At the 69th International Astronautical Congress in Bremen, Germany, the International Institute of Space Law (IISL) organized the Final Rounds of the 2018 Manfred Lachs Space Law Moot Court Competition. Altogether, world-wide teams participated in the four Regional Rounds. As the outcome of the pleads, an African team – made up of students from the …
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The first Manfred Lachs Moot Court Competition was held in 1992. Participation in the Competition has steadily increased over the years, and now sees a large number of teams from leading law schools in each of the regions. Currently, around 60 teams register each year to participate in the Manfred Lachs Space Law Moot Court Competition and numbers continue to grow. The winners of each region gather for the world finals in September or October, held in conjunction with the International Astronautical Congress and the IISL Colloquium on the Law of Outer Space. The winner of the World Final is presented with the Manfred Lachs Trophy. In addition to the Trophy, awards are also given at the world finals for the best memorials and the best oralist.
Aug 31
2019 Manfred Lachs Space Law Moot Court Case
The case Suniza v Azasi concerns the use of space resources for military purposes. Additional issues are presented regarding the use of abandoned lunar facilities, and liability for damages resulting from an explosion on the Moon. The parties have agreed to submit their dispute to the International Court of Justice for resolution. Lachs Moot Court …
Feb 01
Responses to Requests for Clarification Now Posted for 2018
Attention participants of the 2018 Manfred Lachs Space Law Moot Court Competition: the Author’s Responses to Requests for Clarification to the Problem are now posted! 2018 Responses to Requests for Clarification 31 Jan 2018
Oct 03
2017 Lachs Moot Court winners
At the 68th International Astronautical Congress in Adelaide, Australia, the International Institute of Space Law (IISL) organized the Final Rounds of the 2017 Manfred Lachs Space Law Moot Court Competition. Altogether, world-wide 74 teams participated in the four Regional Rounds. The World Finals on 28 September 2017 were judged by one former Member and two …
Sep 10
2018 Lachs Moot Case Revised
Due to circumstances which arose after the case was posted, it was decided to make a change to two names used in the problem to avoid any misunderstandings. These changes do not alter the substance of the case, which can be found below. 2018 Lachs Moot problem 2018 Timeline
Aug 31
2017 Lachs Moot – Adelaide, Australia
The Manfred Lachs Space Law Moot Court Competition, organised annually by the International Institute of Space Law (IISL) will take place during the International Astronautical Congress in Adelaide, Australia. There, the winning teams of the four regional competitions in North America, Africa, Asia Pacific and Europe will meet to compete for the World Finals held …
Feb 21
25 Years of the Manfred Lachs Space Law Moot Court Competition
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, …
Feb 10
Manfred Lachs Space Law Moot Court Competition – Responses to Requests for Clarification
The 2017 Manfred Lachs Space Law Moot Court Competition committee has issues the Responses to Requests for Clarification (Perovsk v. Titan). Download here
Sep 30
2016 Lachs Moot Court winners
The World Finals were held at the Paraninfo Enrique Diaz de León, University of Guadalajara, in Guadalajara, Mexico, on 29 September 2016. Total participating universities numbered 58 in the four regions. The 2016 Moot Court Problem, Case Concerning Space Debris, Commercial Spaceflight Services and Liability (Banche v. Rastalia) was written by Prof. Yun Zhao (China). …
Aug 15
2017 Lachs Moot problem
The 2017 Lachs Moot problem has been published. The case involves a dispute between Perovsk and Titan, historically peaceful neighbours on Earth, who find themselves in an emotionally charged conflict on the Moon involving lunar facilities, liability for damage, and space mining. Several novel aspects are involved including a withdrawal from the Outer Space Treaty …
