ASIL Human Rights Interest Group
ASIL Interest Groups are organized by ASIL members for focused activity
in particular fields of international law. Membership in ASIL is
required for membership in ASIL Interest Groups.
Within the human rights revolution that is affecting and changing
the world, the members of the Human Rights Interest Group work in
the interface between research and activism, between law teaching
and law practice, and between observation and participation. The
HRIG provides a means for communication between hundreds of human
rights academics, advocates and practitioners before intergovernmental
bodies around the world. The group’s activities include publishing
a twice-annual newsletter, sponsoring panels and lectures on timely
international human rights topics, and organizing a human rights
reception at the ASIL Annual Meeting. Interest Group members have
ongoing opportunities through meetings and the list serve to network
with others in the field, discuss issues and recent developments
in the field of human rights, build on each other's research and
experience, and find partners in the cause of human rights.
