On 24 April, the Third “IISL Happy Hour” was held, which started as a new communication format to interact and share good experiences among the IISL members in February 2021. This time, 20 IISL members participated. The series of the IISL Happy Hour is going to be coordinated and hosted by Vice President Setsuko Aoki. This is a monthly 60-minutes program and in the first half of the Happy Hour, a presentation is given and Read more…
IISL President Kai-Uwe Schrogl gave a presentation at the GALIX Inaugural Congress held on 18 to 19 March 2021 . His presentation was held during Session 2 on ‘New Space Security Concerns’ and is entitled ‘The role of space law in maintaining safety and security in outer space’ (available here).
On 20 March, the Second “IISL Happy Hour” was held, which started as a new communication format to interact and share good experiences among IISL members in February 2021. The series of the IISL Happy Hour is coordinated and hosted by Vice President Setsuko Aoki. This is a monthly 60-minutes program and in the first half of the Happy Hour, a presentation is given and discussed and in the second half, members are invited to Read more…
The sessions of the 2020 Colloquium on the Law of outer space were held online: IISL Young Scholars session and Dr. Jasentuliyana Keynote lecture by a leading space law expert Moon and Mars Settlement: Open Legal Issues Legal Implications of Evolving Remote Sensing Technologies Application of space law to cyber activities – Report National space law developments with particular focus on the Middle East region E3.5. 35th Joint IISL/IAA Roundtable: Autonomous Intelligent Systems in Space: Read more…
The 2019 IAC was held in Washington, D.C. The sessions of the 2019 COLLOQUIUM ON THE LAW OF OUTER SPACE were: 1. Dr. Jasentuliyana Keynote lecture by a leading space law expert and IISL Young Scholars session2. Dispute Settlement in Space Law: Are We Ready for the Commercial Challenge?3. National Space Legislation – Harmonisation and Enforcement4. Space Traffic Management: From Space Situational Awareness and Space Surveillance and Tracking to developing Rules of the Road5. Space Read more…
15th Annual IISL Eilene Galloway Memorial Symposium on Critical Issues in Space Law was held on 16 December 2020 as a virtual event. The topic was Space in the Year of the COVID-19 Pandemic. The Program included: Welcome & Keynote: Kai-Uwe Schrogl, President, IISL (presentation available) Session 1 – Moderator: Joanne Gabrynowicz, Editor-in-Chief, Emerita, Journal of Space Law Guoyu Wang, Professor, Beijing Institute of Technology, ChinaFritz Merkle, Life Director, U.S. Space Foundation, Advisor OHB Se, GermanyGopal V. Krishnan, Advisor, Centre for Air & Space Law, Gujarat Read more…
In December 2020, a New Year essay competition for students from universities of Russia and other CIS countries was held to foster interest in space law during the pandemic. The competition replaced a traditional all-Russian meeting for IISL members and friends, which could not be convened last year due to the Covid-19-related restrictions. The organization of the competition was provided by IISL Board member Elina Morozova and IISL individual member Yaroslav Vasyanin with the support of IISL institutional member RUDN University (Russia). Students were asked to describe a legal problem Read more…
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 the Luxembourg National Research Fund. He also serves as an adjunct Professor in the Ll.M. in Air and Space Law at the University of Mississippi 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 to the development of space law globally. The IISL would like to thank the Secure World Foundation for generously supporting the printing of physical copies of the volume!
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 session titles are: IISL Young Scholars session and Dr. Jasentuliyana Keynote lecture by a leading space law expert International cooperation on the way to the Moon Read more…