The IISL Board of Directors held its Fall Meeting on 29 September 2025 during the 2025 IAC in Sydney, just ahead of the opening of its annual Colloquium on the Law of Outer Space. The meeting was chaired by IISL President Kai-Uwe Schrogl and prepared by Executive Secretary PJ Blount. Read more
At the IAA Awards Gala Dinner preceeding the International Astronautical Congress (IAC) in Sydney, IISL Executive Secretary PJ Blount received his certificate of having been elected as Corresponding Member of the IAA and IISL Member Ruth Stilwell received her certificate as Full Member (Academician). Both new Academicians will serve in Read more
IISL’s study on “Legal Aspects of AI in Space” was presented by study leader Tuana Yazici at a workshop organised by the Konrad Adenauer Foundation’s office in Singapore. The framework for the workshop was the KAS programme on rule of law focussing on national space legislation with a comparative view Read more
Dear Members, We are pleased to announce that the IISL General Assembly will take place virtually on 11 October 2025 at 13:00 h Paris time (CEST/UTC+2) IISL Members in good standing will receive by email a link to join the meeting and the documentation in the week before the meeting. Draft Agenda Read more
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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
We are pleased to inform all members of the International Institute of Space Law (IISL) that, as members of the International Astronautical Federation, you are entitled to a discount on the registration fees for the upcoming International Astronautical Congress (IAC) #IAC25. This benefit reflects the strong relationship between IISL, IAF, and the global space community, and Read more
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
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
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