IISL President Lesley Jane Smith presented at a seminar held at Castle Hohenkammer in Bavaria on 10 September 2026. The two-days seminar entitled “Exploring the Next Frontier: Transatlantic Leadership in Space” was organised by the Bavarian State Chancellery and the U.S. Consulate General Munich, and saw prominent speakers from international Read more
This year’s IISL/ECSL Annual Symposium on Space Law at LSC will be held on Tuesday, 14 April 2026 from 15:00 – 18:00 h CEST at the Vienna International Centre (VIC), Austria – one day ahead of the start of this year’s LSC session (this year, 15-22 April 2026). The topic of this year’s symposium is: Legal approaches Read more
The 21st IISL digital meetup and second edition of its updated format entitled IISL Members’ Corner will be held on Saturday, 14 March 2026, 13:00-14:30 CET on the topic: Legislating for Commercial Space Activities: The example of the United Kingdom In this digital meetup, the following experts will take part: Ruairidh Read more
This annual IISL Symposium is a tribute to the enduring contributions of Eilene M. Galloway to space law and policy. Join us on 11 December 08:00-17:00 EST (Eastern Standard Time) for a day of insightful discussions and networking at @Akin Gump in Washington DC. The event features distinguished panelists and Read more
The 20th IISL digital meetup and first edition of its updated format entitled IISL Members’ Corner will be held on Saturday, 13 December 2025, 13:00-14:00 CET. In this digital meetup, Raphaël Lescouzères will discuss technical aspects of the Draft EU Space Act. Raphaël is Head of the Department of Satellite Read more
On 15 November 2024, the Working Group on the Future of the Moon Agreement submitted an answer to UNOOSA’s Invitation Circular OOSA/2024/43 CU 2024/221. The circular was distributed under the initiative of the Legal Subcommittee’s Working Group on Legal Aspects of Space Resource Activities, and invited Committee members and permanent Read more
A day of insightful discussions and networking at @Akin Gump in Washington DC. This IISL Symposium is a tribute to the enduring contributions of Eilene M. Galloway to space law and policy. Organized in partnership with McGill IASL and Space Court Foundation. To register, for either in-person or virtual, please Read more
Next to our IISL Colloquium, the IAC 2024 and its exhibition offered the possibility to intensify and extend international partnerships of our Institute. New contacts into all regions of the world were made, that are going to create new and exciting shared activities with our partners. Below, see some of Read more
Only 6 days left to register for the UN World Space Forum 2024! The #WSF2024 is organized by UNOOSA in cooperation with Germany, the UAE and Peru from 3-5 December at the UN Campus in Bonn. Representatives from governments, agencies, science, business and civil society will discuss how space can become more sustainable Read more
The Space Law Award for Young Achievers was introduced as a new category of award in early 2019 and recognises meritorious contributions or outstanding achievements relevant to the field of space law or distinctive service to the activities, events or goals of IISL by young individuals, that can serve as Read more