After the IISL General Assembly P.J. Blount took over as the newly elected Executive Secretary and Emeline Inocente began her tenure as the Assistant Executive Secretary. P.J. Blount is currently a Research Fellow in Cybersecurity Regulation and Governance at SES and the University of Luxembourg, a position funded by an Industrial Fellowship grant from Read more…
The IISL is pleased to announce the publication of a book celebrating its 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 Read more…
The 72nd International Astronautical Congress will be held in Dubai, UAE, from 25 to 29 October 2021. The 2021 IISL Colloquium focuses on how the latest technological developments are impacting the development of the law of outer space, and on whether space law should embrace new fields of activities, such as cyber, within its scope. The 2021 IISL Colloquium Read more…
This memorial was authored and shared with the IISL by Marcia Smith. It was originally posted on 24 December 2020 on Space Policy Online. JoAnn Clayton Townsend, former director of the Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board (ASEB) at the National Academies and an AIAA Fellow, passed away last night from congestive heart failure. Read more…
[MEMBERS ONLY] The IISL is now accepting nominations for the 2021 #IISLAwards. Each year, IISL recognizes eminent and extraordinary contributions and services to the field of space law, and the advancing of broader objectives of the Institute through the prestigious IISL annual awards. The annual awards are given out in Read more…
Our newsletter for November and December 2020 is now available. Highlights include: Joann Clayton Townsend (1935-2020) News and Announcements 60th Anniversary Book Published First IISL Happy Hour IISL Welcomes New Secretariat IISL Knowledge Constellation Launched Russian IISL Members Hold New Year Essay Competition 15th Annual Galloway Symposium Calendar Member News To read the Read more…
14 February 2021. Yesterday, on 13 February 2021, IISL launched a new communication format for its members: the “IISL Happy Hour”. It responds to the increasing desire of members to interact and the good experience made with virtual formats by the Institute, as recently the first virtual General Assembly. The Read more…
The 72nd International Astronautical Congress will be held in Dubai, UAE, from 25 to 29 October 2021. The 2021 IISL Colloquium focuses on how the latest technological developments are impacting the development of the law of outer space, and on whether space law should embrace new fields of activities, such Read more…
The Responses to the Requests for Clarification of this year’s Manfred Lachs Space Law Moot Court Competition have been published! You can find them on the Lachs Moot page: This Year’s Competition and linked directly here and here.