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American Branch of the International Law Association and home of International Law Weekend. Est. 1922. 🌎🌍🌏 https://www.ila-americanbranch.org/
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Are you heading to the ASIL @asilorg.bsky.social Annual Meeting in Washington DC this week? Please join us to workshop three great projects. ⤵️ This is hosted by the ASIL International Legal Theory interest group, but all are welcome. #ASILAM2025

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We're kicking off our International Investment Law Symposium! To start, we have the blog 'La Oroya – Assessing Human Rights Obligations in an International Investment Law Context' from Dean @kristenboon.bsky.social and Nickolas Eburne. Read their blog here: www.ila-americanbranch.org/la-oroya-ass...

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The first full episode of International Law Chats is live! This episode is hosted by Professor Chiara Giorgetti of Richmond Law School and Alison Macdonald KC of Essex Court Chambers. They interview @oonahathaway.bsky.social - listen below: open.spotify.com/episode/6Ptp...

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ABILA will host a Reception at the @asilorg.bsky.social's Annual Meeting on Thursday, April 17, at 6:30PM for all ABILA Members and friends. We will be honoring the life of the American Branch’s first female President, Cynthia Lichtenstein, over drinks and canapés. No registration necessary.

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So grateful to have been invited as the guest for the very first @abilaofficial.bsky.social podcast! Chiara Giorgetti, Alison MacDonald, and I discuss the current assault on the global legal order--and what might happen next. Take a listen: open.spotify.com/episode/2ZAW...

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Announcing: International Law Chats! An ABILA Podcast International Law Chats is a podcast from ABILA, hosted by Professor Chiara Giorgetti, Alison Macdonald KC, and Professor Milena Sterio. Episodes will air on the first Monday of every month. Hear a trailer here: open.spotify.com/episode/2ZAW...

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From Academic Offering to Global Treaty: Negotiating a Convention on Crimes Against Humanity - March 20th, 2025 This in person event features several ABILA Members, including our Chair Leila Sadat! Register here: lnkd.in/eUZ5FT2F

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Student Ambassador Madison Graham of @universityofga.bsky.social School of Law reflected on the #ILW2024 Panel 'Empowering International Law to Address Rising Tensions in Outer Space' for our blog. Read here: www.ila-americanbranch.org/ilw24-panel-...

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Announcing: ILW 2025 Co-Chairs! The International Law Weekend 2025 Co-Chairs are William Aceves (@californiawestern.bsky.social), Amity Boye (ABILA), and Jess Peake (@jesspeake.bsky.social / @law.ucla.edu). Read more about our Co-Chairs here: www.ila-americanbranch.org/announcing-i...

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The American Branch of the International Law Association (ABILA) is pleased to invite panel proposals for International Law Weekend 2025 (ILW 2025)—the premier international law event of the fall season. www.ila-americanbranch.org/internationa...

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From time to time, ABILA Presidents have issued Statements on important matters of international concern that are related to our mandate. Read our President's Statement Regarding the United States and the International Rule of Law here: www.ila-americanbranch.org/wp-content/u...

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Congratulations to Professor Leila Sadat, who was awarded @asilorg.bsky.social's 2025 Goler T. Butcher Medal! www.asil.org/about/honors...

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ABILA Co-Sponsors Experts Meeting on the Need to Update the Laws of War - After substantial debate, the experts reached a consensus on a White Paper, now available on SSRN and will be published in Vol. 57 of the CWRU Journal of International Law in May. www.ila-americanbranch.org/abila-co-spo...

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ABILA is pleased to introduce its new COO, Rekha Rangachari. Rekha is an accomplished legal professional and serves as Executive Director of the New York International Arbitration Center...(cont'd here: www.ila-americanbranch.org/introducing-...)

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International Law Weekend 2024 was held at the New York City Bar Association on October 24, 2024, and Fordham University School of Law on October 25 to 26, 2024. The theme of the Weekend was “Powerless Law or Law for the Powerless?” Read our overview here: www.ila-americanbranch.org/internationa...

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Thirusha Naidoo, a member of the International Law Association's South African Branch, attended #ILW24 and presented on the panel 'South African Branch – Recent Contributions to the Development of International Humanitarian Law.' Read her reflection here: www.ila-americanbranch.org/ilw24-reflec...

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Submit your nominations for the AJIL Board of Editors by January 31, 2025 and join a diverse group of top international law scholars!

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The International Humanitarian Law Committee has issued a Statement concerning the United States' Sanctions on the International Criminal Court. Read their Statement here: www.ila-americanbranch.org/committee_re...

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We are hiring! The American Branch seeks a new COO - see more details here: www.ila-americanbranch.org/hiring-chief...

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Final days to submit your abstracts!

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States recently approved a resolution paving the way to negotiate a treaty to prevent and punish crimes against humanity. Akila Radhakrishnan and Leila Sadat join the #podcast to unpack the recent developments. Listen 👇 www.buzzsprout.com/2074610/epis...

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Save the date for the world's best-sized international law conference! The 32nd ANZSIL Annual Conference will be held Wednesday 2 July – Friday 4 July 2025 at the Australian National University. The Conference Theme is: ‘International Law: Silence, Forgetting and Remembrance’. Please re-post!

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A huge congratulations to our Chair @leilasadat1.bsky.social and her team for their historic success at the Sixth Committee! #CAHTreatyNow

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In honor of ILW 2024’s theme of ‘powerless law or law for the powerless?‘ ABILA is hosting its second blogging symposium. Abstracts must address the ILW 2024 theme from an international investment law perspective. Deadline: Dec 5, 2024. See more: www.ila-americanbranch.org/abila-bloggi...

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