Negotiating the Future Crimes Against Humanity treaty: Paradigm Shift or Half-Measure? #ILW25 With: Ana Paula Lavalle Arroyo, Tom Dannenbaum, Akila Radhakrishnan, Leila Nadya Sadat, Hugo Relva, and Sebastiaan Verelst. Register for ILW25 here: www.ila-americanbranch.org/ilw-2025-reg...

'A “New” Role for the ICJ?' at #ILW25 With: @chiaragiorgetti.bsky.social, Mohammed Helal, Alison Macdonald, Francesco Messineo, H.E. Ambassador Franz Perrez, and Arman Sarvarian. Register for ILW25 here: www.ila-americanbranch.org/ilw-2025-reg...

From Ambition to Action? The Sustainable Development Goals Ten Years On #ILW25 With: Perpétua Chéry, @freyadw.bsky.social, Giovanna E. Gismondi, John H. Knox, and Vanessa Racehorse. Register for ILW25 here: www.ila-americanbranch.org/ilw-2025-reg...

Announcing our Saturday Keynote Speaker: Sir Howard Morrison! Sir Howard Morrison is a Former Judge with the International Criminal Court and the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia. Register for ILW25 here: www.ila-americanbranch.org/ilw-2025-reg...

The International Criminal Court: Surviving the Onslaught? #ILW25 With: Patrick Keenan, Valerie Oosterveld, Rebecca Shoot, Jennifer Trahan, and Maria Elena Vignoli. Register for ILW25 here: www.ila-americanbranch.org/ilw-2025-reg...

International Tribunals and Cultural Heritage Destruction: War Crimes, Persecution, Genocide & Discrimination #ILW25 With: Emily Behzadi Cárdenas, Anne-Marie Carstens, Patty Gerstenblith, and Kristin Hausler Register for International Law Weekend here: www.ila-americanbranch.org/ilw-2025-reg...

Crisis, Courts, and Sovereigns: Rethinking Immunity and Enforcement in a Shifting Global Order #ILW25 With: Alec Albright, Andrea Bjorklund, Ingrid Brunk, Nicolle Kownacki, Natalie L. Reid, and Beatrice Walton. Secure your ILW 2025 tickets here: www.ila-americanbranch.org/ilw-2025-reg...

The Digital Divide in International Cyber Law #ILW25 With: @chris4short.bsky.social, Jennifer Tridgell, Fabian Rogers, Roxana Vatanparast, and Rosey Wong. Register for International Law Weekend 2025 here: www.ila-americanbranch.org/ilw-2025-reg...

Customary International Law: What Role Can It Play in Responding to Contemporary Global Crises? #ILW25 With: Noora Arajärvi, Oona A. Hathaway, Adil Haque, Brian D. Lepard, and Sir Michael Wood KC, at International Law Weekend 2025 Secure your ticket here: www.ila-americanbranch.org/ilw-2025-reg...

You're invited to our pre International Law Weekend webinar: The Rule of Law in International Relations! The ABILA webinar will consider the nature, value, purpose, and effectiveness of the rule of law in international affairs. Register here: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

The program agenda for International Law Weekend 2025 (#ILW25) is live! The weekend is packed with plenaries, panels, networking sessions, and more. Read more about the program here: www.ila-americanbranch.org/internationa... Get tickets to ILW25 here: www.ila-americanbranch.org/ilw-2025-reg...

Happy to be representing @abilaofficial.bsky.social at ASIL-Abroad in Singapore! Thank you to the @asilorg.bsky.social for an excellent first day.

The next episode of International Law Chats is live! Alison, Chiara, and Milena interviewed Rez Gardi (R-SEAT, University of Auckland) about the global refugee crisis and the importance of refugee-led representation in international affairs. Listen here: open.spotify.com/episode/0Z3y...

For fall 2025, @ugaschooloflaw.bsky.social students can apply to attend: 1. @asilorg.bsky.social Midyear Meeting 2. Atlanta International Arbitration Society Annual Conference 3. @abilaofficial.bsky.social International Law Weekend (2/4)

For our IHL Symposium, Ilya Ivanov explores criticism of non-military actors in conduct of hostilities assessments and offers improvements in 'Accountability Without Access: How Non-Military Actors Can Assess Conduct of Hostilities Violations.' Read here: www.ila-americanbranch.org/accountabili...

For our IHL Symposium, Oscar Pearce explores the law of occupation and the need to expand the definition in light of recent crises. Read 'A Binary in Crisis: Broadening the Functional Approach to the Law of Occupation' here: www.ila-americanbranch.org/a-binary-in-...

For our IHL blogging symposium, Gabor Rona examines recent US approaches to international humanitarian law and the "concerted effort to unravel some of the most significant and hard-won threads of the international legal order." Read here: www.ila-americanbranch.org/the-trump-ad...

Introducing: ‘Crisis as Catalyst in International Law,’ an International Humanitarian Law Perspective blogging symposium. Pieces will be published daily, starting Tuesday, August 26th, and concluding on Friday, August 29th. Learn more here: www.ila-americanbranch.org/ihl-blogging...

International Law Chats, an American Branch podcast, just surpassed 500 plays! Congratulations to our hosts Chiara, Alison, and Milena. Find out more and listen to ILC here: www.ila-americanbranch.org/audio_podcas...

❗Prof Lavanya Rajamani shares her insights on the ICJ's Advisory Opinion on Climate Change in the @abilaofficial.bsky.social's podcast, International Law Chats - together with Andrew B. Loewenstein, Prof @niluferoral.bsky.social and Ambassador Franz Perrez. www.law.ox.ac.uk/content/news...

The next episode of our podcast, International Law Chats, is live! Alison MacDonald and Chiara Giorgetti interviewed a Panel of Experts about the International Court of Justice’s Advisory Opinion ‘Obligations of States in respect of Climate Change.’ Listen here: open.spotify.com/episode/2yBV...

Announcing: our 2025 Emerging Voices! This year saw a record number of applicants, making the selection process incredibly difficult. Read about Kazım Berkay Arslan, Annika Knauer, Emmanuel O. Osayande, and Naida Softić here: www.ila-americanbranch.org/announcing-2...

ANNOUNCING: #ILW25 Opening Plenary speaker - Elinor Hammarskjöld! Elinor Hammarskjöld is the United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Legal Affairs. ABILA President Michael Scharf will interview Ms. Hammarskjöld on October 23, 2025. Get tickets here: www.ila-americanbranch.org/ilw-2025-reg...

The ILA Committee on Safeguarding Cultural Heritage in All Stages of Armed Conflict convened in Seoul for its intersessional meeting at the esteemed National Palace Museum of Korea from May 26 to 30, 2025. Read about Alison Renteln's experience here: www.linkedin.com/posts/americ...

New publication: Child Labor and International Law – A Clash of Conventions: Business Obligations Regarding Child Labor Issues, by Alan Franklin for the ABILA Blog Read Part 1 here: www.ila-americanbranch.org/child-labor-... Read Part 2 here: www.ila-americanbranch.org/child-labor-...

Call for Nominations: 2025 ABILA Outstanding Achievement Award - DEADLINE EXTENDED The ABILA Outstanding Achievement Award was established to recognize outstanding contributions in the field of international law. Nomination deadline: July 31, 2025. www.ila-americanbranch.org/call-for-nom...

A huge congratulations to ABILA member Rez Gardi - for her services to refugees and human rights advocacy, she was appointed to the New Zealand Order of Merit in the King's Birthday Honours 2025. Read more about her achievement here: www.dpmc.govt.nz/honours/list...

Mark the date in your diaries - we are hearing that the Advisory Opinion of Obligations of States in respect of Climate Change will be read in open court on Wednesday 23 July 2025, at 3 p.m. The Hague time, i.e. 2pm UK time. www.icj-cij.org/case/187

The next episode of our podcast, International Law Chats, is live! Chiara Giorgetti and Milena Sterio interviewed our Chair, @leilasadat1.bsky.social, about her longstanding efforts to establish a treaty on Crimes Against Humanity. Listen on Spotify here: open.spotify.com/episode/1bcl...

Tickets for International Law Weekend 2025 are now live! Early bird prices are available until September 23, 2025. Register here: www.ila-americanbranch.org/ilw-2025-reg...

Call For Nominations: 2025 Charles Siegal Distinguished Service Award - DEADLINE EXTENDED The ABILA’s Charles Siegal Distinguished Service Award recognizes outstanding contributions to the ABILA by a member of the ABILA. See more here: www.ila-americanbranch.org/call-for-nom...

Emerging Voices 2025 Panel The ILW Organizing Committee invites the submission of abstracts relating to the theme of “Crisis as Catalyst in International Law.” Accepted applicants will be invited to present their papers at the Emerging Voices Panel. www.ila-americanbranch.org/emerging-voi...

In honor of ILW 2025’s theme of ‘Crisis as Catalyst,’ ABILA is hosting its next blogging symposium with the International Humanitarian Law Committee. Editors for this Symposium are Professor Gabor Rona, Anne Harper, and @freyadw.bsky.social. See more here: www.ila-americanbranch.org/blogging-sym...

International Law Chats Ep. 3 - Africa Popularis with Amb. Namira Negm and Tafadzwa Pasipanodya is live! Listen here: open.spotify.com/episode/7v1T...

@universityofga.bsky.social School of Law student Haichen Zhao (J.D. ’27) was selected by the @abilaofficial.bsky.social to be a 2025 Student Ambassador. (1/3)

Announcing: ABILA's 2025 Student Ambassadors! 2025 was a record year for Student Ambassador applications. Congratulations to: Hadja K. Bah, Vibha Bangarbale, Callista Borst, Sungwon Cho, Hallie Green, Chioma Menankiti, Jessica Moore, and Haichen Zhao. www.ila-americanbranch.org/abila-2025-s...

Final week to get in your panel submissions - submit your idea soon!

The American Branch is proud to share its directory of experts for news media. From the law of armed conflict to international intellectual property law, the ABILA is full of leading international law experts. See the full list here: www.ila-americanbranch.org/wp-content/u...

The newest episode of International Law Chats is live! Look WHOs Back? with Professor Gian Luca Burci (@gvagrad.bsky.social). He discusses the @who.int pandemic convention and the future of global health law. Listen here: open.spotify.com/episode/0ePG...

Due to popular demand, we've extended our ILW panel proposal deadline for a second (and final) time. New deadline: May 15, 2025! Send proposals in here: www.ila-americanbranch.org/internationa...

Announcing: the International Law Weekend 2025 Organizing Committee! Including @jesspeake.bsky.social, @chris4short.bsky.social, @corrarino.bsky.social, @ewickeri.bsky.social, @freyadw.bsky.social and @leilasadat1.bsky.social www.ila-americanbranch.org/announcing-i...

A packed session for our International Law Chats podcast cohost Alison Macdonald KC and her session “Is the International Court of Justice in Need of Reform?” #ASILAM

Thank you to all who came to the ABILA and Friends Reception in Honor of our first female President, Cynthia Lichtenstein. Read Cynthia's In Memoriam from Jim Nafziger here: www.ila-americanbranch.org/cynthia-lich...

At the @asilorg.bsky.social Annual Meeting (#ASILAM) today, our Chair @leilasadat1.bsky.social gave the prestigious Goler T. Butcher Medal Lecture "The Long Arc of Justice: Forging a Convention for Crimes Against Humanity." Congratulations, Professor Sadat!

The deadline for ILW 2025 panel proposals has been extended to May 1, 2025! Proposals may be sent through this form: docs.google.com/forms/u/2/d/...

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

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...

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...

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.

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...