, Hanlon received a B.A. in political science at
Yale College. She earned a
Juris Doctor
The Juris Doctor (J.D. or JD), also known as Doctor of Jurisprudence (J.D., JD, D.Jur., or DJur), is a graduate-entry professional degree in law
and one of several Doctor of Law degrees. The J.D. is the standard degree obtained to practice law ...
degree from
Georgetown University Law Center in 1992.
Later in 2017, she studied air and space law at
McGill University and graduated from the
McGill University Faculty of Law with a
Master of Laws degree in air and space law.
References
Further reading
# Michelle L.D. Hanlon, 2021
''Due Regard and Safety Zones: Understanding the Commercial Implications of Recent Policy and Legislation'' NASA
# Michelle L.D. Hanlon, 2020
''The Artemis Accords: What Are They and Will They Work?'' NASA
# Michelle L.D. Hanlon, 2020
''Is Section 9 The Most Important Part of The Artemis Accords?'' Moon Village Association
#H. Alshamsi, R. Balleste, M.L.D. Hanlon, 2018
''As the Grapefruit Turns Sixty, It's Time to Get Serious about Clean up in Outer Space'' J. Air L. & Com. 83, 45
#Michelle L.D. Hanlon, 2021,
“Due Regard” for Commercial Space Must Start with Historic Preservation', 9 Global Bus. L. Rev. 130
#M.L.D. Hanlon & B. Cunningham, 2019,
The Legal Imperative to Mitigate the Plume Effect: An “Aggravation and Frustration” that Imperils our History and our Future'' Journal of Space Law, Volume 43, number 2
#Michelle L.D. Hanlon, 2019,
Adapting the ISS Code of Conduct to Form the Foundation of Astrolaw'' San Diego International Law Journal, Volume 21
#Michelle L.D. Hanlon, 2017
''Sexual Hostility a Mile High'' Hastings Women's Law Journal, Volume 28, number 2
#Michelle L.D. Hanlon, 2018
''Here a Spaceport, There a Spaceport, Everywhere a Spaceport'' Journal of Space Law, Volume 42
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1965 births
Living people
21st-century American women lawyers
21st-century American lawyers
Academic journal editors
Kent School alumni
Georgetown University Law Center alumni
McGill University alumni
University of Missouri School of Law faculty
Yale College alumni