Asian Society of International Law: Difference between revisions

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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.<ref name="Pres">{{Cite web|title=AsianSIL – Asian Society of International Law|url=https://www.asiansil.org/|access-date=2020-07-27|language=en-GB}}</ref> It was established in April 2007 at an inaugural meeting at the [[National University of Singapore]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwlegal.com/Article717.html |title=Inaugural Conference of the Asian Society of International Law |access-date=3 June 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100202031703/http://www.wwlegal.com/Article717.html |archive-date=2 February 2010 }}</ref><ref>[http://app.mfa.gov.sg/2006/lowRes/press/view_press.asp?post_id=2382 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] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120302193514/http://app.mfa.gov.sg/2006/lowRes/press/view_press.asp?post_id=2382 |date=2 March 2012 }}</ref>

==Mandate==

The Society is an international non-partisan, non-profit, and [[non-governmental organization]] with the following objectives:

* To promote awareness of and respect for international law in Asia.<ref>[http://www.asiansil.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=82&Itemid=116 Constitution of the Asian Society of International Law], art 2.</ref>

==Officeholders==

The first president of the Society (2007–2009) was [[Hisashi Owada]], former President of the [[International Court of Justice]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.icj-cij.org/court/?p1=1&p2=2&p3=1&judge=13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080412043613/http://www.icj-cij.org/court/?p1=1&p2=2&p3=1&judge=13 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2008-04-12 |title=Current Members &#124; International Court of Justice |publisher=Icj-cij.org |access-date=2012-12-04 }}</ref>

The current president of the Society is Shirley Scott.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Governing Bodies – AsianSIL|url=https://www.asiansil.org/about-us/governing-bodies/|access-date=2020-07-27|language=en-GB}}</ref>

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! S/N !! President !! Country !! Term of office

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| 1. || [[Hisashi Owada|OWADA Hisashi]] || {{Flag|Japan}} || 2007–2009

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| 2. || [[Xue Hanqin|XUE Hanqin]] || {{Flag|China}} || 2009–2011

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| 3. || [[V.S. Mani]] || {{Flag|India}} || 2011–2013

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| 4. || [[Surakiart Sathirathai]] || {{Flag|Thailand}} || 2013–2015

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| 5. || PAIK Jin-Hyun || {{Flag|South Korea}} || 2015–2017

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| 6. || [[Harry Roque]] || {{Flag|Philippines}} || 2017–2019

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| 7. || Shirley Scott || {{Flag|Australia}} || 2019-2021

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|8. || Hikmahanto Juwana|| {{Flag|Indonesia}} || 2021-2023

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The current Secretary-General of the Society is [[Antony Anghie]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Governing Bodies – AsianSIL|url=https://www.asiansil.org/about-us/governing-bodies/|access-date=2020-07-27|language=en-GB}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"

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! S/N !! Secretary-General !! Country !! Term of office

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| 1. || [[Tan Cheng Han]] || {{Flag|Singapore}} || 2007–2011

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| 2. || [[Simon Chesterman]] || {{Flag|Australia}} || 2012–2017

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| 3. || [[Antony Anghie]] || {{Flag|Sri Lanka}} || 2017-

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==Publications==

In 2011, the Society launched its official journal, the ''[[Asian Journal of International Law]]'', published by [[Cambridge University Press]].<ref>[http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayJournal?jid=AJL ''Asian Journal of International Law''].</ref>

==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)

* {{Official website|http://www.AsianSIL.org/}}

[[Category:International law organizations]]

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[[Category:2007 establishments in Singapore]]