Category Archive: ebook

Oct 23

IISL Proceedings 2016

The latest edition of the Proceedings of the International Institute of Space Law is now available for order from Eleven Publishing.  This volume contains the proceedings of the 59th Colloquium on the Law of Outer Space held during the IAC in Guadalajara, Mexico in September 2016, as well as the papers presented at the IISL-ECSL …

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Dec 18

Manfred Lachs Space Law Moot Court Competition – The First 25 Years

This book celebrates 25 years of the Manfred Lachs Moot Court Competition of the International Institute of Space Law. It contains information grouped by year, including summaries of the Problems, names of participating schools, winners, runners up, best memorial and best oralist winners and more. There are numerous photos showing the hard work of students, …

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May 17

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). This has been republished by the IISL in ebook format. Download International Institute of Space Law of the IAF – A brief History (1958-1982),

Nov 04

International Geophysical Year (IGY) report

The IISL together with partners the IAF and IAA have produced this report on the International Geophysical Year. The IGY was a global co-operation for 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 1 July 1957 …

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Oct 07

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. New Perspectives on …

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Dec 03

The Law of Outer Space, An Experience in Contemporary Law Making

The IISL republished The Law of Outer Space, An Experience in Contemporary Law Making by Judge Manfred Lachs. The new edition was edited by Prof. Tanja Masson-Zwaan and Prof. Stephan Hobe and published by Nijhoff/Brill. See brochure and website.

Nov 07

25 years of IAA/IISL scientific-legal round tables

A look back at the 25 IAA/IISL Scientific-Legal round tables at the International Astronautical Congresses in this latest IISL ebook. 25 years of IAA/IISL scientific-legal round tables

Dec 15

Space Law: a Bibliography – 1958-1994

Space Law: a Bibliography, a cumulative index of the Proceedings of IISL Colloquia, 1958-1994 (UN, 1996, V.96-81142-March 1996). This Bibliography contains a cumulative index of the Proceedings of IISL Colloquia, 1958-1994, searchable by author and by topic. Space Law: A Bibliography can be downloaded here.

Jun 06

Origins of international space law, the IISL and IAF

Origins of International Space Law and the International Institute of Space Law of the International Astronautical Federation, S. Doyle, Honorary Director, 2002 (Univelt, ISBN 0-912183-17-9) Origins of international space law