Asian Society of International Law

The Asian Society of International Law (AsianSIL) is a region-wide forum for interaction among scholars and practitioners of public and private international law either based in or interested in Asia.[1] It was established in April 2007 at an inaugural meeting at the National University of Singapore.[2][3]

Mandate

The Society is an international non-partisan, non-profit, and non-governmental organization with the following objectives:

  • To promote research, education and practice of international law by serving as a centre of activities among international law scholars and practitioners in Asia and elsewhere, in a spirit of partnership with other relevant international, regional and national societies and organizations;
  • To foster and encourage Asian perspectives of international law; and
  • To promote awareness of and respect for international law in Asia.[4]

Officeholders

The first president of the Society (2007-2009) was Hisashi Owada, former President of the International Court of Justice.[5]

The current president of the Society is Shirley Scott.[6]

S/NPresidentCountryTerm of office
1.OWADA Hisashi Japan2007-2009
2.XUE Hanqin China2009-2011
3.V.S. Mani India2011-2013
4.Surakiart Sathirathai Thailand2013-2015
5.PAIK Jin-Hyun South Korea2015-2017
6.Harry Roque Philippines2017-2019
7.Shirley Scott Australia2019-

The current Secretary-General of the Society is Antony Anghie.[7]

S/NSecretary-GeneralCountryTerm of office
1.Tan Cheng Han Singapore2007-2011
2.Simon Chesterman Australia2012-2017
3.Antony Anghie Sri Lanka2017-

Publications

In 2011, the Society launched its official journal, the Asian Journal of International Law, published by Cambridge University Press.[8]

Biennial Meetings

The Society organizes major conferences every two years. Meetings have thus far been held in:

  • Singapore (2007)
  • Tokyo (2009)
  • Beijing (2011)
  • New Delhi (2013)
  • Bangkok (2015)
  • Seoul (2017)
  • Manila (2019)
  • Canberra (to take place in 2021)
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