2014 Meeting

2014 ILA Biennial Conference-ASIL Annual Meeting
Program Suggestions Sought

In April 2014, the American Society of International Law and the American Branch of the International Law Association, host of the 76th Biennial ILA Conference, will join forces to convene a joint ILA Biennial and ASIL Annual Meeting. A joint Program Committee, made up of members of the ABILA, ILA, and ASIL and chaired by Oona Hathaway, Larry Johnson, and Fionnuala Ní Aolain, will organize the joint program (what is generally called at ASIL Annual Meetings the "program," and at ILA Biennial Conferences the "parallel program" that runs alongside the ILA Committee and Study Group sessions).

The Program Committee welcomes suggestions from practitioners and academics on a range of topics encompassed within the joint conference theme, "The Effectiveness of International Law." To view the theme statement, please click here. The Committee welcomes suggestions of both complete sessions and individual papers to be incorporated into sessions, including two sessions that will be dedicated to "New Voices."

The aim of the joint conference is to promote discussion of important topics by including a range of voices and perspectives. To this end, the Program Committee will draw on the submissions process as it identifies important topics and knowledgeable speakers. Drawing on members' suggestions, the Program Committee will create a program with the following goals in mind:

  1. Ensuring coverage of a wide range of important topics of current interest.
  2. Ensuring wide participation by individuals from a variety of backgrounds and perspectives (for example, to the extent possible, including in each session both academics and practitioners, both women and men, and those of different nationalities and perspectives).
  3. Ensuring a place in the program for some sessions organized by ASIL Interest Groups and ILA Committees or Study Groups.
  4. Ensuring a vibrant exchange of ideas through the use of innovative program formats.

Please be aware that out of a desire to achieve these four goals, even if your suggested session is included in some form in the final program, it may differ significantly from the original suggestion, as to the framing of the topic, format, or speakers. The Program Committee will inform proposers by email about the status of their suggestion(s) by early September.

In order to suggest a topic or paper to the Program Committee, please complete the following form by no later than Friday, June 21, 2013.

Required Section
Please indicate the suggested format of the session (other than individual papers), keeping in mind that the majority of sessions at the conference will be 90 minutes long. (Preference will be given to proposals featuring non-traditional session formats)

Traditional panel
Roundtable
Book discussion
Debate or moot court
Rapid response (i.e., three or four panelists provide concise responses (i.e., 2-3 minutes) to several rounds of questions posed by a moderator on a particular topic)
Simulation (i.e., two to four panelists and a moderator work through the issues presented by two or three fact patterns that are shared with the audience at the start of the program)
Individual paper-regular submission
Individual paper-New Voices submission
Other (creative suggestions encouraged!):


Required Section
Focus (Please choose one only)
Domestic Application of International Law
Use of Force & Law of Armed Conflict, Jus ad bellum and Jus in bello
Trade, Finance, Investment & Development
Contemporary Challenges
International Adjudication & Dispute Resolution
Human Rights and International Criminal Law


Required Section
Proposer's Contact Information
Name: 
Organization: 
Phone: 
Email: 
Confirm Email: 


Optional Section - The Program Committee welcomes suggestions for complete sessions or individual papers that might be integrated into a session, including two sessions that will be dedicated to "New Voices." Please complete one of the following sections or both, accordingly.
Program Suggestions
Session Title:


Session Description (500 words max)


Suggested participants (for each, please indicate current affiliation and area of expertise; proposed participants should not be invited until the proposed session and speakers are approved by the Program Committee)


Optional Section - Please complete this Paper Proposals section or the Program Suggestions section above.
Paper Proposals (New Voices or regular submissions)
Submission Title: 


Paper Abstract (500 words max)


Progress statement, current affiliation and brief bio (New Voices applications restricted to individuals working in international law for 7 years or less)


Optional Section
Additional Information
Any other information about your proposal that we should know to help us achieve our four goals (topical coverage, inclusiveness of participation, whether or not this is an ASIL Interest Group or ILA Committee/Study Group-sponsored proposal, and use of innovative program formats) (150 words max)