13 May 2023
Inmarsat boss calls for urgent action to reduce space debris
... drew parallels with the development of the environmental movement and said space sustainability needed a similar multi-faceted approach. International Institute of Space Law (ISSL) President Kae-Uwe Schrogl referred to “out-dated and unenforceable...
12 October 2016
‘Asgardia’ to become the first new Space Nation
...for any damage that occurs internationally and in outer space. The project is creating a new framework for ownership and nationhood in space, which will adapt current outer space laws governing responsibility, private ownership and enterprise so they...
March 2016
Space Mining – the Reality of Tomorrow?
... legal and regulatory status of such undertakings. These efforts include the McGill University Air and Space Law Institute ‘Global Space Governance Study’ that devotes a chapter to this topic. From a practical rather than a legal viewpoint it would...
August 2016
Polish Space Agency pursues task of developing country’s space expertise
... many challenges. Among the most important ones are coordinating and leading discussions between the space industry and space law and policy in order to increase Poland’s participation in the international sphere. It must also create conditions for...
September 2017
Call for Australia to head back into space
...He was legal advisor to the Australian Defence Space Coordinating Office and chaired inter-departmental and international working groups in respect of strategic space law. His thesis topic for his Master of Laws degree at McGill University was on the...
April 2024
ROOM at the 74th International Astronautical Congress
... the auspices of the International Academy of Astronautics (IAA) and the International Institute of Space Law (IISL) means that, even though the space community prides itself on being ‘cohesive’ and ‘all-inclusive’, engineers rarely talk to lawyers...
