ORIGINS OF INTERNATIONAL SPACE LAW AND
THE INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF SPACE LAW OF
THE INTERNATIONAL ASTRONAUTICAL FEDERATION
by Stephen E. Doyle
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ORIGINS OF INTERNATIONAL SPACE LAW AND THE INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF SPACE LAW OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASTRONAUTICAL FEDERATION
by Stephen E. Doyle, 2002, 146p., published by Univelt, Inc. for the IISL, Soft Cover $30.00
(Member Price: $25.00; IISL, AAS, BIS, DGLR, NSS, SSI, SF, Planetary Society and Mars Society members may take the discounted rate), ISBN 0-912183-17-9

This work introduces the origins of writing on international space law and its early development. Beginning with legal works early in the 20th century, this work traces developing literature, organizational formation, and gradually increasing international cooperation in the development of international space law. The decade of the 1950's was a period of gradually increasing international cooperation in astronautics. This work describes relevant activities in that decade. It also traces origins of the International Institute of Space Law (IISL) and describes the backdrop of the early development of the International Astronautical Federation, listing all meetings of both organizations held from 1950 to 2002. The study then describes the purposes, programs, roles, and structure of the IISL, and includes Annexes containing membership rosters, history of Institute awards given, and the Institute's current Statutes and Bylaws.
 
 
 

Table of Contents Page Acknowledgements -------------------------------------------------------------- viii

Foreword -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ix

I. Background and the International Astronautical Federation 1

    1. Early Commentary on Space Law 1
    2. Post War and Pre-IAF (1945-1950) Commentary on Space Law 15
    3. Laying Foundations of the International Astronautical Federation 20
    4. Founding of the IAF and Expanding Commentary (1949-1957) 22
    5. Emergence of Spanish Language Commentary 35
    6. Japanese Commentary Emerges 59
    7. Beginning of the International Institute of Space Law 80
II. Organization and Management of the Institute ----------------- 93

A. Purposes of the Institute 93

B. Composition and Membership of the Institute 94

C. Board of Directors 94

    1. Activities of the Institute 96
- Annual Colloquia 96

- The Manfred Lachs Space Law Moot Court Competition 99

- Institute Publications and Website 100

- Cooperation with the United Nations 101

- The Institute and the Teaching of Space Law 106

- Bibliographies on Space Law 107

- Legal Terms in Astronautics 108

 III. The Institute’s Resources -------------------------------------------- 108

IV. Relations with Other Institutions ---------------------------------- 109

    1. International Law Associations ---------------------------------------- 109
    2. Academic Institutes ----------------------------------------------------- 110
C. Regional Meetings ------------------------------------------------------ 110 V. Awards ------------------------------------------------------------------ 111

VI. The Future of the Institute ----------------------------------------- 111

ANNEXES

Annex 1 The Permanent Legal Committee of the IAF (1959) ---------- 113

Annex 2 Members of the Institute (2002) --------------------------------- 121

Annex 3 Statutes of the Institute ------------------------------------------- 127

Annex 4 Recipients of IISL Awards --------------------------------------- 135

TABLES

Table 1: Congres