The 10th Annual Eilene M. Galloway Symposium on Critical Issues in Space Law was held during December 2015. The resulting report entitled: Through the Looking-Glass of Time: What has been Achieved and Where it Leads has been made available. Download the 2015 Galloway Report here
Category Archive: 2015
Dec 31
58th Colloquium on the Law of Outer Space (2015)
The 58th Colloquium on the Law of Outer Space took place in Jerusalem, Israel during October 2015. Every year at the International Astronautical Congress, the IISL holds its Colloquium. Each IISL Proceedings issue contains selected papers that have been accepted for the Colloquium concerned, as well as reports of the Standing Committee on the Status …
Dec 04
December 2015 newsletter
The International Institute of Space Law published a newsletter during December 2015. The newsletter is aimed at the IISL membership, keeping those interested in space law informed about the latest news from the Institute and about developments in space law in general. If you have items for the newsletter, please contact the editorial team of …
Dec 03
Recent national space lawmaking in the USA
On 25 November, U.S. President Barack Obama signed into law the so-called Commercial Space Launch Competitiveness Act (H.R. 2262). For the text, see https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/2262/text. The law encompasses four titles: Spurring Private Aerospace Competitiveness and Entrepreneurship (acronym: SPACE) Commercial Remote Sensing Office of Space Commerce Space Resource Exploration and Utilization. Title I essentially amends the Commercial …
Nov 10
November 2015 newsletter
The International Institute of Space Law published a newsletter during November 2015. The newsletter is aimed at the IISL membership, keeping those interested in space law informed about the latest news from the Institute and about developments in space law in general. If you have items for the newsletter, please contact the editorial team of …
Nov 06
2015 Standing Committee Report
At the meeting of the IISL Board of Directors held at Brighton, United Kingdom, in October 1987, the Board decided to create a standing committee of the Institute to prepare and submit at each annual Colloquium a report on the status of agreements relating to activities in outer space. Institute members who can contribute substantively …
Oct 21
2015 Lachs Moot Court winners
The Lachs Moot competition World Finals were held at the Crowne Plaza Jerusalem Hotel at the International Convention Center in Jerusalem, Israel, on October 15, 2015. Total participating universities numbered 58 in the four regions. The 2015 Moot Court Problem, “Case Concerning Planetary Defense” (SPIDR v. URA)”, was written by Dr Frans G. von der Dunk …
Oct 04
October 2015 newsletter
The International Institute of Space Law published a newsletter during October 2015. The newsletter is aimed at the IISL membership, keeping those interested in space law informed about the latest news from the Institute and about developments in space law in general. If you have items for the newsletter, please contact the editorial team of …
Sep 15
September 2015 newsletter
The International Institute of Space Law published a newsletter during September 2015. The newsletter is aimed at the IISL membership, keeping those interested in space law informed about the latest news from the Institute and about developments in space law in general. If you have items for the newsletter, please contact the editorial team of …