Midyear Meeting

The American Society of International Law (ASIL) is pleased to announce that it is accepting proposals from academic institutions interested in hosting the 2027 ASIL Midyear Meeting. The Midyear Meeting is held annually in early November and encompasses several events, including leadership meetings of the Society's Executive Council and the Board of Editors of the American Journal of International Law; the Research Forum, which features cutting-edge international law scholarship by 70–100 authors; and the Practitioners’ Forum, focused on providing substantive international law programming to the local legal community. The Midyear Meeting has been held since 2010 in Miami, Los Angeles, Athens & Atlanta, New York, Chicago, Washington, DC, Seattle, St. Louis, Brooklyn, virtually, Miami, Pittsburgh, Chicago, Cleveland (upcoming 2025), and Santa Clara (upcoming 2026). The convening typically garners 150-250 registrants each year.

The ASIL Midyear Meeting serves several purposes with leading scholars and practitioners of international law:
  • Bringing ASIL programming to members and potential members unable to attend the Washington, D.C.-based Annual Meeting (held in March or April);
  • Fostering academic discussion and scholarship in a wide variety of international law fields through the “Research Forum” component; - Providing scholars with feedback from ASIL leadership who are experts in their respective fields of international law;
  • Promoting engagement with the legal practice community (including corporate counsel and private practitioners) on current issues in international law through the “Practitioners’ Forum” component;
  • Providing students and new professionals with insights and tools for pursuing a career in international law and opportunities for access to leading experts in these fields;
  • Providing ASIL members with access to publishers, practitioners, and service providers in the field of international law; and
  • Convening meetings of the Society’s Executive Council and the AJIL Board of Editors.
To apply, and for details on the benefits and obligations of hosting the Midyear Meeting, interested academic institutions should first review the Request for Proposals/Host Institution Cooperation document before submitting the requested information (single PDF) to submissions@asil.org by 5 p.m. ET on Friday, November 14, 2025.

The ASIL Midyear Meeting

The American Society of International Law hosts a Midyear Meeting annually in late October or early November. The meeting encompasses several events, including leadership meetings of the Society's Executive Council and the Board of Editors of the American Journal of International Law; the Research Forum, which features cutting-edge international law scholarship by more than 90 authors; and programming for practitioners. The Midyear Meeting has been held since 2010 in Miami, Los Angeles, Athens & Atlanta, New York, Chicago, Washington DC, Seattle, St. Louis, New York, virtually, Miami, Pittsburgh, and Chicago.

The 2025 meeting was held in Cleveland, Ohio, at Case Western Reserve University School of Law, September 25-27.

The Society thanks all who participated.