The full agenda for the 103rd Annual Meeting of the American Society of International Law (ASIL) is now available. The theme is “International Law as Law.” Plenary and special sessions will feature top officials from the Obama administration, former and current judges of the International Court of Justice, UN officials, and judges from the Iran-United States Claims Tribunal and the High Court of Botswana. More than 30 regular sessions will cover a broad range of subjects, from nuclear nonproliferation to climate change. Last year, more than 1,000 leading legal scholars, practitioners, and officials from roughly 75 countries attended.

I will be blogging and tweeting from the event.

Conference Details

103rd Annual Meeting of the American Society of International Law
25-28 March 2009
Fairmont Hotel
2401 M Street, N.W., Washington, D.C.
Website: http://www.asil.org/am09

Conference Highlights

Plenary Session: The United States and International Law During the Obama Administration: Executive and Legislative Perspectives

Thursday, 26 March 2009
5:15-6:30 p.m EDT

Featuring US State Department Director of Policy Planning Anne-Marie Slaughter, US State Department Principle Deputy Legal Advisor Joan Donoghue, and former US Senator Chuck Hagel as panelists. Co-sponsored by Georgetown University Law Center.

Plenary Session: International Law as Law at the International Court of Justice

Friday, 27 March 2009
4:30-5:45 p.m EDT

Featuring International Court of Justice President Owada and ICJ Judges Buergenthal and Simma. Co-sponsored by George Washington University Law School.

Annual Grotius Lecture: Focusing on the Good or the Bad: What Can International Environmental Law Do to Accelerate The Transition Towards A Green Economy?

Wednesday, 25 March 2009
4:30-6:00 p.m EDT
6:00-8:00 p.m. EDT Reception

Featuring United Nations Environment Program Executive Director and UN Under-Secretary General Achim Steiner. Co-sponsored by the American University’s Washington College of Law and the ASIL International Environmental Law Interest Group.

Women in International Law Interest Group’s Luncheon

Thursday, 26 March 2009
12:30-2:30 p.m EDT

Featuring remarks by Justice Unity Dow of the High Court of Botswana.

Hudson Medal: The International Judiciary: Oracles, Umpires “Calling Balls and Strikes,” “Liars,” Legislators, Or What?

Thursday, 26 March 2009
4:00-5:00 p.m EDT

The Hudson Medal, originated by the Society in 1956, will be awarded to Judge Charles N. Brower of the Iran-United States Claims Tribunal. He will make remarks.

Jessup 50th Anniversary Celebration

50th anniversary of the Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition
Friday, 27 March 2009
6:30-11:00 p.m EDT
Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center
1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C.

This special dinner event will commemorate the golden 50th anniversary of the Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition, the leading international law advocacy contest in the world. The Celebration will begin at 6:30pm with a welcome reception, followed
by an elegant dinner in the Center’s star-lit atrium. Transportation will be provided to the Celebration from the Fairmont Hotel, where the ASIL Annual Meeting and Shearman & Sterling International Rounds of the Jessup Competition will be taking place. Judge Rosalyn Higgins, the outgoing President of the International Court of Justice and Judge Stephen M. Schwebel, Former President of the International Court of Justice and author of the inaugural Jessup Competition Problem, will be featured guest speakers.

The proceeds generated by the event will provide critical support to many Jessup teams where legal education is still in its infancy and to students who do not have the financial resources to participate in the Jessup Competition.

Conference Co-Chairs

2009 Annual Meeting Program Committee Co-Chairs:

• Stephen Mathias
  Office of the Legal Adviser, U.S. State Department
• Anthea Elizabeth Roberts
  London School of Economics, Department of Law
• Carlos M.Vázquez
  Georgetown University Law Center

Inside Justice Resources

• Twitter – Tweeting Live from ASIL
• I will be blogging from ASIL 103rd.
• I will be judging at the Jessup International Rounds.

ASIL 103rd Annual Meeting Resources

• American Society of International Law 103rd Annual Meeting
• Full Program Schedule
• Keynote and Program Highlights
• Sponsors and Partners
• American Society of International Law

50th Jessup Competition Resources

• Shearman & Sterling International Rounds, 22-28 March 2009
• Jessup 50th Anniversary Celebration
• International Law Students Association