Six Decades of Space Law and its Development(s) - 1960-2020
The IISL published a book celebrating the 60th anniversary of the Institute. "The International Institute of Space Law: Six Decades of Space Law and its Development(s) (1960 - 2020)" was edited by Prof. Stephan Hobe and includes a wealth of information on the history of the IISL and its contribution to the development of space law globally.
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30 Years of IAA/IISL Scientific-Legal Roundtables
This publication from 2016 provides a look back at the 30 IAA/IISL Scientific-Legal Roundtables at the International Astronautical Congresses starting with the first one in 1977 up to 2015. The Scientific-Legal Roundtables highlight the importance of interdisciplinary work in the field of space and constitute a steady basis for a high-quality and well-attended exchange at each International Astronautical Congress (IAC).
This publication is an update of the publication five years earlier ("25 Years of IAA/IISL Scientific-Legal Roundtables"). New topics were addressed, such as Space Debris Remediation, Optical Communications, Space and the Polar Regions, Preventing Abuse of Satellite Data, and Universities as Actors in Space.
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International Geophysical Year (IGY) Report
The IISL together with its partners IAF and IAA has produced this report on the International Geophysical Year, published in 2012.
The IGY was a global co-operation for the scientific study of various geophysical aspects and phenomena of the Earth and near-earth space. The programme included numerous disciplines collecting data in world-wide co-operation during the period from 1 July 1957 to 31 December 1958. A limited group of countries agreed to an extended programme of related data collection through 31 December 1959, which extension was known primarily in the US as the International Geophysical Cooperation 1959, or IGC-59.
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New Perspectives on Space Law
New Perspectives on Space Law (Mark J. Sundahl & V. Gopalakrishnan, eds. 2011). This is the first e-book published by the IISL and contains the papers of the participants in the Young Scholars Session of the 53rd Annual Colloquium on the Law of Outer Space held in 2010 in Prague, Czech Republic.
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The Law of Outer Space, An Experience in Contemporary Law Making
On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the International Institute of Space Law, the IISL republished "The Law of Outer Space, An Experience in Contemporary Law Making" by ICJ Judge Manfred Lachs. The new edition was edited by Prof. Tanja Masson-Zwaan and Prof. Stephan Hobe and published by Nijhoff/Brill in 2010. More information is available in the brochure below and the book can be purchased with the publisher.
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The IISL - A Brief History
International Institute of Space Law of the International Astronautical Federation – A Brief History (1958-1982) by E. Pépin, Honorary President, 1982 (AIAA). The book has been republished by the IISL in ebook format in 2013.
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IISL Colloquia at the International Astronautical Congress
Manfred Lachs Space Law Moot Court Competition
The First 25 Years
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