In Review of International Law Weekend 2013
by Kaitlin Ball 2013-2014 ILSA Student President
organized by the International Law Students Association (ILSA) and the American Branch of the International Law Association (ABILA), takes place every fall in New York City, and features three days of com- pelling panels discussing the most timely international law topics.
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ILW 2013, which centralized on the “Internationalization of Law and Legal Practice,” featured more than 40 expert panels, each packed with talented experts. The over 1,300 participants spanned all walks of legal life, ranging from students, professors, private prac- titioners, United Nations officials, and representatives from many government bodies and NGOs.
“Forging a Convention for Crimes
Against Humanity” panelist, Sean D. Murphy, the Patricia Roberts Harris Research Professor of Law at the George Washington University Law School, said of ILW: “It’s a wonderful op- portunity for a variety of communities to come together, including students, scholars, private practitioners, and representatives from govern- ments and international organizations.” Profes- sor Murphy’s remarks perfectly summed up the weekend: no matter where you turned you were met with a happy mix of students, practitioners, and academics happily discussing some of the
ilm enthusiasts have the Oscars, sports lovers have the Olympics, and devotees of international law have International Law Weekend (ILW). The annual event,
most interesting international law issues raised in whatever panel they had just attended.
[Donald] Donovan, a partner at Debevoise & Plimpton LLP and current President of the
American Society of Int’l Law (ASIL), delivered an inspiring
ILW kicked off on Thursday, October 24, with an extremely well attended panel on the con- troversial Arms Trade Treaty. The opening panel was hosted at the magnificent Association of the Bar of the City of New York. The panel featured representa- tives from both the U.S. and Mexican government in addi- tion to private interest groups and NGOs.
keynote address that galvanized practitioners, students, and academics alike to use their
legal knowledge and expertise to advance rule of law across the disciplines.
The ILW opening panel provid- ed fantastic discussion for the reception that shortly followed, also hosted at the Association of the Bar of the City of New York. Participants parted ways after ILW’s opening events to enjoy evening activities in the city that never sleeps.
In the early morning of Friday,
October 25, many of the registered participants began to trickle into the atrium of Fordham Law School for coffee before nabbing a seat in their panel of choice. Even at 9 am, many of the pan- els were standing-room only. Accounting for Children Affected by Armed Conflicts, which featured an all-star cast of experts on the rights of the child, including the Special Adviser on Children in and affected by Armed Conflict to the International Criminal Court’s Office of the Prosecutor and the Special Representative of the Secretary General for Children and Armed Conflict for the United Nations, drew a crowd
ILSA Quarterly » volume 22 » issue 2 » December 2013
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