The International Institute of Space Law (IISL) was honoured to be represented by a distinguished delegation in New Delhi, India, on 25–26 June 2025. The delegation was led by Dr Kai-Uwe Schrogl, President of IISL and Special Adviser for Political Affairs at the European Space Agency, alongside Dr Ranjana Kaul, Read more…
The 4th India Space Congress, organised by SIA-India, took place this week in Delhi at a time when India’s space sector is in remarkable strength and decisions are prepared, which will have far reaching effects. This comprises most notably a self-confident and assertive space diplomacy and the setting up of Read more…
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At the occasion of the 2025 Space Day of China which was organized by China National Space Administration (CNSA), and the 2025 China Space Conference which was organized by Chinese Society of Astronautics, during April 23-26 in Shanghai, China, the IISL President Kai-Uwe Schrogl and the CSA Vice President and Read more…
This year’s symposium will be held on the 14th of May 2025, from 10.00 to 13.00 in Room M-Plenary of the Vienna International Centre. A panel of prestigious speakers will discuss the following subject: “Due regard in outer space: current legal implications” during the morning session of the 64th Legal Read more…
The 19th IISL Happy Hour will be held on 6 May, 12:30-14:00 CEST. In this happy hour, Dr. Diane Howard from the University of Texas at Austin and former Vice President of the IISL (2014-2021) will share her experience under the title “Dr. Diane Howard: My Life in Service” on Read more…
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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…
More recent developments of a widespread use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) are affecting many areas of human life on Earth, as well as human activities in outer space. In April 2024, the Board of Directors of IISL agreed to form a new ‘Working Group on on Legal Aspects of AI Read more…
The 18th and first IISL Happy Hour in 2025 will be held on 30 January (Thursday) 12:30 -13:30 CET. Dr. Olavo Bittencourt, a board member of the IISL will make a presentation titled “the risks of space law fragmentation” for the first part of the Happy Hour. Then, attendees will Read more…