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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 the vote for two candidates for the ninth Director position. In accordance with the IISL Bylaws a run-off election is Read more…

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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 endeavour!  The IISL elections this year offered one open Vice-President position (IISL Officer) and nine open positions on the IISL Read more…

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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 the Honorary Directorship in 1994, recognizing his outstanding contribution to space law. Judge Vereshchetin was an enthusiastic supporter of IISL’s Read more…

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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 their relevant activities. For the 16th IISL Happy Hour, Dr. Nomfuneko Majaja, Chief Director for Space Affairs at the Department Read more…

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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 Capacity Building in Space Law”.    She is CD Space Affairs; Africa Regional Coordinator: Manfred Lachs Space Law Moot Court Read more…

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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 the voting forms on our website at 2024 IISL ELECTIONS. Please note that there are two separate polls: the vote for IISL Vice-President Read more…

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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 resources as well as the plans to return to Moon, the Working Group on the Future of the Moon Agreement, Read more…

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