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ABA Young Lawyers Division
The American Bar Association Young Lawyers Division website is the online forum for the ABA’s largest division of over 147,000 members.  It provides online resources for Division members, including committee information, publications, ongoing projects and legal resources geared towards young lawyers.

ABA Law Student Division
The American Bar Association Law Student Division website provides law students with access to membership benefits, competitions, programming and other resources dedicated to the ABA’s student members.

American Society of International Law
The American Society of International Law is a nonpartisan, educational organization promoting the establishment and maintenance of international relations on the basis of law and justice.

International Bar Association
The International Bar Association is the world’s leading organization of international legal practitioners, bar associations and law societies.

International Law Institute
The ILI provides training and technical assistance to find practical solutions to the legal, economic and financial problems of developing countries.

International Law Students Association
The International Law Students Association (ISLA) is a non-profit association of students and young lawyers dedicated to the study and promotion of international law.  ILSA is dedicated to supplementing the traditional domestic-focused approach to legal studies with opportunities for study, research and career networking that concentrates on international and transnational law.

International Courts & Tribunals

Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia
The ECCC is a mixed tribunal established by agreement between the United Nations and Cambodia to prosecute senior members of the Khmer Rouge for crimes against humanity, including genocide.

International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes
The ICSID is an autonomous international institution established under the Convention on the Settlement of Investment Disputes between States and Nationals of Other States to provide facilities for conciliation and arbitration of international investment disputes.

International Criminal Court
The International Criminal Court is an independent, permanent court that tries persons accused of the most serious crimes of international concern, namely genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes. 

International Court of Justice
The International Court of Justice was established by the United Nations Charter.  It hears claims between states on a variety of matters.

International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda
The ICTR was established by the United Nations Security Council to prosecute war crimes, genocide and crimes against humanity that occurred during Rwandan Civil War of 1994.

International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia
The ICTY was established by the United Nations Security Council to prosecute war crimes, genocide and crimes against humanity that occurred during the conflicts surrounding the break-up of the former Republic of Yugoslavia.

International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea
The International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea is an independent judicial body established by the U.N. Convention on the Law of the Sea to adjudicate disputes arising out of the interpretation and application of the Convention.

London Court of International Arbitration
The LCIA is one of the longest-established international institutions for commercial dispute resolution

Permanent Court of Arbitration
The Permanent Court of Arbitration provides services for the resolution of disputes involving states, state entities, intergovernmental organizations and private parties.

The Special Court for Sierra Leone
The Special Court was established pursuant to an agreement between Sierra Leone and the United Nations to try war crimes and crimes against humanity after 30 November 1996 during the Sierra Leone Civil War.

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