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IISL Newsletter – April 2026
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2026
2026 IISL/ECSL Annual Symposium on Space Law
This year’s IISL/ECSL Annual Symposium on Space Law at LSC will be held on Tuesday, 14 April 2026 from 15:00 – 18:00 h CEST at the Vienna International Centre (VIC), Austria – one day ahead of the start of this year’s LSC session (this year, 15-22 April 2026). The topic of this year’s symposium is: Legal approaches Read more
2026
IISL submits contribution on Article XI OST to UN COPUOS LSC 2026
The final report of the IISL Expert Initiative on Information-Sharing and Article XI of the Outer Space Treaty was submitted to the Secretariat of the United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (UN COPUOS) ahead of the 2026 session of its Legal Subcommittee. In early 2026, IISL Read more
2026
Call for Candidates: 2026 IISL Elections Now Open
The International Institute of Space Law is pleased to announce the opening of its election cycle and invites qualified and motivated individuals to stand as candidates. This is an opportunity to contribute meaningfully to the Institute’s mission, governance, and continued advancement in the field of space law. The positions with Read more
2026
Register for webinar of IISL Working Group Interplanetary Internet
Dear IISL Members, The Working Group on International Law Aspects of Interplanetary Internet invites you to its upcoming webinar, organised in collaboration with UNU-CRIS Digital Governance Cluster: “Building the Interplanetary Internet: Infrastructure and Technical Foundations“. The speaker, Dr Keith Scott, is an IPNSIG Board member and one of the leading Read more
2026
Register for IISL Member’s Corner #21
The 21st IISL digital meetup and second edition of its updated format entitled IISL Members’ Corner will be held on Saturday, 14 March 2026, 13:00-14:30 CET on the topic: Legislating for Commercial Space Activities: The example of the United Kingdom In this digital meetup, the following experts will take part: Ruairidh Read more
2026
2026 Manfred Lachs Space Law Moot Court Competition: Requests for Clarification published
The Requests for Clarification for this year’s Moot Court case have been published on the 2026 MLSLMCC page. Please see the document below: For the competing teams, please reach out to your Regional Organisers for any questions you may have.
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IISL Working Group on Interplanetary Internet Holds Inaugural Event with UNU-CRIS
The International Institute of Space Law (IISL) Working Group on Interplanetary Internet held its inaugural session, marking a significant step toward advancing research on future space‑based communication networks. Chaired by Berna Akcali Gur of the UNU-CRIS Digital Governance Cluster, the Working Group will guide research on the legal foundations of Read more
2026
The IISL Awards season 2026 is open: Call for nominations
IISL honors exceptional contributions to space law at its Annual Awards Dinner during the annual IISL Colloquium, with accolades including the Lifetime Achievement Award and Distinguished Service Award, among others. The call for nominations for the 2026 Awards season is now open! Nominations will be received until Friday, 27 February Read more
2026
New IISL venture: Call for Expert Initiative on Article XI OST
Dear IISL Members, We are starting a new membership engagement format: an IISL Expert Intitiative. We invite expressions of interest to join a new IISL venture: an IISL Expert Initiative on Article XI of the Outer Space Treaty (OST). The goal is to compile a contribution to the 2026 Committee Read more