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International Law in Brief (ILIB) is a forum that provides updates on current developments in international law from the editors of ASIL's International Legal Materials.

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A core component of international law is the law governing the use of force between states and the rules governing the conduct of hostilities. The area encompasses questions such as permissible use of force under the U.N. Charter, the scope and application of the Geneva Conventions; issues relating to peacekeeping and stability operations, conflict resolution, and post-conflict reconstruction; and legal responses to contemporary challenges, such as failing and fragile states, the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, transnational crime, and terrorism.

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A growing body of international law addresses the large number of economic issues with global impact. This includes significant legal and institutional developments in the areas of trade, foreign direct investment, sanctions, economic integration and development, business regulation and taxation, intellectual property, and issues related to the transnational movement and regulation of goods, services, labor, and capital.

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International law intersects with issues relating to the environment, health, science, and technology in a variety of ways. A growing number of multilateral international conventions address issues that touch on many or all of these topics. International and regional organizations are joining domestic governments in tackling these issues, which often encompass trans-border phenomena, such as climate change, natural resource exploitation, the Internet, privacy and data encryption, cyber security and crime, maritime border issues, and sustainable development.