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ILA Study Groups

Study groups consist of a small group of recognised experts and do not aim to produce a formal outcome for adoption by the ILA. The membership of a study group is usually limited to ten to twelve people selected by the Chair. The Study groups should provide opportunities for younger members to be involved in the work of the Association.

The normal length of mandate for a study group is three years and may be renewed.

Study groups provide a flexible and less formal form of cooperation within the ILA than the Committees. They are established to survey the suitability of topics for further study by a Committee, to allow quick responses to urgent questions, or to tackle issues that are less suitable for consideration by a Committee. 

A copy of the ILA Study Group Rules and Guidelines 2024 is available to download - Study Group Guidelines 2024

Index of Current Study Groups

The Study Group on the Rule of Law in International Relations seeks to develop a more coherent and persuasive basis for the concept and authority of the rule of law in international affairs. Too often proponents of the international rule of law assume the contested value of law, without considering...
Start Date
21 May 2025
Contact
Prof Mortimer Sellers
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The Study Group has a wide mandate to examine islands under international law in order to identify the specific key-point areas (KPAs) where further research is needed and come to some preliminary conclusions. The Study Group has been established to examine what distinctive issues islands currently...
Start Date
21 May 2025
Contact
Prof Donald Rothwell
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The ILA Study Group seeks to contribute to prevention and accountability efforts for sexual and reproductive violence in conflict and post-conflict scenarios.  It will work to further the thinking on certain important questions relating to this topic, that are key to implementation on the ground.  The...
Start Date
16 May 2024
Contact
Ms Merryl Lawry White
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Index of Former Study Groups

The Study Group seeks to explore the interactions between Regional International Organizations (RIOs) (including the European Union (EU)) and international law and, more specifically, the practice of international law by RIOs/EU within and outside the organization. In recent years, RIOs, and most notably...
Start Date
14 Nov 2020
End Date
30 Jun 2024
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Start Date
1 Nov 2019
End Date
30 Jun 2022
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Professor Helmut Aust
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Start Date
17 Nov 2018
End Date
24 Jun 2022
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Professor Seokwoo Lee
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Start Date
12 Nov 2016
End Date
14 Nov 2020
Contact
Advocate General Juliane Kokott
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An Interim Report will be presented at ILA Sydney 2018. Individual Preliminary Reports (which have been produced by the members of the Study Group can be viewed in the documents section below. Please note that 1. The members of the Study Group welcome comments from the ILA members. Any...
Start Date
25 Apr 2015
End Date
31 Dec 2020
Contact
Professor Photini Pazartzis
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Start Date
18 Oct 2014
End Date
31 Dec 2020
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Ms Lorna Mcgregor
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Start Date
18 Oct 2014
End Date
9 May 2020
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Professor Larissa J van den Herik
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Start Date
2 Nov 2013
End Date
12 Nov 2016
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Start Date
2 Nov 2013
End Date
12 Nov 2016
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Professor Andreas R Ziegler
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Start Date
10 Nov 2012
End Date
12 Nov 2016
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Start Date
10 Nov 2012
End Date
31 Dec 2020
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Doctor Michael Waibel
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Start Date
19 May 2012
End Date
17 Nov 2018
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Professor Myriam Senn
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Start Date
19 May 2012
End Date
17 Nov 2018
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Professor Michael K Addo
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Start Date
7 May 2011
End Date
12 Nov 2016
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Professor Doctor Andre Nollkaemper
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Start Date
7 May 2011
End Date
11 Nov 2017
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Doctor Robert Heinsch
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Penn State Erie Humanities and Social Sciences Academy Building, 5091 Station Road PA 16563-1501 Erie USA
Start Date
6 Nov 2010
End Date
24 Jun 2022
Contact
Gamble John
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Start Date
9 May 2009
End Date
17 Nov 2018
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Doctor Alejandro Leyda Carballo
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To follow
Start Date
15 Nov 2008
End Date
18 Oct 2014
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Professor August Reinisch
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Start Date
1 Nov 2007
End Date
1 May 2012
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Start Date
1 Nov 2007
End Date
10 Nov 2012
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Start Date
1 Nov 2005
End Date
10 Nov 2012
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Doctor Eduardo Valencia-Ospina
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Start Date
1 Nov 2005
End Date
15 Nov 2008
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Professor Joseph Dellapenna
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Start Date
1 Nov 2002
End Date
6 Nov 2010
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Start Date
1 Nov 1998
End Date
1 May 2003
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