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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">[http://law.nus.edu.sg/asiansil/welcome.htm AsianSIL President's Welcome]</ref> |
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">[http://law.nus.edu.sg/asiansil/welcome.htm AsianSIL President's Welcome]</ref> |
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It was formally established in April 2007 at an inaugural meeting at the [[National University of Singapore]] attended by, among others, then-President of the International Court of Justice |
It was formally established in April 2007 at an inaugural meeting at the [[National University of Singapore]] attended by, among others, then-President of the International Court of Justice Dame [[Rosalyn Higgins]] and Singapore Foreign Minister [[George Yeo]].<ref>http://www.wwlegal.com/Article717.html</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]</ref> |
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The Society is an international non-partisan, non-profit, and non-governmental organization with the following objectives: |
The Society is an international non-partisan, non-profit, and non-governmental organization with the following objectives: |
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* To promote awareness of and respect for international law in Asia.<ref>[http://law.nus.edu.sg/asiansil/constitution.htm Constitution of the Asian Society of International Law], art 2.</ref> |
* To promote awareness of and respect for international law in Asia.<ref>[http://law.nus.edu.sg/asiansil/constitution.htm Constitution of the Asian Society of International Law], art 2.</ref> |
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The first President of the Society was [[Hisashi Owada|OWADA Hisashi]], current President of the [[International Court of Justice]].<ref>http://www.icj-cij.org/court/?p1=1&p2=2&p3=1&judge=13</ref> The current President of the Society is |
The first President of the Society was [[Hisashi Owada|OWADA Hisashi]], current President of the [[International Court of Justice]].<ref>http://www.icj-cij.org/court/?p1=1&p2=2&p3=1&judge=13</ref> The current President of the Society is Judge XUE Hanqin, also a member of the [[International Court of Justice]] and until 2010 China's Ambassador to [[ASEAN]] and Member of the [[International Law Commission]].<ref>http://law.nus.edu.sg/asiansil/govbodies.htm</ref> |
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The Society is in the process of launching a new Asian Journal of International Law, which will be published by [[Cambridge University Press]] beginning in 2011.<ref>[http://law.nus.edu.sg/sybil/downloads/articles/SYBIL-2008/Preface2008.pdf Singapore Year Book of International Law (2008) vi]</ref> |
The Society is in the process of launching a new Asian Journal of International Law, which will be published by [[Cambridge University Press]] beginning in 2011.<ref>[http://law.nus.edu.sg/sybil/downloads/articles/SYBIL-2008/Preface2008.pdf Singapore Year Book of International Law (2008) vi]</ref> |
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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.[1]
It was formally established in April 2007 at an inaugural meeting at the National University of Singapore attended by, among others, then-President of the International Court of Justice Dame Rosalyn Higgins and Singapore Foreign Minister George Yeo.[2][3]
The Society is an international non-partisan, non-profit, and non-governmental organization with the following objectives:
The first President of the Society was OWADA Hisashi, current President of the International Court of Justice.[5] The current President of the Society is Judge XUE Hanqin, also a member of the International Court of Justice and until 2010 China's Ambassador to ASEAN and Member of the International Law Commission.[6]
The Society is in the process of launching a new Asian Journal of International Law, which will be published by Cambridge University Press beginning in 2011.[7]
