American Society of International Law
The American Society of International Law (ASIL) is a professional association of international lawyers in the United States. The organization was founded in 1906.[1][2] After the Lake Mohonk Conference on International Arbitration, some participants felt the need for a society devoted to international law separate from international arbitration.[2] Participants in a meeting held on December 9, 1905, at the residence of Oscar S. Straus agreed to establish the ASIL.[2][3]
The first annual meeting of the association was in Washington, D.C. on April 19-20,1907.[3] Elihu Root was the first president of the ASIL, serving in that position until his retirement in 1924.[3][4] Charles Evans Hughes was president from 1924 to 1929 when he became judge on the Permanent Court of International Justice at The Hague.[3]
The organization was chartered by the
ASIL is headquartered in Washington, D.C. Until 1911, the offices were in the home of James Brown Scott, a key figure in the association.[3] In 1911, the offices of the association was moved to the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.[3]
Among the Society's publications are
See also
- American Society of Comparative Law
- Grotius Lectures (annual lecture series sponsored by the American Society of International Law)
- Category:Presidents of the American Society of International Law
References
- ^ Kirgis,Frederic. "The American Society of International Law's First Century 1906-2006" p.6-11. Martinus Nijoff Publishers, Boston. 2006
- ^ ISSN 0002-9300.
- ^ ISSN 0002-9300.
- ISSN 0002-9300.
- ^ "Consultative Status with ECOSOC". United Nations Dept. of Economic and Social Affairs. Archived from the original on 2011-06-11. Retrieved 2008-03-08.
- ^ "Learned Societies". American Council of Learned Societies.
- ^ "Primary Publications | ASIL".
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