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/N President Country Term of office
1. OWADA Hisashi  Japan 2007–2009
2. XUE Hanqin  China 2009–2011
3. V.S. Mani  India 2011–2013
4. Surakiart Sathirathai  Thailand 2013–2015
5. PAIK Jin-Hyun  South Korea 2015–2017
6. Harry Roque  Philippines 2017–2019
7. Shirley Scott  Australia 2019-2021
8. Hikmahanto Juwana  Indonesia 2021-2023

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

S/N Secretary-General Country Term of office
1. Tan Cheng Han  Singapore 2007–2011
2. Simon Chesterman  Australia 2012–2017
3. Antony Anghie  Sri Lanka 2017-

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)

References

  1. ^ "AsianSIL – Asian Society of International Law". Retrieved 27 July 2020.
  2. ^ "Inaugural Conference of the Asian Society of International Law". Archived from the original on 2 February 2010. Retrieved 3 June 2010.
  3. ^ Speech by George Yeo, Minister for Foreign Affairs, at the Opening Dinner of the Inaugural Conference of the Asian Society of International Law on 7 April 2007 Archived 2 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ Constitution of the Asian Society of International Law, art 2.
  5. ^ "Current Members | International Court of Justice". Icj-cij.org. Archived from the original on 12 April 2008. Retrieved 4 December 2012.
  6. ^ "Governing Bodies – AsianSIL". Retrieved 27 July 2020.
  7. ^ "Governing Bodies – AsianSIL". Retrieved 27 July 2020.
  8. ^ Asian Journal of International Law.