Ernst Leo Albin Fasan (12 August 1926 – 20 July 2021) was an Austrian lawyer and a recognized authority in space law, including metalaw.
[1] Fasan published numerous papers on problems of space law, including metalaw and the scientific Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI).
[2][3] Fasan was a practicing attorney when in 1958 he helped to establish the Permanent Committee on Space Law of the International Astronautical Federation.
Fasan was elected to the IISL board of directors in 1962 and also subsequently served as an officer of the organization.
[5] In June 2008, as an honorary director, Fasan was among those representing the IISL when it was granted Permanent Observer status[usurped] before the United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (COPUOS).