At the conference on “Communicating astronomy with the Public” of the International Astronomical Union (IAU), which was held at the Cité de l’Espace in Toulouse, IISL President Kai-Uwe Schrogl gave a keynote on the policy and legal aspects to deal with light pollution and radiofrequency interference from space objects. The Read more…
24 June 2024 — The Asia-Pacific Regional Round happened at Gakushuin University, Tokyo, Japan two years in a row and concluded its 2024 round on 9th June 2024. The Regional Round was supported by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, National Space Policy Secretariat of the Cabinet Office, and Japan Aerospace Read more…
IISL Happy Hours are events coordinated and co-hosted by IISL Members Setsuko Aoki and Quentin Verspieren. This is a monthly 60-minute program starting with a presentation by an IISL member about a recent project or study, followed by a free discussion session during which all participating IISL members are invited Read more…
Dear IISL Members, The 14th Happy Hour of the IISL will be held on 12 June 2024, 12:45-13:45 (CEST). It is high time we got together again to exchange views on a timely and relevant space law issue, as well as updating ourselves as space law family members. The theme Read more…
15 May 2024. IISL’s President spoke at the UN/Portugal conference “Management and Sustainability of Outer Space Activities” (conference site here). This conference was held in view of the UN Summit of the Future in autumn and built on the Policy Brief on space in preparation of it. IISL’s President Kai-Uwe Schrogl gave a presentation (download below) Read more…
On April 25, the 2024 International Symposium on the Rule of Law in Outer Space was held in Wuhan, China during the course of the 2024 China Space Conference. The China Space Conference is held since 2018 and now is the most influential space event in China and a high-end Read more…
In March and April 2024, the International Institute of Space Law proudly showcased its expertise at the UN COPUOS in Vienna, Austria 🇦🇹 Our very own Maruška Strah, Co-Chair of the Space Traffic Management Working Group, delivered insightful speeches to the Legal Subcommittee of UN COPUOS. She summarised 2023-2024 IISL activities, shared news about Read more…
Update 18 April 2024: The live link is as follows: Symposium on the Rule of Law in Outer Space Netmeeting software: ZOOM, Conference number: 835 6507 7116, Password: 2024 On April 25, the 2024 International Symposium on the Rule of Law in Outer Space will be held in Wuhan, China Read more…
9 April 2024. Organised by Skip Smith (Greenberg Traurig) and supported by Dennis Burnett (Hawkeye 360), IISL partnered with the Space Foundation in setting up the one full day Space Law Track at the 2024 Space Symposium in Colorado Springs. The programme (below) featured institutional as well as commercial legal Read more…
In preparation for the high-level UN/Portugal May Conference on Management and Sustainability of Outer Space Activities, the Portuguese Space Agency organised from 11 to 15 March an online preparatory Policy Symposium (https://www.unportugal.ptspace.pt/) . IISL was represented by its President Kai-Uwe Schrogl as moderator of the session on regional and national Read more…