Proceedings of the International Institute of Space Law 2013

This volume contains the proceedings of the 56^th Colloquium on the Law of Outer Space held in Beijing, China in September 2013, including the 28^th IAA-IISL Scientific-Legal Roundtable, as well as the papers presented at the IISL-ECSL Space Law Symposium held on the occasion of the 52^nd session of the Legal Subcommittee of the UN Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space in Vienna, Austria in April 2013, and the report of the 8^th Eilene M. Galloway Symposium on Critical Issues in Space Law, held in Washington D.C., United States in December 2013. It also contains the report and best written memorials of the World Finals of the 22^nd Manfred Lachs Space Law Moot Court Competition.