IISL Working Group on the Future of the Moon Agreement is initiated and coordinated by IISL Director Fabio Tronchetti.
Working Group Overview
In light of the ongoing efforts to set up a framework to govern the utilization of space resources as well as the plans to return to Moon, the Working Group on the Future of the Moon Agreement, under the auspices of the International Institute of Space Law (IISL), aims at exploring the contribution that the Agreement can give to this process. Despite the limited number of States Parties to it, the Moon Agreement remains the only existing international treaty specifically designed to regulate human activities on a celestial body, hence it seems worth to reflect upon the lessons to be learned from its drafting history and provisions and its relevance in today’s space environment.
Ongoing work of the Working Group
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 observers to provide contributions on elements for an initial draft set of recommended principles for space resource activities.
The Invitation Circular as well as the IISL Working Group on the Future of the Moon Agreement's response can be viewed and downloaded below.
Call for participation
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.
For more details, please find the Call for participation below.
Archive
- Submission of the Working Group on the Future of the Moon Agreement to UN COPUOS
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 observers to provide contributions on… Read more: Submission of the Working Group on the Future of the Moon Agreement to UN COPUOS - IISL Board of Directors Fall Meeting held
14 October 2024. The IISL Board of Directors met on the first day of IAC, ahead of the start of the IISL Colloquium, in Milan, Italy. At its Fall Meeting, traditionally held on the first day of IAC, the IISL Board had on its agenda: updates from the IISL Membership Committee, from the IISL Election… Read more: IISL Board of Directors Fall Meeting held - 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… Read more: Call for participation in the IISL Working Group on the Future of the Moon Agreement - IISL Board Member Fabio Tronchetti represents IISL
IISL Board Member Fabio Tronchetti represented the IISL in his capacity as IISL representative to IAA on matters related to the Moon Farside Protection and as Member of the IISL Board. The presentations were held recently during the First IAA Symposium on Moon Farside Protection and the European Interparliamentary Space Conference Workshop. During the 1st… Read more: IISL Board Member Fabio Tronchetti represents IISL
