RESOURCES
Access to IISL papers for all registered teams
All registered participants in the Manfred Lachs Moot Court Competition will be granted exclusive access for the duration of the competition to IISL Colloquium papers (from 2005 to date), from the International Astronautical Congress archive.
Please request your login and password to access the server from your regional organiser.
We are grateful to our partner the IAF for making this possible.
Sample Memorials and World Finals Videos
Sample Memorials
Memorials for each year’s winning team may also be found in the Proceedings of the IISL Colloquium.
The following memorials are from opponent teams in the World Finals.
MEMORIALS
Note that these sample memorials cannot be printed or copied.
VIDEOS
STUDENT GUIDANCE
Here is a text that may help to guide students to prepare memorials and oral arguments.
Here is another guide for students: http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/ECSL/SEM4FBQ3K3E_0.html
An article on how to prepare memorials was also published by the Journal on Space Law. The name of the article is Doyle S., Preparing Written Briefs for International Law Competitions: A Primer. Journal of Space Law, 2005, vol 2, p. 447-457 (in e-format p. 206-216). You may find the journal here: www.spacelaw.olemiss.edu/JSL/Back_issues/JSL%2031-2.pdf
For Spanish speakers, there is a ‘Preparation Guide for the Lachs Competition’ prepared by the Mexican students, under supervision of their faculty advisors, that participated in the 2016 NA Regional. You can find it here.
USEFUL LINKS
Journals and other Publications on Space Law and Policy
International Court of Justice. The site maintains an online database of its decisions, plus information related to what is in its docket.
www.unoosa.org/
Nearly 1000 documents from the Official Records of the United Nations. In this first round you will currently find documents from the negotiation history of the 1963 Declaration; Outer Space Treaty; Rescue Agreement; Liability Convention
www.oosa.unvienna.org/oosa/SpaceLaw/index.html
United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs. Legal studies and background documents on various aspects of space law.
www.unoosa.org/pdf/reports/ac105/AC105_636E.pdf
Cumulative index of the Proceedings of IISL Colloquia, 1958-1994 (UN, 1996, V.96-81142-March 1996).
www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_audio.aspx
This page contains audio recordings of all oral arguments heard by the Supreme Court of the United States and can help non-English speaking students to improve their listening skills for the oral arguments.
rescommunis.wordpress.com/
Space law blog, University of Mississippi School of Law
www.spacepolicyonline.com/pages/
News, information and analysis about space programmes
www.ila-hq.org/en/committees/index.cfm/cid/29
International Law Association (ILA) Space Law Committee.
www.spacenews.com
This site provides discussion of current space law issues.
www.spacelaw.olemiss.edu/JSL_backissues.html
online available full volumes of the Journal of Space Law, from 1973 to 2007.
www.space-institute.org/resources/
The London Institute of Space Policy and Law webpage has a links list to major space organizations.
www.iislweb.space/publications.html
Here are links to access IISL Newsletters, Statements by the IISL Board of Directors and whole proceedings of IISL/ECSL Symposia organized for the delegates of the Legal Subcommittee of UN-COPUOS
www.espi.or.at
European Space Policy Institute Publications: Books, Reports (library) and ESPI Perspectives
www.iafastro.org
International Astronautical Federation
http://iaaweb.org/content/view/229/356/
International Academic of Astronautics: studies, position papers on space science and activities and more.
www.planetaryprotection.nasa.gov
Information on NASA’s planetary protection and astrobiology research.
www.nasa.gov
National Aeronautics and Space Administration, U.S.
www.hq.nasa.gov/office/hqlibrary/pathfinders/legspace.htm
NASA’s legislative research and space law
www.esa.int
European Space Agency
www.esa.int/SPECIALS/ECSL/
European Centre for Space Law
www.jaxa.jp/index_e.html
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
www.jaxa.jp/library/space_law/intro_e.html
JAXA’s space law page
NATO Cooperative Cyber Defense Centre of Excellence
Free e-book entitled “Peacetime Regime for State Activities in Cyberspace”, including a chapter on Space Law and Unauthorised Cyber Activities.
Governing the Geostationary Orbit: Orbital Slots and Spectrum Use in an Era of Interference
Note de l’Ifri, janvier 2014
www.spacedaily.com/
Space Daily has many interesting articles and links on space science and activities
www.marsdaily.com/
Articles and useful links on Mars science and activities
www.spaceref.com/
Articles on space activities, research and programmes
www.thespacereview.com/
Essays and commentary about space programmes
www.spacesafetymagazine.com/
News, comments and more on how to make outer space a safer place to work and explore.
Air and Space Law (Kluwer)
Annals of Air and Space Law (McGill University)
Journal of Air Law and Commerce
Journal of Space Law
Proceedings of the International Institute of Space Law (IISL)
Revue Française de Droit Aérien et Spatial (RFDAS, Pédone) (in French)
Space Policy (Elsevier)
Zeitschrift für Luft- und Weltraumrecht (ZLW) in German (with selected articles in English and French)