The International Astronautical Congress (IAC) will take place in Baku, Azerbaijan this year from 2 to 6 October. The International Astronautical Federation (IAF) extended the abstract submission deadline for IAC 2023 to 10 March 2023 (23:59 CET). The theme of the IAC 2023 is centered upon “Give Space a Chance” and Read more…
The London Institute for Space Policy and Law (ISPL) is running a short course on Space Warfare at the end of this month. This Course provides an overview and general understanding of conflict in and through space. The legal, policy and other political factors concerning military and security operations in Read more…
Upon invitation by Gakushuin University IISL President Kai-Uwe Schrogl visited Tokyo and exchanged views with the University President ARAKAWA Ichiro. Both presidents mentioned the importance of the Moot Court competition for the education of the next generation not only for the legal career but also for inter-disciplinary development. Since Gakushuin Read more…
IISL President Kai-Uwe Schrogl gave a presentation at Keio University, Japan, on 9 February 2023. The presentation took place within the Space Law Symposium and carried the title “The importance of the IISL Manfred Lachs Space Law Moot Court for the development of space law and the education and inspiration Read more…
The clarifications for the 2023 Moot Court Case of the Manfred Lachs Space Law Moot Court Competition have been published. Please consult this year’s Moot Court page to download the clarifications.
The 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…
The 2022 IISL General Assembly was held on 12 November 2022 in an online format, made possible with the kind support of HawkEye360, and was well attended with 63 participants in the meeting. Among the participants were officers, directors, and new and old IISL members, including Larry Martinez in his Read more…
During the General Assembly of the IISL, which was held on 12 November 2022, the IISL’s president Kai-Uwe Schrogl presented on the wealth of activities of the Institute throughout the preceding year as well as on the Institute’s guiding stars for the coming three years. Members were encouraged to actively Read more…
The IISL General Assembly will be held virtually this Saturday, 12 November at 13:00 UTC. Members in good standing should have received a link via email. Connection details and the documents for the General Assembly are also available in the Members Area of the IISL website: https://members.iislweb.space/general-assembly-information/ If you have Read more…
The IISL was very active at this year’s International Astronautical Congress in Paris. We are dedicating this email to sharing all the news and happenings from that event with you. The IISL’s annual Colloquium on the Law of Outer Space is the highlight of yearly activities, and this year’s Colloquium Read more…