The American Society of International Law 104th Annual Meeting will be held March 24-27, 2010 at the Ritz-Carlton hotel in Washington, D.C. This year's theme is "International Law in a Time of Change." The two keynote lectures will be delivered by Chief Justice Beverley McLachlin of the Supreme Court of Canada and Harold Hongju Koh, the Legal Adviser to the U.S. Department of State. Additional featured speakers include: Georgetown University Law School Professor Edith Brown Weiss; International Centre for the Settlement of Investment Disputes Secretary-General Meg Kinnear, and George Washington University Law School Professor Dinah Shelton. Onsite registration will be available. Select sessions will be available by live webcast. More

The UN Commission on the Status of Women invites any individual, non-governmental organization, group, or network to submit accurate and detailed information to the Commission relating to the promotion of women's rights in political, economic, civil, social, and educational fields in any country anywhere in the world. The Commission is particularly interested in receiving any information relating to alleged violations of human rights that affect the status of women. The Commission will use this information to analyze emerging trends and patterns of injustice and discriminatory practices against women. This analysis informs the Commission's policy process, including the formulation of the best strategies to promote gender equality. The author's name will not be made known unless the author provides explicit permission. Submissions will be accepted until 14 August 2009. More

Judge Rosalyn Higgins, the outgoing President of the International Court of Justice (2006-2009) and member of the Court since 1995, recently spoke at the 103rd Annual Meeting of the American Society of International Law (ASIL) and the Jessup 50th Anniversary Celebration. She offered insights on role of the ICJ, changes within the court, and the future of international law. The following summary includes her remarks at both events. More

The 103rd Annual Meeting of the American Society of International Law (ASIL) took place 25-28 March 2009 at the Fairmont Hotel in Washington, D.C. This year's theme, "International Law as Law," focused largely on state responsibility, including R2P, domestic enforcement of international tribunal decisions, treaty ratification and compliance, nuclear nonproliferation, law of the sea, and the role of human rights. Special interest sessions addressed feminism, the global financial crisis, intellectual property rights in China, the future for Guantanamo detainees, legal empowerment of the poor, whaling, and the 2005 Hague Convention on Choice-of-Court Agreements. The following are highlights and event summaries from the plenary, special, and a few of the 30+ regular sessions. More

Mercedeh Momeni, an international law attorney and women's rights advocate, shared her thoughts on combating violence against women and the effect of international law at a luncheon attended by roughly 50 people. The luncheon was sponsored by the United Nations Association in Washington, D.C. and the Africa Interest Group of the Young Professionals for International Cooperation. Ms. Momeni previously served as Associate Legal Officer at the ad hoc UN International Criminal Tribunals for Rwanda and the former Yugoslavia. She also investigated the genocide in Darfur as a member of the Atrocities Documentation Team of the U.S. Department of State. More