Sep 26
It is so difficult to accept that professor Luboš Perek left us at the age of 101 – we were so accustomed to having his sharp comments and a friendly smile around us! After Vladimír Kopal, another prominent Czech expert in space and space law is leaving our rows. Luboš Perek was born in June …
Sep 08
Our newsletter for July and August 2020 is now available. Highlights include: News and Announcements Update on IAC 2020 The 2021 Manfred Lachs Space Law Moot Court Competition problem Latin America permanently becomes 5th region in the Manfred Lachs Space Law Moot Court Competition Member News To read the newsletter, please visit here. If you …
Aug 25
The International Institute of Space Law (“IISL”) Board of Directors is pleased to announce that by unanimous vote, it has approved Latin America as its 5th Region. Latin America joins the North American, European, Asia Pacific and African Regions. Regional winners receive financial support to attend the World Finals. The IISL’s Lachs competition is particularly …
Aug 16
The International Institute of Space Law is delighted to announce that the problem for the 2021 Manfred Lachs Space Law Moot Court Competition has now been released and is published on the Institute’s website (please see here). The case between the (fictional) States of Proclivia and Asteria involves the activities of ‘mega’-constellations of small satellites, …
Aug 06
The original plans changed after 1,600 authors confirmed their interest in uploading their online videos and papers (!). IAC has contacted all the authors directly and adjusted their original format on the basis of the responses. The cyber edition of IAC will be transmitted 12-14 October, the sessions are afternoon only (Paris time) so that …
Jul 27
Our newsletter for June 2020 is now available. Highlights include: News and Announcements African Regional Round of the Manfred Lachs Space Law Moot Court Competition – Results Asia-Pacific Regional Round of the Manfred Lachs Space Law Moot Court Competition – Results European Regional Round of the Manfred Lachs Space Law Moot Court Competition – Results …
Jul 27
The publishing house Eleven International Publishing has extended their special pricing offer for IISL members until the end of 2020. The offer concerns the Essential Air and Space Law Series, the Proceedings of the International Institute of Space Law (IISL) series, the IISL Proceedings Online, and Space Law: Basic Legal Documents. IISL members receive a discount of …
Jun 15
Our newsletter for May 2020 is now available. Highlights include: News and Announcements IISL Board Election 2020 Report on UNITAR’s Space Law Workshop Space Café WebTalk Recap: IISL President Kai-Uwe Schrogl On The Challenges Of Space Law To read the newsletter, please visit here. If you have items for the newsletter, please contact the editorial team of the …
Jun 09
Dear IAF Community, On Wednesday 3 June 2020, an extraordinary session of the Bureau of the International Astronautical Federation (IAF) was chaired by Pascale Ehrenfreund, IAF President. Following the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent lockdown, the IAF Bureau reviewed and approved the updated calendar of the forthcoming editions of the International Astronautical Congress (IAC). You are …
