ABILA (American Branch of the ILA)
@abilaofficial.bsky.social
American Branch of the International Law Association and home of International Law Weekend. Est. 1922. 🌎🌍🌏
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Join us for a discussion with the UN Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers, Professor Margaret Satterthwaite, and Ambassador Namira Negm, to discuss the Rapporteur's June 2026 report on Principles for judicial appointments. us06web.zoom.us/webinar/8613...
September 17, 2026 at 12:09 PM
Join us for a discussion with the UN Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers, Professor Margaret Satterthwaite, and Ambassador Namira Negm, to discuss the Rapporteur's June 2026 report on Principles for judicial appointments. us06web.zoom.us/webinar/8613...
Congratulations to the 2026 recipient of the ABILA Charles Siegal Award: @leilasadat1.bsky.social!
Read more about Professor Sadat's contributions to ABILA here: www.ila-americanbranch.org/abila-awards/
Read more about Professor Sadat's contributions to ABILA here: www.ila-americanbranch.org/abila-awards/
September 10, 2026 at 5:47 AM
Congratulations to the 2026 recipient of the ABILA Charles Siegal Award: @leilasadat1.bsky.social!
Read more about Professor Sadat's contributions to ABILA here: www.ila-americanbranch.org/abila-awards/
Read more about Professor Sadat's contributions to ABILA here: www.ila-americanbranch.org/abila-awards/
Episode 18 of International Law Chats is live! In this episode, our hosts sit down with renowned international criminal and human rights law scholar William Schabas. Listen and watch here: www.ila-americanbranch.org/audio_podcas...
September 7, 2026 at 12:43 PM
Episode 18 of International Law Chats is live! In this episode, our hosts sit down with renowned international criminal and human rights law scholar William Schabas. Listen and watch here: www.ila-americanbranch.org/audio_podcas...
Congratulations to the 2026 recipient of the ABILA Outstanding Achievement Award: Judge Silvia Fernández de Gurmendi.
Judge Fernández de Gurmendi will receive her award at International Law Weekend 2026. Register here: www.ila-americanbranch.org/ilw-2026-reg...
Judge Fernández de Gurmendi will receive her award at International Law Weekend 2026. Register here: www.ila-americanbranch.org/ilw-2026-reg...
September 3, 2026 at 7:54 AM
Congratulations to the 2026 recipient of the ABILA Outstanding Achievement Award: Judge Silvia Fernández de Gurmendi.
Judge Fernández de Gurmendi will receive her award at International Law Weekend 2026. Register here: www.ila-americanbranch.org/ilw-2026-reg...
Judge Fernández de Gurmendi will receive her award at International Law Weekend 2026. Register here: www.ila-americanbranch.org/ilw-2026-reg...
The program overview for International Law Weekend 2026 is now live!
Register for ILW 2026 here: www.ila-americanbranch.org/ilw-2026-reg...
Register for the Japanese Mission Reception here: www.ila-americanbranch.org/un-mission-2...
Register for ILW 2026 here: www.ila-americanbranch.org/ilw-2026-reg...
Register for the Japanese Mission Reception here: www.ila-americanbranch.org/un-mission-2...
September 2, 2026 at 9:00 AM
The program overview for International Law Weekend 2026 is now live!
Register for ILW 2026 here: www.ila-americanbranch.org/ilw-2026-reg...
Register for the Japanese Mission Reception here: www.ila-americanbranch.org/un-mission-2...
Register for ILW 2026 here: www.ila-americanbranch.org/ilw-2026-reg...
Register for the Japanese Mission Reception here: www.ila-americanbranch.org/un-mission-2...
Congratulations to J. Jarpa Dawuni, Nienke Grossman, Jaya Ramji-Nogales, Hélène Ruiz Fabri and The Oxford Handbook of Women and International Law, this year's recipient of the ABILA Book of Interest to Practitioners Award! (Oxford University Press, 2026)
August 31, 2026 at 12:05 PM
Congratulations to J. Jarpa Dawuni, Nienke Grossman, Jaya Ramji-Nogales, Hélène Ruiz Fabri and The Oxford Handbook of Women and International Law, this year's recipient of the ABILA Book of Interest to Practitioners Award! (Oxford University Press, 2026)
Congratulations to the recipient of this year's Best Book by a First-Time Author, Silvia Solidoro and 'Indigenous Peoples in the World Bank Group's Practice - An Inquiry in Light of International Human Rights Law' (Springer, 2025)!
August 27, 2026 at 8:00 AM
Congratulations to the recipient of this year's Best Book by a First-Time Author, Silvia Solidoro and 'Indigenous Peoples in the World Bank Group's Practice - An Inquiry in Light of International Human Rights Law' (Springer, 2025)!
Congratulations to Antony Anghie, B.S. Chimni, Michael Fakhri, Karin Mickelson, and Vasuki Nesiah, this year's recipients of the ABILA 2026 Best Edited Volume Award! (Edward Elgar Publishing, 2025)
August 20, 2026 at 3:07 PM
Congratulations to Antony Anghie, B.S. Chimni, Michael Fakhri, Karin Mickelson, and Vasuki Nesiah, this year's recipients of the ABILA 2026 Best Edited Volume Award! (Edward Elgar Publishing, 2025)
Congratulations to Professor Frédéric Mégret, this year's recipient of the ABILA 2026 Book of the Year! The award goes to 'Interference in Sovereign Affairs and the Discursive Economy of International Law' (De Gruyter Brill, 2025).
August 19, 2026 at 12:54 PM
Congratulations to Professor Frédéric Mégret, this year's recipient of the ABILA 2026 Book of the Year! The award goes to 'Interference in Sovereign Affairs and the Discursive Economy of International Law' (De Gruyter Brill, 2025).
Read the International Criminal Court Committee's statement here: www.ila-americanbranch.org/wp-content/u...
August 11, 2026 at 4:24 PM
Read the International Criminal Court Committee's statement here: www.ila-americanbranch.org/wp-content/u...
Announcing our second Plenary Speaker: @oonahathaway.bsky.social!
Oona A. Hathaway is the Gerard C. and Bernice Latrobe Smith Professor of International Law at Yale Law School. Find out more and register for International Law Weekend 2026 here: www.ila-americanbranch.org/internationa...
Oona A. Hathaway is the Gerard C. and Bernice Latrobe Smith Professor of International Law at Yale Law School. Find out more and register for International Law Weekend 2026 here: www.ila-americanbranch.org/internationa...
August 4, 2026 at 3:28 AM
Announcing our second Plenary Speaker: @oonahathaway.bsky.social!
Oona A. Hathaway is the Gerard C. and Bernice Latrobe Smith Professor of International Law at Yale Law School. Find out more and register for International Law Weekend 2026 here: www.ila-americanbranch.org/internationa...
Oona A. Hathaway is the Gerard C. and Bernice Latrobe Smith Professor of International Law at Yale Law School. Find out more and register for International Law Weekend 2026 here: www.ila-americanbranch.org/internationa...
Announcing our first Plenary Speaker: Elinor Hammarskjöld! Ms. Hammarskjöld is the Under-Secretary-General for Legal Affairs and United Nations Legal Counsel.
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www.ila-americanbranch.org/internationa...
August 3, 2026 at 6:31 AM
Announcing our first Plenary Speaker: Elinor Hammarskjöld! Ms. Hammarskjöld is the Under-Secretary-General for Legal Affairs and United Nations Legal Counsel.
www.ila-americanbranch.org/internationa...
www.ila-americanbranch.org/internationa...
Judge Prost joins the ABILA for our July Podcast to talk about her extraordinary career, the International Criminal Court, and how President Trump’s sanctions have affected her life and work. Watch and listen to Episode 16 of International Law Chats here: www.ila-americanbranch.org/audio_podcas...
July 7, 2026 at 7:20 AM
Judge Prost joins the ABILA for our July Podcast to talk about her extraordinary career, the International Criminal Court, and how President Trump’s sanctions have affected her life and work. Watch and listen to Episode 16 of International Law Chats here: www.ila-americanbranch.org/audio_podcas...
ABILA is delighted to announce the ILW 2026 Organizing Committee members!
Read more about our committee members here:
www.ila-americanbranch.org/announcing-i...
The committee is hard at work reviewing panel proposals and we are excited to see the program they put together for this year.
Read more about our committee members here:
www.ila-americanbranch.org/announcing-i...
The committee is hard at work reviewing panel proposals and we are excited to see the program they put together for this year.
June 11, 2026 at 11:02 PM
ABILA is delighted to announce the ILW 2026 Organizing Committee members!
Read more about our committee members here:
www.ila-americanbranch.org/announcing-i...
The committee is hard at work reviewing panel proposals and we are excited to see the program they put together for this year.
Read more about our committee members here:
www.ila-americanbranch.org/announcing-i...
The committee is hard at work reviewing panel proposals and we are excited to see the program they put together for this year.
Announcing: ABILA’s 2026 Student Ambassadors!
Congratulations to: Rachael Behling, Alec Bogash, Zoë Bussewitz, Melissa Chalhoub, Robert Larsen, Joseph W. Lisa, Laís Ramirez Santoro, and Lauren Resner.
To learn more about our Student Ambassadors visit:
www.ila-americanbranch.org/announcing-a...
Congratulations to: Rachael Behling, Alec Bogash, Zoë Bussewitz, Melissa Chalhoub, Robert Larsen, Joseph W. Lisa, Laís Ramirez Santoro, and Lauren Resner.
To learn more about our Student Ambassadors visit:
www.ila-americanbranch.org/announcing-a...
Announcing: ABILA's 2026 Student Ambassadors - ABILA
We are excited to introduce our Student Ambassadors, who will assist with the work of the American Branch, particularly in […]
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June 9, 2026 at 4:22 PM
Announcing: ABILA’s 2026 Student Ambassadors!
Congratulations to: Rachael Behling, Alec Bogash, Zoë Bussewitz, Melissa Chalhoub, Robert Larsen, Joseph W. Lisa, Laís Ramirez Santoro, and Lauren Resner.
To learn more about our Student Ambassadors visit:
www.ila-americanbranch.org/announcing-a...
Congratulations to: Rachael Behling, Alec Bogash, Zoë Bussewitz, Melissa Chalhoub, Robert Larsen, Joseph W. Lisa, Laís Ramirez Santoro, and Lauren Resner.
To learn more about our Student Ambassadors visit:
www.ila-americanbranch.org/announcing-a...
Emerging Voices 2026 Panel – Call for Abstracts
Submission deadline: July 6, 2026
The ILW Organizing Committee invites the submission of abstracts relating to the theme of “[R]evolution in the International Legal Order.”
For more information visit: ila-americanbranch.org/emerging-voices-2026
Submission deadline: July 6, 2026
The ILW Organizing Committee invites the submission of abstracts relating to the theme of “[R]evolution in the International Legal Order.”
For more information visit: ila-americanbranch.org/emerging-voices-2026
June 5, 2026 at 4:08 PM
Emerging Voices 2026 Panel – Call for Abstracts
Submission deadline: July 6, 2026
The ILW Organizing Committee invites the submission of abstracts relating to the theme of “[R]evolution in the International Legal Order.”
For more information visit: ila-americanbranch.org/emerging-voices-2026
Submission deadline: July 6, 2026
The ILW Organizing Committee invites the submission of abstracts relating to the theme of “[R]evolution in the International Legal Order.”
For more information visit: ila-americanbranch.org/emerging-voices-2026
Join us Monday, June 1st at 12:00 PM ET for a webinar hosted by ABILA's International Law, China, and the Reconfiguration of the Global Order Committee.
Register now: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Register now: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
May 28, 2026 at 3:29 PM
Join us Monday, June 1st at 12:00 PM ET for a webinar hosted by ABILA's International Law, China, and the Reconfiguration of the Global Order Committee.
Register now: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Register now: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
ABILA will be co-sponsoring a CLE webinar with our newest ABILA committee, the International Law, China, and the Reconfiguration of the Global Order Committee. The webinar will be held on June 1st, 2026, at 12 PM-1:15 PM ET.
Register here: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Register here: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
May 22, 2026 at 4:33 PM
ABILA will be co-sponsoring a CLE webinar with our newest ABILA committee, the International Law, China, and the Reconfiguration of the Global Order Committee. The webinar will be held on June 1st, 2026, at 12 PM-1:15 PM ET.
Register here: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Register here: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
The May 2026 episode of International Law Chats is now live! Chiara & Milena interviewed @asilorg.bsky.social Prominent Woman in International Law WILIG Award winner, Professor Penelope Andrews, about race, gender, and leadership in international law. www.ila-americanbranch.org/audio_podcas...
May 4, 2026 at 4:50 AM
The May 2026 episode of International Law Chats is now live! Chiara & Milena interviewed @asilorg.bsky.social Prominent Woman in International Law WILIG Award winner, Professor Penelope Andrews, about race, gender, and leadership in international law. www.ila-americanbranch.org/audio_podcas...
The American Branch of the International Law Association is proud to be hosting a Book Launch Reception with drinks and canapés at @asilorg.bsky.social's Annual Meeting on Thursday, April 23, 2026, at 6:30 PM. Registration is not required. We hope to see you there!
April 21, 2026 at 9:35 PM
The American Branch of the International Law Association is proud to be hosting a Book Launch Reception with drinks and canapés at @asilorg.bsky.social's Annual Meeting on Thursday, April 23, 2026, at 6:30 PM. Registration is not required. We hope to see you there!
FINAL CALL FOR ILW 2026 PANEL PROPOSALS!
DEADLINE TO SUBMIT IS MONDAY, APRIL 20, 2026
The American Branch of the ILA is pleased to invite proposals for International Law Weekend 2026.
www.ila-americanbranch.org/internationa...
DEADLINE TO SUBMIT IS MONDAY, APRIL 20, 2026
The American Branch of the ILA is pleased to invite proposals for International Law Weekend 2026.
www.ila-americanbranch.org/internationa...
April 17, 2026 at 6:39 PM
FINAL CALL FOR ILW 2026 PANEL PROPOSALS!
DEADLINE TO SUBMIT IS MONDAY, APRIL 20, 2026
The American Branch of the ILA is pleased to invite proposals for International Law Weekend 2026.
www.ila-americanbranch.org/internationa...
DEADLINE TO SUBMIT IS MONDAY, APRIL 20, 2026
The American Branch of the ILA is pleased to invite proposals for International Law Weekend 2026.
www.ila-americanbranch.org/internationa...
ILW 2026 PANEL PROPOSALS: FINAL WEEK
DEADLINE: APRIL 20, 2026
The American Branch of the ILA is pleased to invite proposals for International Law Weekend 2026 (ILW 2026). ILW 2026 will take place October 22-24, 2026, in New York City.
www.ila-americanbranch.org/internationa...
DEADLINE: APRIL 20, 2026
The American Branch of the ILA is pleased to invite proposals for International Law Weekend 2026 (ILW 2026). ILW 2026 will take place October 22-24, 2026, in New York City.
www.ila-americanbranch.org/internationa...
April 14, 2026 at 2:34 PM
ILW 2026 PANEL PROPOSALS: FINAL WEEK
DEADLINE: APRIL 20, 2026
The American Branch of the ILA is pleased to invite proposals for International Law Weekend 2026 (ILW 2026). ILW 2026 will take place October 22-24, 2026, in New York City.
www.ila-americanbranch.org/internationa...
DEADLINE: APRIL 20, 2026
The American Branch of the ILA is pleased to invite proposals for International Law Weekend 2026 (ILW 2026). ILW 2026 will take place October 22-24, 2026, in New York City.
www.ila-americanbranch.org/internationa...
Statement by the International Criminal Court Committee of the American Branch of the International Law Association, Regarding ICC Prosecutor Karim Khan | April 6, 2026
Read here: www.ila-americanbranch.org/wp-content/u...
Read here: www.ila-americanbranch.org/wp-content/u...
April 6, 2026 at 11:59 PM
Statement by the International Criminal Court Committee of the American Branch of the International Law Association, Regarding ICC Prosecutor Karim Khan | April 6, 2026
Read here: www.ila-americanbranch.org/wp-content/u...
Read here: www.ila-americanbranch.org/wp-content/u...
The next episode of International Law Chats is now live!
Chiara and Milena interviewed Dr. Cordula Droege about her time at the ICRC and the status of international humanitarian law amid several crises.
Listen on Apple Podcasts here: lnkd.in/g_2yZEAU
Listen on Spotify here: lnkd.in/gdpG4wAx
Chiara and Milena interviewed Dr. Cordula Droege about her time at the ICRC and the status of international humanitarian law amid several crises.
Listen on Apple Podcasts here: lnkd.in/g_2yZEAU
Listen on Spotify here: lnkd.in/gdpG4wAx
April 6, 2026 at 1:50 PM
The next episode of International Law Chats is now live!
Chiara and Milena interviewed Dr. Cordula Droege about her time at the ICRC and the status of international humanitarian law amid several crises.
Listen on Apple Podcasts here: lnkd.in/g_2yZEAU
Listen on Spotify here: lnkd.in/gdpG4wAx
Chiara and Milena interviewed Dr. Cordula Droege about her time at the ICRC and the status of international humanitarian law amid several crises.
Listen on Apple Podcasts here: lnkd.in/g_2yZEAU
Listen on Spotify here: lnkd.in/gdpG4wAx
ILW 2026 PANEL PROPOSAL DEADLINE EXTENDED: APRIL 20, 2026!
The American Branch of the ILA is pleased to invite proposals for International Law Weekend 2026 (ILW 2026). ILW 2026 will take place October 22-24, 2026, in New York City.
www.ila-americanbranch.org/internationa...
The American Branch of the ILA is pleased to invite proposals for International Law Weekend 2026 (ILW 2026). ILW 2026 will take place October 22-24, 2026, in New York City.
www.ila-americanbranch.org/internationa...
April 3, 2026 at 3:15 PM
ILW 2026 PANEL PROPOSAL DEADLINE EXTENDED: APRIL 20, 2026!
The American Branch of the ILA is pleased to invite proposals for International Law Weekend 2026 (ILW 2026). ILW 2026 will take place October 22-24, 2026, in New York City.
www.ila-americanbranch.org/internationa...
The American Branch of the ILA is pleased to invite proposals for International Law Weekend 2026 (ILW 2026). ILW 2026 will take place October 22-24, 2026, in New York City.
www.ila-americanbranch.org/internationa...