The 79th Biennial International Law Conference will take place from 23 – 27 August 2020 in Kyoto, Japan. The theme is ‘Bridging for the Future’ and general information about the event is available at ila2020kyoto.org/

The International Law Association (ILA) and the Japanese Branch which is organising the 79th Biennial Law Conference due to be held in Kyoto, Japan from 23 - 27 August 2020 are both monitoring international developments relating to Covid-19 closely, taking into account, in particular, the regular updates and advice given by the World Health Organisation and other public bodies, as well as limitations on travel currently imposed or likely to arise from the present situation. The Organising Committee can confirm in this light that there are no immediate plans to change the arrangements for the event, but that they and the ILA are very aware of the evolving situation and are ready to respond accordingly. Please check for further updates or contact info@ila-hq.org for additional information.

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The 2019 ILA Regional Conference in Slovenia is the first ILA conference organized by the ILA Slovene Branch. It will take place in the beautiful seaside resort of Bernardin located between the romantic town of Piran and the Portorož Riviera on the Adriatic coast 27-30 June 2019.

The general theme of the conference is “Migration / international legal regulation” and will thus provide a forum to address and discuss a plethora of challenging questions related to the issue of migration from both the public and private international law lens in a region largely affected by the topic.

Additionally, the conference will offer a myriad of opportunities for discussions on topics covered within the ILA Committees and Study Groups and give them space to advance their work, as well as to network with the leading international law minds from around the world.

For up to date information please visit the conference Facebook page at: https://www.facebook.com/events/605858956514177/

For further information and to register please visit: http://www.ilaslovenia2019.com/

The contribution of case-law international courts and tribunals to the development of international law

International courts and tribunals have, without question, with their case-law, contributed to the development of international law. This contribution can be assessed in terms of methodology of internal law, the development of procedural rules, the impact of specialized courts in specialized fields of international law (such as the Law of the Sea or Investment Law) or the impact of certain particular recent cases.

The Portuguese branch of the International Law Association will organize in September 2019 a regional conference addressing these issues. The conference will include as speakers well-known judges, members of the United Nations International Law Commission and scholars, several of which from Portuguese-speaking countries and around the world. It will also give young researches the opportunity of presenting their papers. The conference will be hosted by the University of Minho Law School in Braga, in the north of Portugal, and the proceedings will be object of publication in a book.

For further information see the conference website: http://ilaportugal2019.com/en