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IASL students visit ICAO

On April 3rd, 2024, the Institute’s students had the opportunity to visit ICAO Headquarters. ICAO Secretary General, Mr. Juan Carlos Salazar (IASL LL.M., 1999)  and Mr. Michael Gill, the Director of the Legal Affairs and External Relations Bureau, spent the morning giving the students a lecture about the main bodies of ICAO, the work of the ICAO Legal Committee, and how ICAO helps their Member States address climate change.

Published: 4 Apr 2024

Research Group on African Air and Space Law launched

This is only the first step. The McGill Institute of Air and Space Law is thrilled to announce the take-off of the Research Group focusing on air and space law in Africa! Thank you to the Co-Director, Prof.

Published: 8 Mar 2024

CTC Moot Court a Success

The McGill Institute of Air and Space Law is happy to annouce the success of the Cape Town Convention Moot Court 2024.

Published: 7 Mar 2024

Volume 48 of the Annals of Air and Space Law published

The Institute of Air and Space Law is pleased to announce the publication of Volume 48 of the Annals of Air and Space Law (2023).

Published: 14 Feb 2024

IASL students visit Air Canada HQ

On 18 January 2024, this year's IASL cohort had the unique opportunity to explore the Air Canada headquarters during an insightful career field trip. Hosted with warm hospitality and guidance from Air Canada employees, the students were treated to an exclusive tour of various facilities, including the crew training facilities, the dangerous goods department, and call centre operations.

Published: 24 Jan 2024

Recent Publication by Professor Ram Jakhu and Nishith Mishra

The Institute of Air and Space is pleased to announce the publication of a research essay by our Prof. Ram Jakhu and IASL Doctoral Candidate, Nishith Mishra titled ‘The Beginning of the End of International Space Law’. This Chapter has been published in a collection of essays honouring Prof. Dr. Siegfried Wiessner, and has been published as part of a book titled “Human Flourishing: The End of Law” which has been edited by Prof. W. Michael Reisman & Prof. Roza Pati.

Published: 14 Nov 2023

Erin & John Collins Arsenault Space Fellowships announced

🌠 Exciting Opportunity: Erin & John Collins Arsenault Space Fellowships 🚀

 

Join the McGill Institute of Air and Space Law with our prestigious fellowships:

 

Erin & John Collins Arsenault Doctoral Fellowship: $9,500CAD for the DCL program (1 to be awarded).

Published: 3 Nov 2023

9th McGill Annual Strategic Space Law Course a success

On 24-27 October 2023, the McGill Institute and Centre for Research in Air and Space Law held the ninth edition of the Annual Strategic Space Law Course online. Organised in cooperation with Spectrum Space Security Inc., headed by IASL graduate Mr. Gilles Doucet, and coordinated by Managing Editor of the McGill Manual on International Law Applicable to Military Uses of Outer Space Mr. Kuan-Wei Chen, the Course this year attracted over fifty participants from across the globe.

Published: 1 Nov 2023

IASL Associate Director attends Cape Town Convention Conference in Cambridge

On 27 September, IASL Associate Director, Prof. Donal Hanley presented a paper on Leasing and the Cape Town Convention at the Cape Town Convention Academic Conference hosted by Professor Louise Gullifer at Jesus College, Cambridge, together with Professor Ignacio Tirado, Secretary General of UNIDROIT and Jeffrey Wool, Secretary General of the Aviation Working Group.

Published: 7 Oct 2023

IASL Co-Director Prof. Andrea Harrington in Washington DC

On 26 September, IASL Co-Director Prof. Andrea Harrington travelled to Washington DC to provide a lecture about the development and use of international institutions with a focus on space security and space safety to a cohort of students enrolled in the Master of International Public Policy program at the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies campus.

Published: 26 Sep 2023

From Welcome to Au Revoir

Welcome Luncheon for the New Cohort

Published: 13 Sep 2023

Changes at the Helm of the IASL

The McGill Institute of Air and Space Law is pleased to announce that Prof. Vincent Correia and Professor Andrea Herrington have commenced their appointment as Co-Directors of Institute as of today, August 1st. They take over the helm of the IASL from Prof. Donal Hanley, who has ably and thoughtfully steered the affairs of the Institute as Interim Director over the past year.

Published: 1 Aug 2023

Competition Law Seminar on Enforcement vs the Policy Goal of an International Aviation Hub

On 18 July 2023, the Institute hosted a guest seminar by Professor Jae Woon (June) Lee, LLM (Air & Space Law) ’05, of the Chinese University of Hong Kong.

Published: 19 Jul 2023

First Major McGill Manual Engagement Event held in Berlin

On 21-23 June 2023, the Directorate-General of Legal Affairs of the German Federal Ministry of Defence hosted the Conference on the “McGill Manual on International Law Applicable to Military Uses of Outer Space” (MILAMOS). The three-day event was organised at the Federal Academy for Security Policy (Bundesakademie für Sicherheitspolitik, BAKS), and held at the historic Schönhausen Palace in Berlin, Germany.

Published: 29 Jun 2023

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