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. It was established in April 2007 at an inaugural meeting at the National University of Singapore.
Mandate
The Society is an international non-partisan, non-profit, and non-governmental organization with the following objectives:
- To promote research, education and practice of international law by serving as a centre of activities among international law scholars and practitioners in Asia and elsewhere, in a spirit of partnership with other relevant international, regional and national societies and organizations;
- To foster and encourage Asian perspectives of international law; and
- To promote awareness of and respect for international law in Asia.
Officeholders
The first president of the Society (2007–2009) was Hisashi Owada, former President of the International Court of Justice.
The current president of the Society is Shirley Scott.
| S/N | President | Country | Term of office |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | OWADA Hisashi |  Japan |
2007–2009 |
| 2. | XUE Hanqin |  China |
2009–2011 |
| 3. | V.S. Mani |  India |
2011–2013 |
| 4. | Surakiart Sathirathai |  Thailand |
2013–2015 |
| 5. | PAIK Jin-Hyun |  South Korea |
2015–2017 |
| 6. | Harry Roque |  Philippines |
2017–2019 |
| 7. | Shirley Scott |  Australia |
2019-2021 |
| 8. | Hikmahanto Juwana |  Indonesia |
2021-2023 |
The current Secretary-General of the Society is Antony Anghie.
| S/N | Secretary-General | Country | Term of office |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Tan Cheng Han |  Singapore |
2007–2011 |
| 2. | Simon Chesterman | Australia |
2012–2017 |
| 3. | Antony Anghie |  Sri Lanka |
2017- |
Publications
In 2011, the Society launched its official journal, the Asian Journal of International Law, published by Cambridge University Press.
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)
References
- "AsianSIL – Asian Society of International Law". Retrieved 27 July 2020.
- "Inaugural Conference of the Asian Society of International Law". Archived from the original on 2 February 2010. Retrieved 3 June 2010.
- 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 Archived 2 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- Constitution of the Asian Society of International Law, art 2.
- "Current Members | International Court of Justice". Icj-cij.org. Archived from the original on 12 April 2008. Retrieved 4 December 2012.
- "Governing Bodies – AsianSIL". Retrieved 27 July 2020.
- "Governing Bodies – AsianSIL". Retrieved 27 July 2020.
- Asian Journal of International Law.