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. It was established in April 2007 at an inaugural meeting at the National University of Singapore.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
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.Constitution of the Asian Society of International Law, art 2.
Officeholders
The first president of the Society (2007–2009) was Hisashi Owada, former President of the International Court of Justice.
The current president of the Society is Borhan Uddin Khan.
S/N President Country Term of office 1. OWADA Hisashi 2007–2009 2. XUE Hanqin 2009–2011 3. V.S. Mani 2011–2013 4. Surakiart Sathirathai 2013–2015 5. PAIK Jin-Hyun 2015–2017 6. Harry Roque (fugitive) 2017–2019 7. Shirley Scott 2019-20218. Hikmahanto Juwana 2021-2023 |- |9. || Borhan Uddin Khan|| || 2025-Present
The current Secretary-General of the Society is Antony Anghie.
S/N Secretary-General Country Term of office 1. Tan Cheng Han 2007–2011 2. Simon Chesterman 2012–2017 3. Antony Anghie 2017-
Publications
In 2011, the Society launched its official journal, the Asian Journal of International Law, published by Cambridge University Press.Asian Journal of International Law.
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)
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