The American Society of International Law

2013 Annual Meeting: International Law in a Multipolar World
Program Proposals

The Society welcomes submissions from practitioners and academics on a range of topics encompassed within the 2013 theme statement. The Society invites suggestions of both panels and individual papers, including papers for inclusion in New Voices panels.

The aim of the Annual Meeting is to promote discussion of important topics by including a range of voices and perspectives. To this end, the ASIL Program Committee relies on the submissions process to identify important topics and knowledgeable speakers. The Program Committee will then create a program with the following goals in mind.

  1. Ensuring coverage of a wide range of important topics of current interest to ASIL members.
  2. Ensuring wide participation by individuals from a variety of backgrounds, both within each Annual Meeting and across Annual Meetings.
  3. Ensuring a place in the program for sessions organized by ASIL Interest Groups.
  4. Ensuring a vibrant exchange of ideas through the use of innovative program formats.

Please be aware that, even if your suggested session is included in some form in the final program, it may differ significantly from the original suggestion out of a desire to achieve these three goals. The Program Committee will inform proposers by email about the status of their suggestion(s) by late August.

Please note that proposals by ASIL members will be given priority.  (For information about ASIL membership and to join, click here.)  In addition, priority will be given to proposals that feature non-traditional formats (as identified in the form below).

In order to suggest a topic or paper to the program committee, please complete the following form by no later than Friday, June 22, 2012.

Required Section
Please indicate the anticipated format of the session (other than individual papers), keeping in mind that the majority of sessions at the Annual Meeting are 90 minutes long. (Preference will be given to proposals featuring non-traditional session formats)

Traditional panel
Roundtable
Book discussion
Debate or moot court
Rapid response (i.e., three or four panelists provide concise responses (i.e., 2-3 minutes) to several rounds of questions posed by a moderator on a particular topic)
Simulation (i.e., two to four panelists and a moderator work through the issues presented by two or three fact patterns that are shared with the audience at the start of the program)
Individual paper-regular submission
Individual paper-New Voices submission
Other (creative suggestions encouraged!):



Required Section
Focus (Please choose one only)
Human Rights, International Criminal Law and the Law of Armed Conflicts
Environment, Development and Energy
International Organizations and International Governance
International Dispute Resolution
Trade, Investment and Finance
Domestic Application of International Law


Required Section
Proposer's Contact Information
Name: 
Organization: 
Phone: 
Email: 
Confirm Email: 
Are you a current ASIL Member?
(Preference will be given to proposals by members)		 Yes     No


Optional Section - Please complete this Program Suggestions section or the Paper Proposals section below.
Program Suggestions
Panel Title:


Panel Description (500 words max)


Proposed participants (for each, please indicate current affiliation and area of expertise)


Optional Section - Please complete this Paper Proposals section or the Program Suggestions section above.
Paper Proposals (New Voices or regular submissions)
Submission Title: 


Paper Abstract (500 words max)


Progress statement, current affiliation and brief bio (New Voices applications restricted to individuals working in international law for 7 years or less)


Optional Section
Additional Information
Any other information about your proposal that we should know to help us achieve our three goals (topical coverage, inclusiveness of participation, and whether or not this is an Interest Group-sponsored proposal) (150 words max)