Faculty Elected to International Institute of Space Law Board

22 Oct 2014    

The International Institute of Space Law (IISL) Board of Directors was voted upon by Institute members in early September 2014. Advisory Board member and Adjunct Professor Dennis Burrnett was elected IISL Treasurer and Professor Frans von der Dunk was elected to an IISL Director position.

According to their purpose statement, "the purposes and objectives of the Institute include the cooperation with appropriate international organizations and national institutions in the field of space law and the carrying out of tasks for fostering the development of space law. It also includes the studies of legal and social science aspects of the exploration and use of outer space and the holding of meetings, colloquia and competitions on juridical and social science aspects of space activities."

The General Meeting of Members convenes once a year during the Colloquium.