The American Branch of the International Law Association (ABILA) is pleased to invite panel proposals for International Law Weekend 2025 (ILW 2025)?the premier international law event of the fall season. ILW 2025 will take place October 23-25, 2025 in New York City.
The International Law Weekend 2025 Co-Chairs are William Aceves (California Western School of Law), Amity Boye (American Branch of the International Law Association), and Jess Peake (UCLA School of Law).
The unifying theme for ILW 2025 is Crisis as Catalyst in International Law:
ILW 2025 will explore how crises can serve as transformative moments that challenge and reshape the framework of international law. Whether political, environmental, economic, or humanitarian, crises compel local, regional, and global actors to confront the limitations of extant legal systems. By serving as catalysts for innovation, crises also provide opportunities to reevaluate and reconstruct international legal norms. This process highlights the dynamic nature of international law, which must balance its foundational principles with the need for flexibility in response to unprecedented events. ILW 2025 encourages participants to reimagine international law.
ILW 2025 will explore these issues through a diverse set of engaging and provocative panels, plenary sessions, and keynote addresses. The program will include a broad array of both public international law and private international law topics. The conference will also include networking opportunities, social events, and award ceremonies.