Lachs Moot Competition

Since its inception by the International Institute of Space Law (IISL) in 1992, the Manfred Lachs Space Law Moot Court Competition has grown to cover four world regions: North America, Europe, Asia Pacific and Africa. More than 60 teams participate yearly in this competition. Registered teams get exclusive on-line access to papers of the IISL’s Colloquium Proceedings from 2005 to date. Also many useful and interesting documents are freely accessible through the resources page of this website.

Regional winners receive financial support to attend the World Finals. The IISL’s Lachs competition is particularly distinguished by the tradition of judges of the International Court of Justice presiding over and judging the World Final. The World Finals competition takes place within the framework of the IISL’s annual Colloquium, which is a contained event in the International Astronautical Congress held on a different continent each year. The Lachs competition offers an unparalleled learning experience to all teams at all levels in a fair and cordial environment.

	LACHS MOOT CALENDAR The latest version of the 2018 Calendar can be found here.
	LACHS MOOT PROBLEM The latest version of the 2019 Problem can be found here.
	OFFICIAL RULES The latest version of the Lachs Moot rules can be found here. Please note that some Lachs Moot regions have their own rules.
	AFRICAN REGION COMPETITION About the African region of the Lachs Moot competition Registration Form for the African region
	ASIA PACIFIC REGION COMPETITION About the Asia-Pacific region of the Lachs Moot competition 2018 Registration Form for the Asia-Pacific region If you cannot access or complete the above registration form, please contact lachsmoot-asiapacific@iislweb.org for registration details. Deadline Extended: 22 January 2018 Rules of the Asia-Pacific regional round
	EUROPEAN REGION COMPETITION About the European region of the Lachs Moot competition Registration form for the European region
	NORTH AMERICAN REGION COMPETITION About the North American region of the Lachs Moot competition 2019 Manfred Lachs North America Registration 2018 Supplemental Rules for North America (2018 edition applies in 2019)