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
Understanding the DIFC Courts and Their Resources: The DIFC Courts serve as a reference for legal excellence in the Middle East, providing a secure and efficient platform for resolving commercial and civil disputes. We are pleased to report on an recent webinar by the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) Courts, which was held on on 22 February Read more
Tomorrow, the 74th International Astronautical Congress is set to take off. It will be held from 2 to 6 October in Baku, Azerbaijan. The final programmes and IAF App have been made available. The final programmes can be found on the IAF Website at: www.iafastro.org/events/iac/iac-2023/publications.html. They are divided into five different Read more
The Latin American Rounds of the Lachs Moot Court will take place at the Office of the Secretary of Foreign Affairs on April 11 and 12, 2023, as part of the ReLaCa annual meeting. Teams from across the region will participate.
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. Read more