Announcement
IISL Elections 2024: Run-off Elections - Voting Information
The IISL Elections 2024 for Board and Officers were successfully held between 15 June and 15 July 2024. The IISL elections this year offered one open Vice-President position (IISL Officer) and nine open positions on the IISL Board of Directors (IISL Director). The specific results will be announced soon, however there was a tie in […]
IISL Elections 2024: Run-off to be held 30 August to 15 September
Dear IISL Members, The IISL Elections 2024 for Board and Officers were successfully held between 15 June and 15 July 2024. Participation in this years’ elections by IISL members in nominating and supporting candidates, and voting, was exceptionally high and we thank everyone for their participation in making the IISL Elections 2024 a truly democratic […]
Manfred Lachs Space Law Moot Court Competition - Statements of Facts for 2025 released
IISL has released the Statements of Facts and Summary of Agreed Statements of Facts for the 2025 Manfred Lachs Space Law Moot Court Competition Case: Admetus v CronusCase Concerning the Legality of Space Activities in Conflicts Find our dedicated page for the 2025 MLSLMCC here:
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 […]
Academics at Durham Law School and St Andrews University launch global online survey on contact with extraterrestrial intelligence
The survey is available in four languages (English, German, French and Spanish), with additional invitations in Arabic and Chinese. For the invitations containing further information and the links to the survey see the link below.
Register for IISL Happy Hour #16
Dear IISL members, We hope you are having beautiful summer vacation. The 16th IISL Happy Hour will be held on 1 August 2024, 1230-1330 (could be extended 1400) CEST. For this occasion, An IISL member and former COPUOS/ LSC chair, Dr. Nomfuneko Majaja will talk on “Space & Law: a South African Perspective including African […]
REMINDER:Take part in the 2024 IISL Elections!
Voting in the 2024 IISL Board Elections opened on 15 June and will remain open until July 15, 23:59 CEST. Be sure to take part in our 2024 Elections! Voting is open to all individual and institutional IISL Members in good standing. You can find more information on the elections as well as the candidates' profiles and […]
Call for participation in the IISL Working Group on the Future of the Moon Agreement
Dear Members, Prospective Members, and Friends of the International Institute for Space Law (IISL), We are pleased to invite you to participate in the newly established Working Group on the Future of the Moon Agreement. Working Group Overview In light of the ongoing efforts to set up a framework to govern the utilization of space […]
IISL member news: Limina Journal - Call for Papers
IISL Member Professor Michael Bohlander in his capacity as Volume Editor for the Limina – The Journal of UAP Studies invites IISL members to take notice of the call for papers for a special volume of the Journal. Please see details below. "Alien encounter narratives in judicial proceedings" Limina – The Journal of UAP Studies […]
Register for IISL Happy Hour #15
Dear IISL Members, The 14th Happy Hour of the IISL will be held on 12 June 2024, 12:45-13:45 (CEST). It is high time we got together again to exchange views on a timely and relevant space law issue, as well as updating ourselves as space law family members. The theme on 12 June is "the […]