2025 ASIL Annual Meeting

April 16 - 18, 2025

Program Ideas Sought

From April 16-18, 2025, the American Society of International Law will convene its 119th Annual Meeting. The ASIL Annual Meeting Committee (chaired by Susan Franck, Belén Ibañez, and Nawi Ukabiala) welcomes submission of session ideas within the theme, "Traditions and Transitions in International Law."

To suggest an idea for the 2025 Annual Meeting, please use the following form. Deadline is 5pm ET, July 22, 2024.

 

Submitter Information

 

Suggested Track

 

Details

Please provide a description of the idea you think the Annual Meeting Committee should consider. (500 words max)

Submitters should not contact any potential speakers in advance, as the Society follows strict guidelines on speaker selection to ensure diversity across various dimensions. There is no guarantee that, if chosen, your proposed speakers will be approached. The Annual Meeting Committee has discretion over all modifications to the sessions.

Please provide a description of how the proposed idea would be presented at the upcoming Annual Meeting. We especially value submissions for debates, simulations, mock trials, and other non-traditional formats. Please also include descriptions of specific case-studies or questions you think might be addressed, and any relevant upcoming events that will make the session timely during the Annual Meeting.


The Annual Meeting Committee welcomes ideas addressing this year’s theme both within and across the many subfields of international law. Drawing on the submitted ideas, the Committee will create a program with the following goals in mind:

  • coverage of a breadth of timely topics of interest to ASIL members;
  • participation by individuals from a variety of backgrounds; and
  • a vibrant exchange of ideas through the use of innovative program formats.

The Committee will prioritize ideas that utilize formats other than traditional panels, such as interviews, question-and-answer roundtables, lectures, debates, poster sessions, or the use of multimedia or interactive audience participation features.

The Committee will also prioritize novel or cutting-edge topics in international law. In addition, the Committee is committed to expanding diversity in the issues and voices represented at the Annual Meeting.

Important note on how the ASIL Annual Meeting program is crafted:
The Annual Meeting Committee appreciates the work required to submit an idea for a substantive session, and it takes seriously the submitters’ views on areas of focus and format for the Annual Meeting. Nonetheless, given the number of submissions expected, the inevitable similarities between some proposals, and the goals and themes articulated above, not all session ideas can be accepted into the program as submitted.

Please understand that the Committee reserves (and commonly must exercise) the right to accept but significantly modify submissions, which may result in omitting proposed participants (including the author), adding new participants, combining multiple submissions, or modifying a session’s description, focus, or goals. Due to these factors, it is unlikely that the author will be contacted regarding their submitted idea. We recognize that ASIL takes a unique approach to the creation of our program and we appreciate both your contributions and your flexibility as we collaboratively work to cultivate a cutting-edge, nuanced, and varied Annual Meeting program.

Sessions that are selected will be assigned to a substantive track:
  • Track One: International Human Rights, Humanitarian Law, and Criminal Justice
  • Track Two: Transnational Litigation, Arbitration, and Dispute Resolution
  • Track Three: International Trade, Investment, Finance, and Tax
  • Track Four: International Organizations, Global Governance, and Global Health
  • Track Five: Security, Foreign Relations, and Use of Force
  • Track Six: Environment, Sea, Space, and Sustainable Development
The co-chairs encourage submissions that incorporate these perspectives from these cross-cutting topics:
  • Artificial Intelligence, Technology, and Social Media
  • Climate Change
  • Interdisciplinary Insights for International Law
  • Multilateralism in International Law
  • Race, Gender, and Sexual Identity in International Law
  • Regional Approaches to International Law
  • Third World Approaches to International Law
  • War, Peace, and Anti-impunity
April 16 - April 18, 2025
Washington Hilton
1919 Connecticut Ave NW
Washington, DC 20009


THEME
The international legal order is faced with both longstanding and novel challenges presented by changing cultural norms, climate and biodiversity crises, the resurgence of international armed conflict, democratic backsliding, revitalized nationalism, the ubiquity of big data, and groundbreaking technological innovations. While traditional international law and institutions have proven resilient in addressing some of these challenges, transitions are emerging in areas where existing frameworks may not be achieving the shared goals of the international community.

The 2025 ASIL Annual Meeting will question the efficacy of our international law traditions and the impact of ongoing transitions in the existing world order. Which traditional elements of international law and institutions remain effective, and which may not be fit for purpose? What can we learn from ongoing transitions for addressing contemporary challenges? Of which transitions should we be skeptical and why? What insights can non-lawyers such as diplomats, journalists, natural and social scientists, technology experts, commercial actors and artists offer as we probe the efficacy of traditions and transitions in international law?

The Society’s 119th Annual Meeting will be a forum for international lawyers from all sectors of the profession, policymakers, and experts from other fields to reflect on the implications of traditions and transitions in international law. The program co-chairs invite submissions from all ASIL stakeholders spanning diverse sectors, disciplines, and perspectives.

Substantive Tracks:

  • Track One: International Human Rights, Humanitarian Law, and Criminal Justice
  • Track Two: Transnational Litigation, Arbitration, and Dispute Resolution
  • Track Three: International Trade, Investment, Finance, and Tax
  • Track Four: International Organizations, Global Governance, and Global Health
  • Track Five: Security, Foreign Relations, and Use of Force
  • Track Six: Environment, Sea, Space, and Sustainable Development
Attendees can expect to participate in:

  • Keynote addresses by leading figures in international law
  • Substantive panels on a wide variety of international law topics
  • Multiple networking and social events
  • Interest Group social events and substantive meetings
  • Access to the leading publishers of international law materials
  • Optional Continuing Legal Education credits
  • Optional luncheons


The Washington Hilton