Become an ECSL Member
Our Membership:
ECSL Members are at the core of the Centre and all of its work. They help promote, foster and enhance space law and policy across Europe and beyond. ECSL Membership has grown steadily as our activities continue to reach a wider range of people in not only different geographic areas, but also across industry, academia and more. It is truly an interdisciplinary network of motivated space (law) enthusiasts.
Signing up for membership allows you to participate in a variety of events, competitions, workshops and seminars. Furthermore, it allows for a great networking experience and can contributes to keeping you up to date on everything space law related in Europe. The Centre would not exist without its members, as you are part of the decision making process, especially by having a vote at the General Meeting of Members.
Benefits of membership:
The events and activities organised by the ECSL are focused on academia and industry, thus appealing to a large variety of members.
The main activities include:
- The Practitioners' Forum
- The IISL-ECSL Symposium at the UN COPUOS
- European Rounds of the Manfred Lachs Space Law Moot Court Competition
- Summer Course on Space Law and Policy
- Young Lawyers' Symposium
- ESA/ECSL Executive Course on Space Law and Regulations
- ECSL Members' Happy Hour
- Coordinated events with National Points of Contact
- Bi-monthly ECSL Newsletter
In addition to the ability to participate in these activities, the ECSL offers a number of services, including access to ECSL resources and networking opportunities with fellow members.
As a matter of policy, it is understood that certain publications and other information on ECSL activities will be distributed only to members. Furthermore, participation to certain ECSL events is also only open to ECSL members.
*Who can become a member
The ECSL Charter stipulates (Article 1 Paragraph 3) that Membership of the Centre is only open to natural and legal persons from ESA Member States, Associate Member States and Cooperating States, who are interested in the development of space law and who accept the Charter.
For instance, members may be: European Institutes and other academic bodies, individual academics, and members of European national administrations and space organisations; ESA itself and its staff, other European international institutions, or persons therefrom; persons from European private-sector organisations and European law firms; and private individuals.
Should you not fulfil the above mentioned criteria, then find more information on how to become a "Friends of the ECSL" here.
How to become a member:
To become a Member, please complete (i) the membership requirements* (ii) fill out the application form here and pay the membership fee.
Membership runs annually from 1st January - 31st December. In order to get the most out of your membership it is therefore advisable to sign up earlier rather than later in the year.
Please note that due to data protection reasons, you will need to re-apply for your ECSL Membership on a yearly basis.
3 types of membership are available:
| Student (€20): | Individual (€50) | Institutional (€800) |
| Who? - Students who attended the ECSL Summer Course are granted automatic free membership for the year after their participation. - Students who participate in the Moot Court Regionals are granted automatic free membership for the year after their participation in the oral rounds. |
Who ? - This includes industry representatives, space agency personnel, lawyers, academics and other professionals. - Events like the Practitioner’s Forum are reserved for ECSL members. |
Who? - A company, university, law firm or other organisation may become an Institutional Member. - Institutional membership allows one Representative member and up to four Delegates from within the organisation to attend and participate in ECSL events and receive membership benefits. - Institutional members are also reserved a spot for one representative to attend the Executive Course on Space Law and Regulations. |
For more information:
European Centre for Space Law
ECSL c/o ESA
24 rue du Général Bertrand
CS 30798
75345 Paris CEDEX 7 France
E-mail: ecsl@esa.int
Telephone: +33 (0) 1 53 69 73 53
