Announcement
IISL 2024 Elections - nominations period closed
The nominations period for the 2024 IISL Elections has come to an end, and we would like to sincerely thank all members who participated - through being nominated, or through supporting nominations - this year. The Election Committee will publish the names of nominees for the vacant positions soon. The voting period will take place […]
2024 IISL Board Elections Season opened
Submit your candidacy or nomination until 15 May 2024 The IISL Election Committee, currently comprising Leslie I. Tennen, George D. Kyriakopoulos, and Olga Volynskaya, invites IISL members to take part in the 2024 IISL Board Elections. Positions available All IISL Members in good standing are entitled to put themselves forward for the following elected positions […]
IISL Board of Directors adopts Resolution on Committee Chair Term Limits
During its Spring Meeting 2024, the IISL Board of Directors adopted a resolution concerning the length of term of Chairs of its committees. The Resolution was adopted during its Board Meeting on 27 April 2024. The text of the resolution can be viewed and downloaded below.
2024 China Space Conference: Announcement of International Symposium on the Rule of Law in Outer Space
Update 18 April 2024: The live link is as follows: Symposium on the Rule of Law in Outer Space Netmeeting software: ZOOM, Conference number: 835 6507 7116, Password: 2024 On April 25, the 2024 International Symposium on the Rule of Law in Outer Space will be held in Wuhan, China during the course of the […]
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 […]
Register for IISL Happy Hour #13
Dear IISL members, We will have a next IISL Happy Hour on 18 November 2022, 16:00-17:00 CET. The theme is the review of IAC. IAC-22 was held 18-24 September in Paris. Many of us, IISL members attended IAC and involved with various activities including especially making a presentation and/or exchanging views at the IISL Colloquium. […]
Register for IISL Happy Hour - Special edition
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 significant contributions to the theory of international law […]
IISL Happy Hour #11 held
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 presentation is entitled “A […]
IISL Officers issue statement on Ukraine war
The IISL Officers have issued a statement regarding the ongoing Russo-Ukranian war. The statement can be found and downloaded below.
Register for IISL Happy Hour #11
We are happy to announce the 11th IISL Happy Hour to be held on 12 March. IISL Happy Hour consists of two parts. The first 30 minutes is for presentation and discussions and the latter half is reserved for updating and casual exchanged of views among IISL space law family members: Time 11:30-12:30 UTC, 12 […]