See below for the most recent news of the IISL.
Nov 07
Our newsletter for September and October 2020 is now available. Highlights include: News and Announcements In Memoriam IISL Manfred Lachs Space Law Moot Court Virtual World Finals 2020 – Results IISL Manfred Lachs Space Law Moot Court Virtual Semi-Finals 2020 – Results A ‘Demonstration’ Virtual Round for the IISL Manfred Lachs Space Law Moot Court …
Nov 03
IISL President Kai-Uwe Schrogl gave a SpaceWatchGL interview concerning the Artemis Accords. The interview can be accessed here.
Nov 03
Ambassador (Professor) Aldo Armando COCCA: A Space Law Pioneer beyond the skies (1924-2020) In Memoriam. We have the sad duty to announce the passing of Ambassador (Professor) ALDO ARMANDO COCCA on 13 August 2020, in Buenos Aires, at the grand age of 96. Ambassador Cocca was a member of the IISL Board of Directors for …
Oct 28
Moot Court Finals were held on Friday, 23 October 2020 at 3 pm (CEST). Pleading the case of Valenkova v SaRidia were the National Law University, Delhi (Asia-Pacific) and the University of Vienna (Europe). Shubh Arora and Abhishek Jain argued on behalf of NLU Delhi (Applicant). Hristina Talkova and Rosanna Hoffman argued on behalf of …
Oct 12
The 71st International Astronautical Congress opened today. Watch the welcome remark of IISL President Kai-Uwe Schrogl here: Your browser does not support the video tag. Enjoy!
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, …
