The American Society of International Law (ASIL) will be holding its annual meeting on April 8-11, 2015 in Washington, DC. The theme of this year’s meeting is “Adapting to a Rapidly Changing World.” This year’s keynote speakers include:
- Sir Kenneth Keith (Judge, International Court of Justice)
- Michael Reisman (Myres S. McDougal Professor of International Law, Yale Law School)
- Pierre-Marie DuPuy (Professor Emeritus, The Graduate Institute of Geneva)
- Anne-Marie Slaughter (President, New American Foundation)
- Ahmet Üzümcü (Director-General, Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons)
The meeting will focus on
“how international law is adapting to a rapidly changing world. For example: Are the existing international legal regimes capable of meeting these challenges or will new regimes be required? Through what processes can we expect international law to adapt, and how might new norms emerge in the face of persistent disagreements or holdout problems? How is the legal order responding as the world moves from a unipolar system dominated by the United States to a more multipolar system? And what is the role or relevance of international law where it might be unable to resolve global issues?”
