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] He was succeeded by Xue Hanqin (2009-2011), V.S. Mani (2011-2013), and Surakiart Sathirathai (2013-2015). The current president of the Society is Jin-Hyun Paik.[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- |
The Secretary-General of the Society is Simon Chesterman.[7]
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 (to take place in November 2015)
References
- ↑ AsianSIL President's Welcome
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20100202031703/http://www.wwlegal.com/Article717.html. Archived from the original on 2 February 2010. Retrieved 3 June 2010. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - ↑ 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.
- ↑ Constitution of the Asian Society of International Law, art 2.
- ↑ "Current Members | International Court of Justice". Icj-cij.org. Retrieved 2012-12-04.
- ↑ "President's Welcome-- Asian Society of International Law". Retrieved 25 February 2016.
- ↑ AsianSIL Governing Bodies
- ↑ Asian Journal of International Law.