The International Institute of Space Law (IISL) has released the Problem for the 21st Manfred Lachs Space Law Moot Court Competition in 2012. Also, the Manfred Lachs Trophy has now found a permanent home in the Peace Palace, the seat of the International Court of justice (ICJ).
The student competition is based on a hypothetical space law dispute before the International Court of Justice (ICJ). Preliminary competitions will be held between March and June 2012 in North America, Europe and the Asia Pacific. A new African regional round is being planned for 2012. The winning teams of the regional rounds will meet in the World Finals in Naples, Italy in October 2012 during the annual IISL Colloquium on the Law of Outer Space, in the framework of the International Astronautical Congress (IAC). The Final Round is traditionally judged by three judges of the International Court of Justice.
The “Case concerning On-orbit Collision, Non-cooperative Satellite Removal, and Damages”, is available at http://www.iislweb.org/docs/2012problem.pdf.
The 2012 Problem challenges the students to research and debate the legal issues posed by space debris including mitigation and removal measures, and the use of satellites as a tool to combat natural disasters on Earth.
The contact details for the Regional Rounds are:
Asia Pacific: Dr. Yuri TAKAYA (Ms.) - lachsmoot-asiapacific@iislweb.org
Europe: Mr. Raphael Milchberg - lachsmoot-europe@iislweb.org
North America: Dr. Milton (Skip) Smith - lachsmoot-northamerica@iislweb.org
More information about the competition can be found at: http://www.iislweb.org/lachsmoot
More information about the IISL can be found at: http://www.iislweb.org/.
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