In a festive event at Graz, Austria, on 9 June 2022, IISL Lifetime Achievement awardee Prof. Dr. Christian Brünner academically celebrated his 80th birthday. At the event (programme here), dignitaries from Graz University and the Austrian and the regional government acknowledged the great achievements of Christian Brünner for establishing space Read more…
The sixty-fifth session of the Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (COPUOS) this year is being held from 1 to 10 June 2022 in Vienna. Today, on 8 June 2022, during the morning session, IISL Executive Secretary PJ Blount delivered the IISL’s statement under Agenda Item 5. General Read more…
The 2022 United Nations/Chile Conference on Space Law and Policy addressed the topic of Governance and Legal Perspectives on Space Activities in Earth Orbit and Beyond and was held on between 10 and 12 May 2022 in virtual format. IISL President Kai-Uwe Schrogl presented on space traffic management under the Read more…
The IISL President Kai-Uwe Schrogl presented during the 3rd edition of the Space Law Course at the Space Law Research Centre (SPARC), Nova School of Law in Lisbon on 5 May 2022. His presentation was entitled Key issues in international space policy and regulation. At the outset of the presentation, Read more…
The IISL President Kai-Uwe Schrogl presented during the Luxembourg Space Resources Week 2022 on 4 May 2022 in the Session on Law and Regulations on the topic of « Harmful Impact » in the Space Treaties: Responsibility and Liability. The presentation outlined that when discussing harmful impact, it was necessary Read more…
We are happy to announce a special edition of the IISL Happy Hour- “A Hommage to Prof. Bin Cheng (1921- 2019) by the IISL” – on 28 May 2022. Prof. Bin Cheng is a formidable figure in international law and in particular, in the fields of air and space law. Prof. Cheng made Read more…
The IISL Election Committee, currently comprising José Monserrat Filho (Chair), George D. Kyriakopoulos and Leslie I. Tennen invites you to take part in the 2022 IISL Board Elections.All IISL Members are entitled to put themselves forward for the following elected positions on the Board: President (one position) Vice-President (one position) Read more…
The University of Bologna is granting scholarships to students (i.e. PhD students, post-docs, researchers) who are refugees from Ukraine, refugees in Ukraine or holders of permanent residence permits in Ukraine. In particular, the scholarships will be granted to 1. Visiting PhD: for PhD students. 2. Research fellowship: for graduates and post-docs. 3. Visiting researcher: for Read more…
Our newsletter for February 2022 is now available.Highlights include: News and Announcements IISL Proceedings 2020 IISL President’s Statement on the Situation in Ukraine Space Law Workshop at Space Symposium Progress on McGill Encyclopedia of Space Law To read the newsletter, please visit here. If you have items for the newsletter, Read more…
The 11th IISL Happy Hour was held on 12 March. This time Professor Dr. Sandeepa Bhat B made a presentation on the recent space law conference held at his Center for Aviation and Space Laws (SASL), National University of Juridical Sciences, Kolkata, India, of whish he is the Director. His Read more…