2025
IISL Newsletter – Pre-IAC – August 2025
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2025
2026 case for the MLSLMCC released
The case for the 2026 IISL Manfred Lachs Moot Court Competition was released today (15 August 2025). The case entitled Case Concerning Liability and Responsibility for Space Activities of Non-Governmental Corporate Actors (Agreed Statement of Facts) and Summary of the Agreed Statement of Facts can be found below. Note that Read more
2025
Impact of the IISL Working Group on Legal Aspects of AI in Space
In April 2024, the Board of Directors of the International Institute of Space Law (IISL) formally established the Working Group on Legal Aspects of AI in Space, chaired by Tuana Yazici, with Anne-Sophie Martin, Steven Wood, Lisa Kucher, Roser Almenar, Laura Yvonne Zielinski, Stefan-Michael Wedenig, and Giovanni Tricco. Over the Read more
2026
Obituary Paul B. Larsen
Paul B. Larsen (1931–2025) Paul Larsen’s death at home on Bainbridge Island in Puget Sound opposite Seattle on May 26, 2025 brings to an end a significant and distinguished career in both academe and government. Before retirement he had served simultaneously as a Senior Attorney in the Office of General Read more
2025
IISL Delegation Visit to New Delhi, India
The International Institute of Space Law (IISL) was honoured to be represented by a distinguished delegation in New Delhi, India, on 25–26 June 2025. The delegation was led by Dr Kai-Uwe Schrogl, President of IISL and Special Adviser for Political Affairs at the European Space Agency, alongside Dr Ranjana Kaul, Read more
2025
IISL signs MoU with SIA India at 4th India Space Congress
The 4th India Space Congress, organised by SIA-India, took place this week in Delhi at a time when India’s space sector is in remarkable strength and decisions are prepared, which will have far reaching effects. This comprises most notably a self-confident and assertive space diplomacy and the setting up of Read more
2025
IISL Newsletter – March to June 2025
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2025
IISL strengthens cooperation with China
At the occasion of the 2025 Space Day of China which was organized by China National Space Administration (CNSA), and the 2025 China Space Conference which was organized by Chinese Society of Astronautics, during April 23-26 in Shanghai, China, the IISL President Kai-Uwe Schrogl and the CSA Vice President and Read more
2025
IISL/ECSL Symposium 2025
This year’s symposium will be held on the 14th of May 2025, from 10.00 to 13.00 in Room M-Plenary of the Vienna International Centre. A panel of prestigious speakers will discuss the following subject: “Due regard in outer space: current legal implications” during the morning session of the 64th Legal Read more
2025
Register for IISL Happy Hour #19
The 19th IISL Happy Hour will be held on 6 May, 12:30-14:00 CEST. In this happy hour, Dr. Diane Howard from the University of Texas at Austin and former Vice President of the IISL (2014-2021) will share her experience under the title “Dr. Diane Howard: My Life in Service” on Read more