IISL convenes Working Groups on current issues of space law and space law development. These Working Groups are initiated by our members and membership of a working group is open to IISL members as well as in certain instances, to non-IISL members.
Find below information on our past and current Working Groups.
Reports of our Working Groups can be found under IISL Publications.
IISL Working Group reports and documents
IISL Working Group on Legal Aspects of AI in Space The Working Group on Legal Aspects of AI in Space's Final Report entitled "Balancing Innovation and Responsi…
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Current Working Groups
For more information on the IISL Working Groups below, visit there individual pages.
IISL Working Group on Next steps in STM
On-going work by the group coordinated by IISL members Maruska Strah and Yu Takeuchi. Working Group Overview Proposing a Workplan on STM for the UNCOPUOS LSC a…
IISL Working Group on SETI and Law
The Working Group is currently restructuring. More information coming soon... Archive
IISL Working Group on the Future of the Moon Agreement
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 o…
IISL Working Group on Legal aspects of AI in space
The Working Group is closed. Working Group Overview The IISL AI Study Group, initiated and coordinated by IISL member Tuana Yazici, is dedicated to exploring t…
IISL Working Group on Pluralistic Governance and International Space Law
Working Group Overview The expansion of outer space activities, including resource extraction and satellite deployment, necessitates a re-evaluation of existin…
Past Working Groups
IISL Working Group on Light Pollution
The Working Group is closed. Background of the Working Group At the Spring Meeting of 2021, the Board of Directors of the International Institute of Space Law …
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- IISL publishes Report of IISL Working Group on Legal Aspects of AI in Space
More recent developments of a widespread use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) are affecting many areas of human life on Earth, as well as human activities in outer space. In April 2024, the Board of Directors of IISL agreed to form a new ‘Working Group on on Legal Aspects of AI in Space’. The primary aims… Read more: IISL publishes Report of IISL Working Group on Legal Aspects of AI in Space - 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 - Call for Participation - Working Group on Indigenous Law and Governance and Non-State Peoples' Law and Governance in International Outer Space Law
Working Group Overview The expansion of outer space activities, including resource extraction and satellite deployment, necessitates a re-evaluation of existing legal frameworks to ensure globality and inclusivity. This Working Group, under the auspices of the International Institute for Space Law (IISL), aims to address these emerging challenges and opportunities and contribute to the ongoing evaluation… Read more: Call for Participation - Working Group on Indigenous Law and Governance and Non-State Peoples' Law and Governance in International Outer Space Law - IISL holds lunchtime events at IAC 2024
15/16 October 2024. During this year's IAC in Milan, IISL held two informative lunchtime events at the side of its annual Colloquium on the Law of Outer Space. The events were open to IISL members as well as IAC participants. On Wednesday, 16 October 2024, IISL hosted a General Counsel Roundtable, providing the participating experts… Read more: IISL holds lunchtime events at IAC 2024 - 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