63 ILA Branches
4,600 ILA Members
20 active Committees
8 active Study Groups

Join the ILA

Membership of the ILA is open to anyone interested in international law. The majority of Members join through the various regional branches. If no branch exists in the relevant region, individuals are welcome to apply for membership of Headquarters Branch.

Most ILA Branches hold their own events locally and several have their own committees which study topics in parallel with the ILA International Committees.

Branches may nominate individual members to sit on the ILA International Committees. Appointments are made by the Executive Council on the advice of the Committee Chairs and the Director of Studies.

Benefits of ILA membership

In addition to the benefits offered by your local branch, members will:

  • Be part of an Association established since 1873 which has as its objectives the study, clarification and development of both public and private international law.
  • Have the opportunity to become involved in the various International Committees and Study Groups through which these aims are pursued (members must be nominated by their branch and have sufficient and relevant expertise in the subject area, decisions on membership admission is up to the individual Committee Chairs).
  • Receive discounted registration rates at the ILA Biennial and Regional Conferences and where relevant events held by the member’s branch.
  • Be sent updates on news and events that are relevant to the ILA in general or to the areas of expertise they have listed.
  • Be part of a worldwide network of people involved in all aspects of International Law such as:
    • Judiciary and Senior Government lawyers
    • Professors at leading Universities or Law Schools
    • Practitioners of International Law (normally senior advocates)
    • As well as less senior academics and practitioners and in certain branches the admission of students on a yearly basis.

  • Have online access to:
    • ILA Biennial Conference Reports (currently 2012 onwards)
    • Members directory
    • Expertise listings
    • Member only discounts on publications.

  • Be entitled to a complimentary copy of the ILA Biennial Conference report when published on request (postage and packing charged)

TO JOIN:

Complete the form below which will be sent to the Branch you have selected.

If no branch exists where you are based you may join the Headquarters Branch. Please select Headquarters on the form below and attach the relevant documentation required. Please attach, fax or post to us an up to date CV and two letters of support on official company letterhead from either existing members of ILA or other individuals in legal practice or academia who know you well. ILA HQ membership must be approved by the Executive Council which meets twice a year, usually in May and November.

Membership fees are payable on joining and then on 1 Jan, 1 April, 1 July or 1 October each year. The annual amount is due on the first quarter day following the date of membership and then on the anniversary of that date.

Student associate applicants are required to provide (see upload documents below) an up to date copy of their Student ID card.
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Payment can be made by direct debit, BACS transfer, cheque or PayPal. For payment by direct debit please complete the separate direct debit form.

After submission of this form you will receive instructions by email on how to proceed with your payment.

Please download the Direct debit form displayed here, and complete and return it to us by post to the address on the form. Please continue to submit this online form as well.

Name of Bank: HSBC          IBAN: GB69HBUK40116040309540

Account Name: International Law Association British Branch

Account No.: 40309540          Sort Code: 40-11-60

Please supply your name as reference when making the BACS transaction.

All Bank Charges via BACS must be met by the payee. HSBC charge a standard fee of £6 GBP for transactions being paid from outside the UK.

You will be receiving an invoice from us by email within 5 working days.

Membership is on a calendar year basis starting from the 1st of January, applications are considered twice a year by the Exectuive Council, normally in May and November.
Applications must be accompanied by an up to date CV and two letters of support from a senior academic or lawyers who are familiar with your work. These can be attached by using the upload facility at the bottom of this form.

After your application has been approved by the Executive Council, an invoice will be sent to you.

Deutsch
Bitte benutzen Sie - falls möglich - das Mitgliedsbeitrittsformular auf der Webseite der deutschen Branch der ILA, der Deutschen Vereinigung für Internationales Recht (http://www.dvir.de/gesellschaft/mitgliedschaft), um der deutschen ILA-Branch beizutreten.
Wenn Sie das unten stehende Formlular ausfüllen, wird die ILA diese Information an die deutsche Branch weiterleiten, welche Sie auf den oben stehenden Link verweisen wird.​
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English
Where possible please use option A to apply for membership of the ILA German Branch:

A. Via the website of DVIR: The German Association for International Law (DVIR) is the German section of the International Law Association (ILA). Please follow this link: http://www.dvir.de/gesellschaft/mitgliedschaft

B. You can also apply using the form below, please note that ILA HQ will forward this form on to the ILA German Branch who will direct you to the above link.

Nederlands
Wilt U s.v.p. het aanmeldingsformulier op de website van de Nederlandse Afdeling, de Koninklijke Nederlandse Vereniging voor Internationaal Recht, (http://www.knvir.org/knvir/membership/), gebruiken om U aan te melden als lid van de Nederlandse ILA-Branch.
Indien U het onderstaande formulier invult, stuurt de ILA deze informatie door naar de KNVIR en wordt U alsnog gevraagd om het formulier op de KNVIR-website in te vullen.
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English
Please use option A to apply for membership of the ILA Netherlands Branch:

A. Via the website of the KNVIR: The Royal Netherlands Society of International Law (KNVIR) is the Netherlands section of the International Law Association (ILA).
Please follow this link: http://www.knvir.org/knvir/membership/

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For applications to Headquarters you can alternatively download the Printable Headquarters Application Form (29KB), and send it by email. Please send your supporting documentation by separate email, fax or post.