Yesterday, our Executive Council officially appointed Professor Christine Chinkin as Chair of the
#InternationalLawAssociation
, the first woman to hold this position. Congratulations and welcome, Christine! Sincere thanks to Lord Mance for his many years of service and leadership
Vale Judge James Crawford. A giant in the field of international law, he was a stalwart supporter of the International Law Association, previously serving as our Director of Studies. Our thoughts are with his loved ones.
#ScholarshipOpportunity
: The ILA is calling for law students and early career professionals to apply for scholarships to attend our 80th Biennial Conference in Lisbon, Portugal from 19 - 24 June 2022.
Deadline is 5pm (GMT) 31 January, more details here:
To mark the 150th Anniversary of the founding of the International Law Association
#ILA2023
, we are hosting a series of exciting events online and in Paris 🇫🇷. Further details and French version below 🔽
Our Portuguese Branch is delighted to confirm that the 80th Biennial ILA Conference
#ILA2022
will take place in Lisbon, Portugal from 19 - 24 June 2022.
The theme is 'International Law: Our Common Good'. Save the date for this major event in the international law calendar 🗓
As an organisation that is committed to equality and the rule of law, International Law Association adopts the following Guidelines for Gender Diversity of Conference and Panel Speakers, for application by its Regional Branches and Headquarters alike.
Warm congratulations to our Portuguese Branch on organising a stellar ILA biennial conference in Lisbon 🇵🇹
#ILA2022
We look forward to the next one in Delphi 🇬🇷 in 2024
It is our great pleasure to welcome you to the International Law Association's 150th Anniversary Celebration TODAY with the ILA Symposium 'Construire Domain/Build Tomorrow' at the Cité internationale universitaire de Paris!
@150ADIILA2023
@ILA_official
#internationallaw
#ilaparis
From expert panels exploring a diverse range of international law issues to a conference dinner at this gorgeous palace in Sintra,
#ILA2022
Lisbon really has it all.
Download the detailed program for more details and register today:
Day One of
#ILA2022
Biannual Conference in beautiful Lisbon is finally here! 🇵🇹☀️ We look forward to seeing so many of you - and encourage you to share photos and updates during the week using the hashtag above
#Callforpapers
: Our British Branch is hosting their (hybrid) Spring Conference on Friday 29 April on the theme "
#InternationalLaw
and
#ClimateChange
." Submit your abstract by 1 February for the opportunity to present on this fascinating and important topic.
Congratulations to Professor Galvão Teles for her election as Chair of the International Law Commission's Drafting Committee. It is the first time a woman has been elected to this post.
@PatrciaGalvoTe1
currently sits on the ILA Committee on International Law and Sea Level Rise.
In 2023, we are celebrating our 150th anniversary! In preparation, conference organisers are calling for individuals, particularly young scholars, to join a "Laboratory of Ideas" - the Call has now been extended to 31 March 2021:
@ILAADI150th2023
Want to read excellent reports of our Committees and Study Groups, before discussing the findings at the virtual ILA Biennial Conference (29 Nov to 13 December 2020)? They are now available:
Register for
#ILA2020
today:
Working from home and don't have access to certain materials? Or want to learn more about international law? The
#UnitedNations
Audiovisual Library of International Law provides high quality international law training and research materials free of charge:
Now happening
@LCIL2022
: our ILA Chair Professor Christine Chinkin in conversation with our Secretary Professor Antonios Tzanakopoulos
@ATzanakopoulos
The London Conference on International Law is co-hosted by our British Branch
Today the ILA Executive Council elected Dr Chantal Ononaiwu as their first
#DiversityandInclusion
Officer, whom shall serve on the ILA Management Committee for a 4 year term to advance this important approach. Congratulations and a very warm welcome, Chantal.
Another full day of high quality panel discussions on Tuesday @
#ILA2022
. Migration flows, atrocity prevention, rule of law as a common good and participation of local communities in cultural heritage governance were just a few valuable topics covered
From Space Law to Human Rights and International Monetary Policy and much more, the ILA Biennial Conference in Lisbon
#ILA2022
from 19 to 24 June is a highlight of the international law calendar.
Check out the detailed program and register today:
Today, the ILA Biennial Conference
#ILA2020
officially begins! With a rich programme spread from today until 13 December, there is plenty of time to register for fascinating discussion on topics ranging from nuclear weapons to intellectual property:
#CallforPapers
is now open for our 80th Biennial Conference, which is being held in Lisbon 🇵🇹 this June on the theme “International Law: Our Common Good”. Submit your 300 word abstract before 31 March 2022
What a wonderful first full day of
#ILA2022
in Lisbon yesterday. From panels on energy transition to use of force, and an evening reception at the beautiful Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Portugal. The full detailed program is available here:
The Japan Branch has decided to postpone the ILA 79th Biennial Conference in Kyoto. This decision was not taken lightly, but current realities make it necessary and health and safety of participants / staff are of the utmost importance. See full statement:
Warm congratulations to all 26 scholarship recipients for the ILA Biennial Conference
#ILA2020
. Our patron Bruce Mauleverer QC welcomed them today, before the conference starts tomorrow.
Several scholars also will appear on the Young Scholars Panels:
The deadline of 31 January is fast approaching ⏰ Apply today for a phenomenal opportunity for students and early career professionals in international law
#ScholarshipOpportunity
: The ILA is calling for law students and early career professionals to apply for scholarships to attend our 80th Biennial Conference in Lisbon, Portugal from 19 - 24 June 2022.
Deadline is 5pm (GMT) 31 January, more details here:
During the Closing Plenary of
#ILA2020
, we are now hearing from 3 of the 26 ILA scholarship recipients on their experiences of the conference: Julia Emtseva, Constantinos Yiallourides and Aylin Yildiz
Are you a graduate/post graduate student or a early career professional in international law? Scholarship applications for the ILA 79th Biennial Conference in Kyoto are now open! The deadline is 16 March 2020 👉
What to expect for International Law from the Biden Presidency? Join Professor José Alvarez (NYU) this Friday as he explores this timely topic, in a free webinar hosted by
@ILA_Australia
@brasil_ila
Register today:
Congratulations to Professor Antonios Tzanakopoulos (Secretary-General) and Professor Damilola Olawuyi (Vice-Chair) were also re-elected to their respective positions on the Management Committee
@Nigeria_ILA
Our Secretary General sits down with President Yusuf of
@CIJ_ICJ
to take questions from the audience on the role of international law in tackling global challenges like climate change, holding corporations to account and procedure of the ICJ
Our 80th Biennial Conference will take place in Lisbon, Portugal from 19 - 24th June 2022. Register now for exclusive early bird rates and to save your place for conference activites:
For the first time in the ILA's history, our biennial conference is going online! Sign up for excellent panels and an unprecedented opportunity to engage with our Committees and Study Groups
Events and Announcements - CfP Palestine Yearbook of International Law; Moscow Journal of International Law Best Paper Awards; International Law Association Conference
@ILA_official
This Thursday, join the first Committee sessions for
#ILA2020
, as we discuss the fascinating and timely findings of Committees on:
📚 Procedure of International Courts and Tribunals; and
😷 Global Health
Register today:
In 2023, we are celebrating our 150th anniversary! In preparation, conference organisers are calling for individuals, particularly young scholars, to join a "Laboratory of Ideas" - the Call has now been extended to 31 March 2021:
@ILAADI150th2023
Interested in learning more about the ILA Guidelines on Role of International Law in Sustainable Management of Natural Resources for Development, which were recently adopted at our 2020 Kyoto Conference? Read this blog to find out more:
Gorgeous reception at the Cité Internationale Universitaire de Paris! Felicitations à Catherine Kessedjian et Franck Latty
@150ADIILA2023
@ILA_official
Today, on the 100th anniversary of the founding of our Japanese Branch, it is especially fitting that we welcome Judge Shunji Yanai as our next global President
#ILA2020
. Warm thanks to his predecessor Dr Christopher Ward SC for his dedicated leadership over the last two years
Call for papers and poster presentations for
#ILA2020
Biannual Conference in Kyoto is now open. Any topic in the field of private or public international law is considered, yet preferably linked to the theme 'Bridging for the Future'
For more details:
Professor Christine Chinkin, addressing her first ILA Biennial Conference in her new role as Chair of the organisation and recalling the long history of international law in Portgual, especially noting the contributions of the Portuguese Branch. Welcome Christine!
@ILA_Australia
is hosting a free virtual seminar on
#COVID19
and public international law on 23 April. Natalie Klein will speak about State obligations & cruise ships, while
@DrCWardSC
will discuss the role of the World Health Organization. Register today:
The
#deadline
for paper and poster proposals for the International Law Association 79th Biennial Conference in Kyoto is 20 February 2020. The theme is "Bridging for the Future" - submit your proposal today:
"The importance of all these principles [of international law] is especially relevant in the current time." Statements from the ILA Chair Christine Chinkin (also below) and some of our regional branches are available here:
This week, the Executive Council elected Elena Athwal as the next Media Officer of International Law Association. She shall coordinate global communications with our 4,600+ members and the public at large to further understanding of and engagement with international law. 1/2
The ILA Executive Council has unanimously voted to amend the
#Diversity
Policy for Conference and Panel Speakers. A media statement and the updated policy are below.
Thank you for your interest in this important topic, and we look forward to your continued involvement in the ILA
Earlier this month, a new ILA Committee was created on "International Migration and International Law," with Vasilka Sancin and Thibaut Fleury Graff serving as co-chairs. Congratulations to all involved and we look forward to hearing your findings:
The ILA Executive Council, as the global governing body of the ILA, has adopted the following statement on the current and evolving situation in Ukraine.
Several ILA branches have also issued statements, available here:
Tomorrow (5pm GMT on 17 March), join the
#LeverhulmeLecture
with
@mccordonier
and Distinguished Experts Dialogue on Natural Resources, the Sustainable Development Goals and International Law. Register now:
Join our British branch this Friday for their online Spring Conference, as esteemed scholars and practitioners speak on "Synergy between the Law of Treaties and the Law of International Responsibility: So Far Apart but Still So Close". Register now:
The London Conference for International Law
@LCIL2022
- co-sponsored by our British Branch - is happening for a second time this October! Early bird registration is now open: save your place now to avoid disappointment:
Check out the preliminary program for
#ILA2022
Conference in Lisbon, Portugal from 19 to 23 June, exploring a rich range of issues in international law. Exclusive early bird rates close tomorrow on 13 May
Registration is officially OPEN for the ILA 79th Biennial Conference in Kyoto, Japan from 23-27 August 2020 🇯🇵 ⛩ Sign up as an ILA member today to enjoy an exclusive discounted rate
Register here ➡️
Wonderful, warm welcome to Lisbon at the first evening reception of
#ILA2022
, with many familiar and new faces alike 🥂🇵🇹
Photos over the coming days will be shared here:
Happening now: Our Global Chair Christine Chinkin welcomes delegates to
@ABILA_official
International Law Weekend and their milestone 100th annual meeting, and emphasises the importance of women's inclusion in peace, security and development
#ILA2022
Registration is open for
@Nigeria_ILA
(virtual) Spring Conference on 5 May! Experts will discuss
#ClimateChange
, Energy Transition and Looking Beyond the Earth's Future: Stakeholders' Role in Sustaining International Environmental Rule of Law:
🚨‼️Call for Candidates - ILA Director of Studies (DOS) March 2024
The ILA is seeking applications for Director of Studies (DOS).
Call for Candidates ✅
Application ✅
For further information, contact ILA HQ ✅
info
@ila
-hq.org
Some Sunday international law trivia: International Law Association and Institut de Droit International were both founded in Belgium during 1873, just one month apart. While the ILA was born in Brussels, the Institut had its genesis in Ghent.
Happening now @
#ILA2022
: discussions on business and human rights, use of force, rule of law and international investment law, and new technology and international law
📢 Registration is now OPEN for the ILA's 79th Biennial Conference, coming to you virtually from Kyoto, Japan (29 November to 13 December 2020).
For details about the programme and how to register:
Happy New Year from the ILA! We wish you an enjoyable and international law filled year
Some 2019 highlights are:
🇲🇪 Founding a Montenegro Branch
⚖ Creating a Study Group on Cross-Border Violations of Children's Rights
📚 4 major conferences in Portugal, Slovenia, Nigeria & USA
Alain Pellet, Président de l’Institut de Droit international | President of the Institute of International Law
@ILA_official
@150ADIILA2023
#ilaparis
Le droit international en pratique | International Law in Practice
Delighted to announce that Judge Abdulqawi A. Yusuf the President of the International Court of Justice announced will be a keynote speaker at The London Conference on International law. Conference Details and Early bird booking:
Full house today at the ILA Executive Council meeting in London 🇬🇧 Thank you everyone for your valuable contributions and we look forward to sharing the outcomes soon
Today concluded the substantive programme of
#ILA2020
, with the Closing Plenary on Sunday. 17 conference sessions alone saw 72,000 minutes (51 days) of streaming by participants. Warm congratulations and thanks to organisers, speakers and audience on this landmark conference
Roll on up, our Caribbean branch is co-hosting a fascinating virtual seminar on "The Role of the Caribbean in the Development of International Law"
🗓 Wednesday 18 November
🕚 11am (Barbados time)
✍ Register at
Our Hellenic Branch is hosting a virtual seminar (live on Zoom and Facebook) on "Delimiting the Mediterranean Blue" today at 7pm (EET). Click here for more details and to watch:
The
#deadline
for paper and poster proposals for the International Law Association 79th Biennial Conference in Kyoto is 20 February 2020. The theme is "Bridging for the Future" - submit your proposal today:
As Day Two of
@ABILA_official
International Law Weekend commences, these are the keynote and plenary sessions to look forward to, in addition to 35 panels spanning diverse fields of private and public international law ⬇️
#ILW2022
Less than 2 weeks remaining until
#ILA2022
in the beautiful city of Lisbon! Details of our distinguished speakers are now available on the detailed program - download and register today for a premier event of the international law calendar:
Hear about the valuable final report of the ILA Committee on Complementarity in International Criminal Law, which was delivered at the 2022 ILA Biennial Conference in Lisbon.
Read more about our committees and study groups here:
Sarah M.H. Nouwen’s
#CILRAP
Conversation on ‘positive
#complementarity
’ and the recent ILA report (): state of the art on co-operation with domestic criminal justice to enhance capacity and will to investigate and prosecute core international crimes.
#ICC
CALL FOR PAPERS: ILA Slovene Branch is hosting a Regional Conference from 27 - 30 June 2019 on beautiful Adriatic Coast ⛱ The theme is “Migration / international legal regulation”. Email max. 500 word abstract to papers
@ilaslovenia2019
.com by 11 January 💻
Happy International Women's Day 🌏 We are proud to recognise the valuable contribution of women to the field of international law, both past and present.
This weekend, the ILA Management Committee and Executive Council are meeting to discuss future developments for the organisation. We look forward to sharing the results of deliberations with you 🙌
Today, the ILA is hosting its first entirely virtual Executive Council meeting, with record participation from representatives of our 63 regional branches, co-opted members and our Management Committee officers. Welcome to new and old colleagues alike!
Join our Caribbean Branch's inaugural event for Young International Lawyers: a dialogue with Kamille Adair Morgan & Professor Dire Tladi on "The Right of Self-Defence against Non-State Actors in International Law." Watch the livestream @ 11am (EST) 17 June
Call for presentation/paper proposals 📝 Our Portuguese Branch is hosting a conference (both virtual and in person 🇵🇹) on the Responsibility of States and International Organisations related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Submit your proposal by 20 October:
Teodolinda Fabrizi, Doctorante en droit international public à l’Université Paris- Panthéon-Assas et représentante des membres doctorants de la Branche française de l’ADI
@ILA_official
@150ADIILA2023
#ilaparis
Tables rondes | Round Table Discussions
Last chance to register for
@ABILA_official
International Law Weekend (22-24 October). Keynote speakers include Catherine Amirfar
@Debevoise
and Judge Julia Sebutinde
@CIJ_ICJ
. Students attend for free.
See the full program and register here:
'Engaging with International Law': how do academics, practitioners, judges, government officials engage with international law? Our plenary panel inc
Professor Vaughan Lowe QC,
@EssexCourtLaw
Sir Iain Macleod,
@foreignoffice
Chair: Dame Rosalyn Higgins GBE QC
"It's only through a rules based, multilateral international order that we can avoid a long winter for humanity. Might is right has never helped humanity to live together in peace and harmony": His Excellency President Abdulqawi Ahmed Yusuf of the
@CIJ_ICJ
#LCIL2019