Contact
Email the IISL Latin America Representative: lachsmoot-latinamerica@iisl.space
Regional Organiser: Dr. Jairo Becerra - email
Assistant Regional Organiser: Laura Gamarra LL.M. - email
About the Latin American Regional Round
The Board of Directors of the IISL has approved Latin America as its 5th Region by unanimous vote. Latin America joins the North American, European, Asia Pacific and African Regions represented in the Manfred Lachs Space Law Moot Court Competition. Regional winners receive financial support to attend the World Finals.
The IISL’s Lachs competition is particularly distinguished by the tradition of judges of the International Court of Justice presiding over and judging the World Finals.
The World Finals take place within the framework of the IISL’s annual Colloquium, which is a part of the International Astronautical Congress held on a different continent each year. The Manfred Lachs competition offers an unparalleled learning experience to all teams at all levels in a fair and cordial environment.
Latin America demonstrated through test rounds the last two years that there is sufficient interest in Latin American law schools to sustain a viable Regional competition. The IISL congratulates the Latin American Regional Organizer, Professor Jairo Becerra, and Assistant Regional Organizer, Professor Laura Gamarra, from the Universidad Católica de Colombia, and all those who worked to achieve this objective.
Funding for travel of the winning Latin American team to the World Finals is provided by the Space Network for Latin America and the Caribbean – ReLaCa ESPACIO.
Information on this year's MLSLMCC Case
For general information on this year's Moot Court Case, please visit: https://iisl.space/index.php/manfredlachs2024/.
Registration and payment (closed)
Registrations for 2024 are closed.
Resources
More information is available on the website of the Universidad Católica de Colombia here: https://www.ucatolica.edu.co/portal/ronda-latinoamericana-de-la-manfred-lachs-space-law-moot-court-competition/ (external link).
Official Rules
The Latin American Regional Round of the Manfred Lachs Space Law Moot Court Competition is governed by the Offical Rules of the Manfred Lachs Moot Court Competition. The Official Rules were last updated in 2022 and are available below.
More information can be found here: https://iisl.space/index.php/mlmc-official-rules/.
Archives
- Manfred Lachs Space Law Moot Court Competition Finals successfully held in Milan
The 2024 Finals of the Manfred Lachs Space Law Moot Court Competition were successfully held in Milan. The Finals took place at the Palazzo Emilio Turati, the site of the Milan Chamber of Commerce. The Competition was organised by the IISL Moot Court Committee, comprised of Steven Freeland (Chair), Leslie I. Tennen (Co-Chair), Martha Mejia-Kaiser… Read more: Manfred Lachs Space Law Moot Court Competition Finals successfully held in Milan - 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: - The 2024 Latin American Regional MLSLMCC - Photo impressionsThe 2024 Regional Round of the Latin American Region of the Manfred Lachs Space Law Moot Court Competition was successfully held. The event was organised by the Universidad Católica de Colombia. This year's Latin American rounds of the Manfred Lachs Moot Court were held in Jaén, Spain, on May 8-9, 2024, bringing together teams from… Read more: The 2024 Latin American Regional MLSLMCC - Photo impressions
- Latin American Regional Round of the MLSLMCC
The Latin American Rounds of the Lachs Moot Court will take place at the Office of the Secretary of Foreign Affairs on April 11 and 12, 2023, as part of the ReLaCa annual meeting. Teams from across the region will participate.
