Section Awards
The Section recognizes the honorees of the 2019-2020 ABA International Law Section Awards for their sustained and outstanding service in the field of international law.
International Law Section
The ABA International Law Section (the Section) is the leader in the development of policy in the international arena, the promotion of the rule of law and the education of international law practitioners. The Section focuses on a full range of international legal issues and is involved in a wide variety of substantive legal activities.
The New Normal of ESG Across Borders: Opportunities and Challenges for In-House Counsel
What the Rules Don’t Tell You - A Series of Practical Webinars Probing Arbitral Institutions Part II: “Swiss Chambers' Arbitration Institution (SCAI)”
The First Annual Virtual International Litigation Conference
China’s Belt & Road Initiative: A Critical Analysis of BRI - A 7-part symposium
Fall ’20 and Winter ’21
China’s Belt & Road Initiative is a vast and complex global development strategy involving infrastructure development and investments in well over 100 countries. It includes projects throughout Asia, Europe, Africa, the Middle East, the island countries of the Pacific and the Caribbean, and the Americas (Central and South). This massive infrastructure development includes physical entities such as railways, bridges, roads, etc., as well as digital. There is also a geopolitical side to the ambitious economic expansion of China’s “reach” as it seeks to solidify its own supply chains and economically dependent countries in what Beijing perceives as a post-American world.
View - InfoThe Right to Vote: Voices from Women Around the World
The Section Commemorates the Centennial of the 19th Amendment
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Our Programs
The Section hosts a two signature Seasonal events per year, the Annual Meeting and the Fall Conference. The seasons events include two or three days of CLE and Non-CLE programming, various receptions and events and attract between 500 and 1,000 participants from over 50 countries. The Section also hosts several standalone programs that differ from Seasonal Meetings that are 1-2 days in length, are held in-person or virtually with a smaller number of participants.
Join the International Law Section
Our Section’s members are spread across over 100 countries, yet our work is conducted with a sense of close community across boundaries of all kinds. Our members find leadership opportunities and visibility in our more than sixty committees (some focused on specific subject matters, others on a geography or other affinity) and our growing number of active city chapters.
Commmittees
The International Law Section offers members 56 substantive committees covering a wide range of international legal topics.
About Us
Founded in 1933, the International Law Section is the leader in the development of policy in the international arena, the promotion of the rule of law and the education of international law practitioners.