The International Institute of Space Law, founded in 1960, was established and built up though the work of great minds and much-appreciated predecessors, some of whom are not with us anymore today – but whose memory remains dearly cherished by the current generation of IISL members.
- Obituary: H.E. Judge Vladlen S. Vereshchetin
9 August 2024 IISL is saddened to announce the passing of H.E. Judge Vladlen S. Vereshchetin on 7 August 2024. Judge Vereshchetin was a strong promoter of space law and a great supporter of IISL. He joined the Board of Directors in 1982 and served as Vice President for over ten years. The Institute awarded him the Honorary Directorship in 1994, recognizing his outstanding contribution to space law. Judge Vereshchetin was an enthusiastic supporter of IISL’s Manfred Lachs Space Law Moot Court Competition and judged the World Finals for the first time in 1995 in Oslo and without interruption until he… Read more: Obituary: H.E. Judge Vladlen S. Vereshchetin - Obituary: Professor José Monserrat Filho
By Sylvia Ospina and Olavo de O. Bittencourt Neto The Space Law Community is saddened to announce the passing of José Monserrat Filho, an eminent Space Law lawyer, in Rio de Janeiro on 30 December 2023. Professor Monserrat touched the lives of many students and colleagues interested in, and involved in Space Law and Policy throughout the span of many decades, and contributed to the development of Space Law and Policy in Latin America and beyond. Professor Monserrat initiated his studies during the dawn of Space Age, at the USSR Peoples’ Friendship University, in the early 1960s. He also studied… Read more: Obituary: Professor José Monserrat Filho - Hommage to Professor Vladimír Kopal
IISL commemorates the late Professor Vladimír Kopal, a pioneer of space law and policy, on the occasion of his 95th birthday