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American Branch of the International Law Association and home of International Law Weekend. Est. 1922. 🌎🌍🌏

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The ABILA Outstanding Achievement Award was established to recognize outstanding contributions in the field of international law. This year's recipient was Brenda Hollis, with Jim Johnson accepting it on her behalf. Read her remarks here: www.ila-americanbranch.org/2025-abila-o...
2025 ABILA Outstanding Achievement Acceptance Remarks - Brenda Hollis - ABILA
ABILA Outstanding Achievement Award Acceptance Remarks Delivered 25 October 2025 (reward accepted by JC Johnson) Thank you for honoring me […]
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November 15, 2025 at 1:55 PM
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Check out my new co-authored piece on @justsecurity.org

In it, we discuss how crises can be catalysts for change in international law.

Join us for @abilaofficial.bsky.social International Law Weekend in NYC this weekend to explore this theme in more detail.

#ILW2025
October 23, 2025 at 3:09 AM
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Today kicks off @abilaofficial.bsky.social's #ILW2025.

We’ve published two articles leading up to #ILW2025, with more to come!

www.justsecurity.org/122648/crisi...

www.justsecurity.org/122915/crisi...

We’ll also be posting relevant content ahead of some of the weekend’s panels. Stay tuned!
Crisis as Catalyst in International Law
Continuing relevance of the U.N., urgent need for reform, and dire consequences of further U.S. defunding or withdrawal.
www.justsecurity.org
October 23, 2025 at 8:58 PM
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Reflections on International Law Weekend 2025: An International Law Chats x Just Security Podcast Crossover Episode

@abilaofficial.bsky.social #ILW2025

With Chiara Giorgetti, Milena Sterio, @bechamilton.bsky.social, and Megan Corrarino.

www.justsecurity.org/123822/podca...
The Just Security Podcast: Reflections on International Law Weekend 2025
Chiara Giorgetti, Milena Sterio, and Rebecca Hamilton join Megan Corrarino, to discuss takeaways from ABILA's International Law Weekend.
www.justsecurity.org
November 3, 2025 at 1:35 PM
The Second Century of the Federal Arbitration Act at International Law Weekend 2025.

Register for ILW25 here: www.ila-americanbranch.org/ilw-2025-reg...
October 9, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Narrative Strategies in International Environmental Law at International Law Weekend 2025.

Register for ILW25 here: www.ila-americanbranch.org/ilw-2025-reg...
October 9, 2025 at 3:06 PM
International Organization Secretariats as Crisis Managers and Change-Makers at International Law Weekend 2025.

Register for ILW25 here: www.ila-americanbranch.org/ilw-2025-reg...
October 9, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Negotiating the Future Crimes Against Humanity treaty: Paradigm Shift or Half-Measure? #ILW25

With: Ana Paula Lavalle Arroyo, Tom Dannenbaum, Akila Radhakrishnan, Leila Nadya Sadat, Hugo Relva, and Sebastiaan Verelst.

Register for ILW25 here: www.ila-americanbranch.org/ilw-2025-reg...
September 29, 2025 at 2:43 PM
'A “New” Role for the ICJ?' at #ILW25

With: @chiaragiorgetti.bsky.social, Mohammed Helal, Alison Macdonald, Francesco Messineo, H.E. Ambassador Franz Perrez, and Arman Sarvarian.

Register for ILW25 here: www.ila-americanbranch.org/ilw-2025-reg...
September 27, 2025 at 12:52 PM
From Ambition to Action? The Sustainable Development Goals Ten Years On #ILW25

With: Perpétua Chéry, @freyadw.bsky.social, Giovanna E. Gismondi, John H. Knox, and Vanessa Racehorse.

Register for ILW25 here: www.ila-americanbranch.org/ilw-2025-reg...
September 24, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Announcing our Saturday Keynote Speaker: Sir Howard Morrison!

Sir Howard Morrison is a Former Judge with the International Criminal Court and the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia.

Register for ILW25 here: www.ila-americanbranch.org/ilw-2025-reg...
September 24, 2025 at 9:13 AM
The International Criminal Court: Surviving the Onslaught? #ILW25

With: Patrick Keenan, Valerie Oosterveld, Rebecca Shoot, Jennifer Trahan, and Maria Elena Vignoli.

Register for ILW25 here: www.ila-americanbranch.org/ilw-2025-reg...
September 23, 2025 at 1:25 PM
International Tribunals and Cultural Heritage Destruction: War Crimes, Persecution, Genocide & Discrimination #ILW25

With: Emily Behzadi Cárdenas, Anne-Marie Carstens, Patty Gerstenblith, and Kristin Hausler

Register for International Law Weekend here: www.ila-americanbranch.org/ilw-2025-reg...
September 22, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Crisis, Courts, and Sovereigns: Rethinking Immunity and Enforcement in a Shifting Global Order #ILW25

With: Alec Albright, Andrea Bjorklund, Ingrid Brunk, Nicolle Kownacki, Natalie L. Reid, and Beatrice Walton.

Secure your ILW 2025 tickets here: www.ila-americanbranch.org/ilw-2025-reg...
September 19, 2025 at 8:33 AM
The Digital Divide in International Cyber Law #ILW25

With: @chris4short.bsky.social, Jennifer Tridgell, Fabian Rogers, Roxana Vatanparast, and Rosey Wong.

Register for International Law Weekend 2025 here: www.ila-americanbranch.org/ilw-2025-reg...
September 17, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Customary International Law: What Role Can It Play in Responding to Contemporary Global Crises? #ILW25

With: Noora Arajärvi, Oona A. Hathaway, Adil Haque, Brian D. Lepard, and Sir Michael Wood KC, at International Law Weekend 2025

Secure your ticket here: www.ila-americanbranch.org/ilw-2025-reg...
September 16, 2025 at 1:51 PM
You're invited to our pre International Law Weekend webinar: The Rule of Law in International Relations!

The ABILA webinar will consider the nature, value, purpose, and effectiveness of the rule of law in international affairs. Register here: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
September 11, 2025 at 12:56 PM
The program agenda for International Law Weekend 2025 (#ILW25) is live! The weekend is packed with plenaries, panels, networking sessions, and more. Read more about the program here: www.ila-americanbranch.org/internationa...

Get tickets to ILW25 here: www.ila-americanbranch.org/ilw-2025-reg...
September 6, 2025 at 3:33 PM
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Happy to be representing @abilaofficial.bsky.social at ASIL-Abroad in Singapore! Thank you to the @asilorg.bsky.social for an excellent first day.
September 3, 2025 at 2:52 PM
The next episode of International Law Chats is live! Alison, Chiara, and Milena interviewed Rez Gardi (R-SEAT, University of Auckland) about the global refugee crisis and the importance of refugee-led representation in international affairs. Listen here:

open.spotify.com/episode/0Z3y...
September 1, 2025 at 12:56 PM
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For fall 2025, @ugaschooloflaw.bsky.social students can apply to attend:

1. @asilorg.bsky.social Midyear Meeting
2. Atlanta International Arbitration Society Annual Conference
3. @abilaofficial.bsky.social International Law Weekend

(2/4)
August 29, 2025 at 1:26 PM
For our IHL Symposium, Ilya Ivanov explores criticism of non-military actors in conduct of hostilities assessments and offers improvements in 'Accountability Without Access: How Non-Military Actors Can Assess Conduct of Hostilities Violations.' Read here: www.ila-americanbranch.org/accountabili...
Accountability Without Access: How Non-Military Actors Can Assess Conduct of Hostilities Violations (IHL Symposium) - ABILA
This piece is part of the American Branch’s third blogging symposium, examining the ILW 2025 theme of ‘Crisis as Catalyst […]
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August 29, 2025 at 5:20 AM
For our IHL Symposium, Oscar Pearce explores the law of occupation and the need to expand the definition in light of recent crises. Read 'A Binary in Crisis: Broadening the Functional Approach to the Law of Occupation' here: www.ila-americanbranch.org/a-binary-in-...
A Binary in Crisis: Broadening the Functional Approach to the Law of Occupation (IHL Symposium) - ABILA
This piece is part of the American Branch’s third blogging symposium, examining the ILW 2025 theme of ‘Crisis as Catalyst […]
www.ila-americanbranch.org
August 27, 2025 at 1:13 PM
For our IHL blogging symposium, Gabor Rona examines recent US approaches to international humanitarian law and the "concerted effort to unravel some of the most significant and hard-won threads of the international legal order." Read here: www.ila-americanbranch.org/the-trump-ad...
The Trump Administration's War on the Laws of War (IHL Symposium) - ABILA
This piece is part of the American Branch’s third blogging symposium, examining the ILW 2025 theme of ‘Crisis as Catalyst […]
www.ila-americanbranch.org
August 26, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Introducing: ‘Crisis as Catalyst in International Law,’ an International Humanitarian Law Perspective blogging symposium. Pieces will be published daily, starting Tuesday, August 26th, and concluding on Friday, August 29th. Learn more here: www.ila-americanbranch.org/ihl-blogging...
August 25, 2025 at 1:35 PM