Corporate entities and other institutions actively engaged or otherwise interested in the field of space law or other social or scientific aspects related to space activities, may be nominated for Institutional Membership of the Institute by a Director or by three individual Members in good standing of the Institute. Each Institutional Member has one vote. Institutional Members may have a maximum of three contact person(s) for purposes of communications with the Institute.
Current institutional members of the IISL:
The China Institute of Space Law (CISL) was founded in 1992 by five institutional members, which include China’s former Ministry of Aerospace Industry, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs,the former Commission of Science and Technology, the former Commission of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense (COSTIND), and the Chinese Academy of Sciences. CISL is now co-sponsored by China National Space Administration (CNSA) and China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC), with due support from other founding members and regular members.
CISL has been serving China’s space law professionals through solid capacity building, and has organised nationwide studies in space law/policy. CISL’s academic activities have not only provided considerable consultancy support for China’s space diplomacy, space legislation and space industry development, but also have greatly helped the multi-disciplinary integration process in bridging the gap between space law academia and space industry community.
As an active promoter of the rule of law philosophy in the space industry, CISL has also done tremendous work to engage and inspire students and young space professionals through various outreach programmes. CISL has been serving as China’s national round organiser of the Manfred Lachs Space Law Moot Court Competition since 2003, with an ever-increasing number of participating universities and students. CISL serves as an effective coordinator for the IISL-related events on the Local Organising Committee for the 64th International Astronautical Congress (IAC) in Beijing in September 2013.
CIDA-E was created in 1975, as a Uruguayan state organisation with the following objectives:
- to study and to promote the study of aeronautic and space issues;
- to disseminate the results of its researches and studies;
- to advice and collaborate with the Uruguayan Air Force, the Civil Aviation Authority and other public and private organisations linked with aerospace issues.
- In addition the Center has promoted the approval and ratification of several aeronautic and space treaties:
It has set up Uruguay’s position in these areas in many international organisations (COPUOS, CEA, ITU, ICAO, etc.) and under its auspices, Uruguay became a Member of COPUOS.
The European Space Agency (ESA) is Europe’s gateway to space. Its mission is to shape the development of Europe’s space capability and ensure that investment in space continues to deliver benefits to the citizens of Europe and the world.
ESA is an international organisation with 22 Member States. By coordinating the financial and intellectual resources of its members, it can undertake programmes and activities far beyond the scope of any single European country.
ESA’s job is to draw up the European space programme and carry it through. ESA’s programmes are designed to find out more about Earth, its immediate space environment, our Solar System and the Universe, as well as to develop satellite-based technologies and services, and to promote European industries. ESA also works closely with space organisations outside Europe
McGill University’s Institute of Air & Space Law and its research arm, the Centre for Research in Air & Space Law, have a rich history of education, public service and scholarship.
Since 1951, the Institute has trained 1,000 specialists in air and space law from all over the world. Today, the IASL is undoubtedly the most prominent and decorated educational and research institution in the world in the domain. Its loyal graduates today serve in some of the highest legal positions in the bar, the industry, and governmental institutions in some 120 nations around the world.
The Romanian Space Agency (ROSA) was established in 1991 and reorganised by a Government Decision in 1995 as an independent public institution under the auspices of the Ministry of Research and Technology (actually, the Ministry of Education, Research, Youth and Sport). ROSA is the national co-ordinating body of the space activities.
The missions of ROSA are to promote and coordinate development and national efforts in the field, and, as a Government representative, to promote international cooperation. In particular, ROSA is authorized to establish research and development centres oriented on specific objectives of the Romanian Space Programme. ROSA is developing its own research and development projects.
On behalf of the Government, ROSA is the national representative in the cooperative agreements with international organizations, such as European Space Agency (ESA) and Committee on Space Research (COSPAR), as well as bilateral governmental agreements. Together with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, ROSA is representing Romania in the sessions of the United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Use of Outer Space (COPUOS) and its Subcommittees.
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