2022
Fourteenth Nandasiri Jasentuliyana Keynote Lecture 2022
The fourteenth Nandasiri Jasentuliyana Keynote Lecture was held in 2022 by Armel Kerrest. The title is: For the benefit and in the interests of all countries, irrespective of their degree of economic or scientific development. The text of the keynote lecture can be accessed below.
IISL Happy Hour #13 held
13th IISL Happy Hour was held on 18 November 2022, 16:00- 17:00 CET. That was a session to review the IAC-22 held 18-24 September in Paris for further enhancing visibility of the IISL in the IAC and also providing better services for the IISL members in the coming IAC conference. 11 members attended this Happy Hour, and several participants attended it for the first time since February 2021, when the first IISL Happy Hour was held. Opinions and inputs include: – One of the benefits of the IAC is rich opportunities to interact with other fields of space activities and experts so that the scope of your activity would be widened. At the IAC, it is not restricted to just space law. – There are a lot of activities in the IAC and they are only increasing. So, for new commers, some guidance before attending it would be beneficial. Some frequent goers would become a mentor for new commers to tell the tip to make the most of the IAC. (Claudiu Mihai Taitu and Setusko Aoki become a mentor. More mentors are welcome.) – The mode offered for the interactive presentation (IP) session was rather disappointing. (If only this opportunity can be given for making one’s research be heard, then it does not seem worth attending.) Some amelioration is requested. – For the IISL Colloquium, the Young Scholar’s session and the Manfred Lachs Space Law Moot Court Competition (semi-finals and the final in the IAC opportunity) are most important, and featuring them in a larger scale would be great. – For some members, going through procedures (e.g. visa, selection of paper process) to attend the IAC is difficult. – Through the IISL homepage, SNS, and events held at International Space University, ECSL, etc. where IISL relevant members are involved, new ventures for the IISL such as “Knowledge Constellation” could be more widely publicized. Good and innovative ideas are not yet fully noticed. IAC showed how active the IISL community is and what great potential lies in our Members. We want to create as many opportunities for participation as possible and look forward to new ideas and initiatives from all!
Register for IISL Happy Hour #13
Dear IISL members, We will have a next IISL Happy Hour on 18 November 2022, 16:00-17:00 CET. The theme is the review of IAC. IAC-22 was held 18-24 September in Paris. Many of us, IISL members attended IAC and involved with various activities including especially making a presentation and/or exchanging views at the IISL Colloquium. Two months having passed since the IAC-22, it seems high time we reviewed the IAC-22 through members perspectives, lessons learned, prospects for the future IISL under the changing IAC environment, constructive proposals, etc. We need a good strategy for the prosperity of the IISL. Members who did not attend the IAC-22 are also equally or more strongly recommended to join the next IISL Happy Hour as you can get precious information from your colleagues and friends. we will freely discuss with a drink in our hand, which is fit for the Friday Happy Hour.
Register for IISL Happy Hour – Special edition
We are happy to announce a special edition of the IISL Happy Hour- “A Hommage to Prof. Bin Cheng (1921- 2019) by the IISL” – on 28 May 2022. Prof. Bin Cheng is a formidable figure in international law and in particular, in the fields of air and space law. Prof. Cheng made significant contributions to the theory of international law and enriched the field through concepts such as the notion of “instant customary international law” and “jurisfaction and jurisaction”. Yet, this is only one aspect of his many accomplishments. Commemorating 100th anniversary of birth of this giant, the IISL will hold a special happy hour to commemorate our maestro Prof. Bin Cheng and discuss both his works and our memories of him as a wonderful human being. Day and Time 28 May 2022 (Saturday) 14:00-15:00 UTC Speakers Three speakers share their experiences on Prof. Bin Cheng:
IISL Happy Hour #11 held
The 11th IISL Happy Hour was held on 12 March. This time Professor Dr. Sandeepa Bhat B made a presentation on the recent space law conference held at his Center for Aviation and Space Laws (SASL), National University of Juridical Sciences, Kolkata, India, of whish he is the Director. His presentation is entitled “A Discourse on Key Deliberations in the CASL (Center for Aviation and Space Laws) Conference on Space Tourism.” This covered such a wide variety of space law issues that motivated the active Q and A session, which was followed by the updating and exchange of views among about ten attendees.
IISL Officers issue statement on Ukraine war
The IISL Officers have issued a statement regarding the ongoing Russo-Ukranian war. The statement can be found and downloaded below.
Register for IISL Happy Hour #11
We are happy to announce the 11th IISL Happy Hour to be held on 12 March. IISL Happy Hour consists of two parts. The first 30 minutes is for presentation and discussions and the latter half is reserved for updating and casual exchanged of views among IISL space law family members: Time 11:30-12:30 UTC, 12 March 2022 (Saturday) Presenter Prof. Dr. Sandeepa Bhat B Title A Discourse on Key Deliberations in the CASL(Center for Aviation and Space Laws) Conference on Space Tourism”
IISL Happy Hour #10 held
On 15 January 2022, 10th “IISL Happy Hour” was held, which started as a new communication format to interact and share good experiences among the IISL members in February 2021. This time, 24 IISL members participated. For the 10th IISL Happy Hour, Prof. Guoyu Wang, Associate Prof. and Dean of Academy of Air, Space Policy and Law, Beijing Institute of Technology (BIT) made a presentation titled “Due Principles for the Avoidance of On-orbit Collision.” His presentation and the following discussions as well as updating of the participants was moderated by vice-president Setsuko Aoki. Please watch the video and enjoy his presentation. Please excuse a little bit of connection problem existent in this video (Things happen).
Register for IISL Happy Hour #10
Happy New Year to IISL members! We are happy to announce the 10th happy to be held on 15 January 2022 (Saturday). Speaker Prof. Dr. Guoyu Wang, Associate Prof. and Dean of Academy of Air, Space Policy and Law, Beijing Institute of Technology. Title Due Principles for the Avoidance of On-orbit Collision Time 13:00-14:00 UTC