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2024
IISL invited to deliver Keynote speech at ITU Sustainability Forum

IISL President Kai-Uwe Schrogl gave a Keynote speech at the ITU Sustainability Forum, which took place on 10 and 11 September 2024 in Geneva. His presentation can be found below. The ITU Space Sustainability Forum brought together a wide range of stakeholders, also highlighting the longstanding efforts ITU is taking in guaranteeing sustainability in the uses […]

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2024
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 […]

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2024
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 […]

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2024
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:

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2024
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 […]

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2024
IISL Happy Hour #16 held

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 to chat and report on […]

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2024
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.

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2024
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 […]

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2024
2024 IISL Elections - voting period closed

The Voting Period for the IISL 2024 Elections is now closed and the links to the voting forms are disabled. We thank all members who took part in the elections! The Election Committee will publish the results of the elections soon.

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2024
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 […]

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