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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 and objectives of the IISL AI Working Group were to: The Working Group had eight members and was initiated and Read more…

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Register for IISL Happy Hour #18

The 18th and first IISL Happy Hour in 2025 will be held on 30 January (Thursday) 12:30 -13:30 CET. Dr. Olavo Bittencourt, a board member of the IISL will make a presentation titled “the risks of space law fragmentation” for the first part of the Happy Hour. Then, attendees will exchange views and update as a space law family the residual time.

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Note for IISL members wishing to submit a paper for IAC Sydney 

IPC members Lesley Jane Smith and Catherine Doldirina have the following advice to those wishing to submit abstracts to this year’s IAC Sydney.  Category E, Space and Society, IISL E.7: Abstracts for IISL should be submitted under. IISL own sessions are listed under E7.    Submission Deadline: 28th February 2025 prior to midnight CET. Even although this end of February deadline is generally always extended by the IAF around one week prior to expiry, we do not recommend relying Read more…

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Seasonal Greetings

Dear IISL Members,The year is coming to an end and we would like to extend our heartfelt best wishes to all of you and wish you a successful 2025! Thank you for your interest and continued engagement and for making IISL successful and offering a valuable contribution to the space (law) world! As a special seasonal gift to all of you, we are very happy to share with you the link to our newest publication. Read more…

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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 elements for an initial draft set of recommended principles for space resource activities. The Invitation Circular as well as the Read more…

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IISL General Assembly in 1 hour!

Dear Members, The IISL General Assembly will take place virtually on 14 December at 13:00 h UTC / 14:00 Paris time. IISL Members in good standing have received by email a link to join the meeting and the agenda in the week before the meeting (Subject: IISL General Assembly Meeting; sent on 11 December 2024). Please find the agenda below. Kind regards, The IISL Team

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IISL General Assembly to be held on 14 December 2024

Dear IISL Members, The next IISL General Assembly will be held on 14 December, 14:00 h Central European Time (Paris). The event will take place virtually and the meeting link as well as the agenda for the Assembly will be distributed to Members on good standing. The General Assembly will address the activities of IISL since the last assembly, the work of the IISL Committees and Officers, operational matters of IISL, as well as the Read more…

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IISL President speaks at UN Conference on Space Law and Policy

21 November 2024. IISL President Kai-Uwe Schrogl was invited to speak today at the 2024 United Nations Conference on Space Law Policy in Vienna, Austria, taking place from 19 to 21 November 2024. The UN Conference on Space Law and Policy is part of a long-standing series of capacity-building organizing over 15 workshops and conferences on space law and policy, organised by the UN Office for Outer Space Affairs. This year the Office has moved Read more…

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IISL President and Members speak at AALCO Webinar on Space Law for Emerging Space Actors

20 November 2024. IISL President Kai-Uwe Schrogl as well as several IISL members were invited to participate today in the Webinar on Space Law for Emerging Space Actors, organised by the Asian-African Legal Consultative Organization (AALCO). The webinar aims to explore the significance of space law-making for new entrants to the space sector, examine how the experiences of mature space powers in Asia, Europe, and North America can inform these processes, and emphasise the importance Read more…

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