The IISL’s schedule at IAC 2022 in Paris has been updated to include the location for the Space Traffic Management: the IAF/IAA/IISL Initiative: Saturday 17th, from 10:30 to 12:00, Room W03, Hall 7, Level 3. Please find below the updated overview schedule of the IISL’s activities at the upcoming IAC Read more…
The IISL’s schedule at IAC 2022 in Paris has been updated to include one more Special Event: Member of European Parliament Niklas Nienaß will speak on the topic Towards European Space Legislation. The event will be introduced by IISL President Kai-Uwe Schrogl. The Special Event will take place on Tuesday, Read more…
Please find below an overview schedule of the IISL’s activities at the upcoming IAC in Paris, ready for download at your convenience. More information on the special event can be found in the flyer below. The IISL Awards Dinner will be held at the Mercure Paris Vaugirard Porte de Versailles, Read more…
The 2023 Lachs Moot Court Competition case has been published, Argyliam v. Koligian. This case concerns the use of lasers and other anti-satellite weapons in outer space. The case illustrates how the positioning of laser systems (The Palver) in orbit around the Earth by a State (Argyliam), combined with the Read more…
IISL’s mission is to promote the rule of law in outer space. In the recent past, we have seen a deterioration of respect for existing, binding international space law. The current invasion of Ukraine represents an unprecedented new dimension of violation of international law. Taken into account with other such violations of Read more…
The World Final Round of the IISL Manfred Lachs Space Law Moot Court Competition will be held virtually on 26 October 2021 from 14.00 – 16.00 (CEST). In order to attend the finals please register at https://www.lyyti.in/World_Final_MLMC_2021, and you will be provided with connection details. The videoconferencing platform for this year’s finals Read more…
Both the 2022 Case and the Synopsis can be found and downloaded on our 2022 Manfred Lachs Space Law Moot Court Competition Page. This year’s case is: Candidia vs. XenoviaCase Concerning Registration and Damages Involving Objects Manufactured in Space Candidia and Xenovia are two small nations with growing space sector Read more…
The Responses to the Requests for Clarification of this year’s Manfred Lachs Space Law Moot Court Competition have been published! You can find them on the Lachs Moot page: This Year’s Competition and linked directly here and here.
The IISL Proceedings of the 2019 IISL Colloquium are now available for order. This volume contains the proceedings of the 62nd Colloquium on the Law of Outer Space held in Washington DC, USA in October 2019, as well as the report of the IISL Standing Committee on the Status of Read more…
The International Institute of Space Law (“IISL”) Board of Directors is pleased to announce that by unanimous vote, it has approved Latin America as its 5th Region. Latin America joins the North American, European, Asia Pacific and African Regions. Regional winners receive financial support to attend the World Finals. The Read more…