ILA American Branch International Law Weekend 2020 Recap

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The American Branch of the International Law Association (ABILA) hosted International Law Weekend (ILW) from October 22-24, 2020, with the theme International Law in Challenging Times. This year’s event coincided with the 75th Anniversary of the United Nations, on Saturday, October 24, and was a resounding success.

Due to the global Covid-19 pandemic, ILW 2020 marked the first time that the annual conference was held online. The American Branch hosted the event in collaboration with Arbitration Place using videoconferencing technology. More than 1,800 people registered for the event, surpassing registration records of past years, when the conference was held in New York City. Attendees included practitioners, academics, U.N. diplomats, business leaders, federal and state government officials, NGO leaders, journalists, students, and interested citizens.

This year’s virtual conference included 27 panels, 135 panelists, two distinguished keynote speakers, and two High-Level Plenary Panels. The Weekend offered a broad array of both public international law and private international law topics, such as Standard Setting for Outer Space Activities, Novel Human Rights Crises During a Global Pandemic, and Trends and Challenges in the Enforcement of International Arbitral Awards. Eleven panels—ranging from private and public international law topics including The Challenge of Globalizing Private International Law and On Being a Lawyer-Diplomat—were designated for continuing legal education (CLE) credit, available for registrants in New York and California. CLE Credit was made possible through the sponsorship and assistance of White & Case LLP.