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IISL Happy Hour #15 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 14th IISL Happy Hour, Dr. Quentin Verspieren, Assistant Professor of Public Policy at The University Read more

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IISL member news: Limina Journal – Call for Papers

IISL Member Professor Michael Bohlander in his capacity as Volume Editor for the Limina – The Journal of UAP Studies invites IISL members to take notice of the call for papers for a special volume of the Journal. Please see details below. “Alien encounter narratives in judicial proceedings” Limina – The Journal of UAP Studies | Special Volume | Call for papers Volume editor Professor Michael Bohlander Chair in Global Law and SETI Policy| Durham Read more

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Register for IISL Happy Hour #15

Dear IISL Members, The 14th Happy Hour of the IISL will be held on 12 June 2024, 12:45-13:45 (CEST).  It is high time we got together again to exchange views on a timely and relevant space law issue, as well as updating ourselves as space law family members. The theme on 12 June is “the Zero Debris Charter” as the world’s most ambitious technical vision of space debris mitigation and remediation to date.   The speaker Read more

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IISL 2024 Elections – nominations period closed

The nominations period for the 2024 IISL Elections has come to an end, and we would like to sincerely thank all members who participated – through being nominated, or through supporting nominations – this year. The Election Committee will publish the names of nominees for the vacant positions soon. The voting period will take place between 15 June and 15 July 2024.

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IISL at UN Space Conference in Portugal

15 May 2024. IISL’s President spoke at the UN/Portugal conference “Management and Sustainability of Outer Space Activities” (conference site here). This conference was held in view of the UN Summit of the Future in autumn and built on the Policy Brief on space in preparation of it. IISL’s President Kai-Uwe Schrogl gave a presentation (download below) on IISL‘s contributions to the management and sustainability of outer space activities and offered to make IISL available for anyfollow-up of the Summit of the Read more

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2024 IISL Board Elections Season opened

Submit your candidacy or nomination until 15 May 2024 The IISL Election Committee, currently comprising Leslie I. Tennen, George D. Kyriakopoulos, and Olga Volynskaya, invites IISL members to take part in the 2024 IISL Board Elections. Positions available All IISL Members in good standing are entitled to put themselves forward for the following elected positions on the Board: One of the Institute’s Vice President function is currently vacant. The names of the IISL Directors whose Read more

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IISL President participates in 2024 China Space Conference

On April 25, the 2024 International Symposium on the Rule of Law in Outer Space was held in Wuhan, China during the course of the 2024 China Space Conference. The China Space Conference is held since 2018 and now is the most influential space event in China and a high-end platform for promoting international space cooperation. As one of the most vibrant events, the International Symposium on the Rule of Law in Outer Space aims Read more

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Statements at the 2024 UNCOPUOS Legal Subcommittee

In March and April 2024, the International Institute of Space Law proudly showcased its expertise at the UN COPUOS in Vienna, Austria 🇦🇹 Our very own Maruška Strah, Co-Chair of the Space Traffic Management Working Group, delivered insightful speeches to the Legal Subcommittee of UN COPUOS. She summarised 2023-2024 IISL activities, shared news about scholarship and publications and described how the IISL contributes to the conversations on STM in global fora. March 2024 Statement: http://www.unoosa.org/documents/pdf/copuos/lsc/2024/Statements/5_International_Institute_of_Space_Law.pdfApril 2024 Statement: http://www.unoosa.org/documents/pdf/copuos/lsc/2024/Statements/12_IISL.pdf Additionally, Olavo Bittencourt Neto participated in Read more

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