Pioneers of Space Law A Publication of the International Institute of Space Law

The International Institute of Space Law (IISL), founded in 1960, is an independent non-governmental organisation dedicated to fostering the development of space law. Membership 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. In addition, prospective membership is open to students and young professionals with a demonstrated interest in space law.
The IISL holds several conferences on space law around the world each year, including the Colloquia on the Law of Outer Space, and publishes annual Proceedings. It also organises the Manfred Lachs Space Law Moot Court Competition, judged by members of the International Court of Justice, since more than twenty years.
On the occasion of its 50th anniversary in 2010, Martinus Nijhoff published a new edition of The Law of Outer Space: an Experience in Contemporary Law-Making by Manfred Lachs, edited by the IISL.

Stephan Hobe is Professor of International Law, European Law and International Economic Law at the University of Cologne, and Director of the Institute of Air and Space Law of the University of Cologne. He is a member of all the important international institutions in the field of air and space law, like the International Institute of Space Law, the European Centre for Space Law and the International Academy of Astronautics. Professor Hobe has authored approximately 250 papers on Public International Law and Air and Space Law. Inter alia he is co-editor of the Cologne Commentary on Space Law (Carl Heymanns Verlag), a comprehensive three volume commentary on the entire international space legislation.