ILA American Branch: Call for Panel Proposals for ILW 2019 - Deadline 15 May 2019

International Law Weekend 2019 (ILW 2019) – the premier international law event of the American Branch of the International Law Association (ABILA) – will be held on October 10-12, 2019 in New York City.    This annual conference attracts an audience of more than one thousand academics, practitioners, diplomats, members of governmental and nongovernmental organizations, and law students. The American Branch welcomes panel proposals from academics and practitioners until May 15, 2019. 

This year’s ILW theme is The Resilience of International Law.

In recent years, the international legal system has been challenged at home and abroad. Growing nationalism, shifts in geo-political power, deepening economic inequality, climate change, and a global migration crisis have generated cracks in the established international order. These schisms have been exacerbated by other factors, including the power of private corporations over speech platforms and personal data and the rapid progression of new technologies such as artificial intelligence and machine learning. Even our discipline and profession are challenged with growing calls for inclusivity of diverse voices. Can the international legal system adapt to address these profound developments?

ILW 2019 will address the resilience of international law. The conference will explore international law’s capacity to preserve the rule of law, promote both peace and justice, and maintain stability in the face of growing fault lines. The world is changing. ILW 2019 seeks to answer whether its theme—The Resilience of International Law—is a question or an affirmation.

Proposals for ILW 2019 must be submitted through the event website at https://www.ila-americanbranch.org/ilw/. 

For any questions about ILW 2019, please contact:  ilw@ila-americanbranch.org.