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Asian Society of International Law

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The Asian Society of International Law (AsianSIL) is a region-wide forum for interaction among scholars and practitioners of public and private international law either based in or interested in Asia. It was established in April 2007 at an inaugural meeting at the National University of Singapore.

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Mandate

The Society is an international non-partisan, non-profit, and non-governmental organization with the following objectives:

  • To promote research, education and practice of international law by serving as a centre of activities among international law scholars and practitioners in Asia and elsewhere, in a spirit of partnership with other relevant international, regional and national societies and organizations;
  • To foster and encourage Asian perspectives of international law; and
  • To promote awareness of and respect for international law in Asia.

    • Officeholders

    The first president of the Society (2007-2009) was Hisashi Owada, former President of the International Court of Justice. He was succeeded by Xue Hanqin (2009-2011), V.S. Mani (2011-2013), and Surakiart Sathirathai (2013-2015). The current president of the Society is Jin-Hyun Paik.

    The Secretary-General of the Society is Simon Chesterman.

    Publications

    In 2011, the Society launched its official journal, the Asian Journal of International Law, published by Cambridge University Press.

    Biennial Meetings

    The Society organizes major conferences every two years. Meetings have thus far been held in:

  • Singapore (2007)
  • Tokyo (2009)
  • Beijing (2011)
  • New Delhi (2013)
  • Bangkok (to take place in November 2015)

    • References

    Asian Society of International Law Wikipedia
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