Yearbook of the International Institute of Space Law
Founded in 1960, the International Institute of Space Law (IISL) is an independent non-governmental organisation dedicated to fostering the development of space law. The membership of the Institute is composed of individuals and institutions from more than forty countries elected on the basis of their contributions to the field of space law, or other social sciences related to space activities. Since 1992, the IISL has also organized the Manfred Lachs Space Law Moot Court Competition. The competition is based on a hypothetical space law case, written by IISL members, in which student teams from Europe, North America, Asia Pacific and Africa participate. The IISL is an official observer at sessions of the United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (COPUOS) and organizes a variety of conferences on space law throughout the year. It publishes an annual volume of Proceedings with Brill/Nijhoff.
Yearbook of the International Institute of Space Law 2025