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
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
The International Institute of Space Law (IISL) Working Group on the Legal Aspects of Artificial Intelligence in Space was recently featured as a core component of Stanford Law School’s Space Law & Policy Lab, “Governing Autonomous & AI-Enabled Systems in Outer Space,” a two-quarter policy lab advising The Aerospace Corporation, Read more
IISL held its 20th IISL digital meetup and first edition of its updated format entitled IISL Members’ Corner on Saturday, 13 December 2025, 13:00-14:00 CET. IISL President Lesley Jane Smith opened the digital meetup by reflecting the achievements of the IISL of the year 2025, and setting the scene of Read more
This annual IISL Symposium is a tribute to the enduring contributions of Eilene M. Galloway to space law and policy. Join us on 11 December 08:00-17:00 EST (Eastern Standard Time) for a day of insightful discussions and networking at @Akin Gump in Washington DC. The event features distinguished panelists and Read more
The 20th IISL digital meetup and first edition of its updated format entitled IISL Members’ Corner will be held on Saturday, 13 December 2025, 13:00-14:00 CET. In this digital meetup, Raphaël Lescouzères will discuss technical aspects of the Draft EU Space Act. Raphaël is Head of the Department of Satellite Read more
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