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McGill University's Institute of Air and Space Law has a rich history of education, public service and scholarship. Its loyal graduates today serve in some of the highest legal positions in the bar, the industry, and governmental institutions in some 120 nations around the world. Read more...
Annals of Air and Space Law - Vol. XXXVI (2011)
The latest edition, Volume XXXVI, is available.
To order your copy, use the Order Form (2011) [.pdf].
APRIL 19-21, 2012
McGill University/PEOPIL CONFERENCE ON AVIATION LAW & INSURANCE
The Law Society, 113 Chancery Lane, London
This event will now be held in London, UK. The Program and registration form [.pdf] were updated reflect this change.
This event brings together world-leading aviation liability and insurance experts to address the following topics:
- Recent developments in aviation liability and insurance
- Jurisdiction & forum non conveniens
- Comparative interpretations of the Montreal Convention of 1999 from Europe and the US
- Air carrier liability under the antitrust and competition law s
- Criminal liability and accident investigations
- Consumer protection regulation
- Forum non conveniens dismissals of jurisdiction and how the cases are handled in European Courts
Updated 3 Feh. 2012: Program and registration form [.pdf]
SAVE THE DATES! 25 – 29 April 2012
WORKSHOP AND INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON LAW & REGULATION OF AIR TRANSPORT & LAW OF SPACE APPLICATIONS
National Law University, New Delhi, India
Being organised by:
• McGill University, Institute of Air and Space Law, Montreal, Canada
• National Law University, New Delhi, India
• International Foundation for Aviation, Aerospace & Development,
(India Chapter)
For more information, see the Workshop & International Conference on Law & Regulation of Air Transport - Draft of 6 Nov. 2011 [.pdf] or contact Joyeeta Chatterjee, LL.M. candidate at the IASL.
International Galileo Governance and Liability Workshop - Bruxelles, May 27, 2011
On 27 May 2011, the Idelux Galaxia Business Park in Transinne hosted an international meeting concerning the Galileo European Programme for Global Navigation Services in the presence of 35 experts, on the topic: "International Governance and Liability of the Galileo programme". As a reminder, Galileo is a satellite navigation programme, the European counterpart of the American GPS system.
This workshop was organised by Eutralex Aerospace Consulting within the
framework of the space application developments being encouraged on the
Galaxia Business Park, with the support of McGill University's Institute of
Air and Space Law and Idelux. 
International Governance and Liability of the Galileo programme. 27 May 2011
8th Annual Space Security Index - Montréal, April 8 and 9, 2011
Participants to the 8th Space Security Index - Montreal, April 8 and 9, 2011
IASL Team wins first place in 2011 Sarin Leiden International Air Law Moot Court Competition in Dubai
McGill IASL Team won 2011 Sarin-Leiden International Air Law Moot Court in Dubai - Left to right: H.E. Mohammed A. Ahli (Director General of Dubai Civil Aviation Authority), Joseph Wheeler (Grad. Cert.), Mithun Pemmaiah (LL.M.) and Auguste Hocking (LL.M.)
IASL annual report
Read our IASL Annual Report 2009-10 [.pdf], where Professor
Paul Stephen Dempsey, Director of the IASL, reviews the work of the Institute
during the 2009-2010 university year.
