International Law Students Association (ILSA)

ILSA Overview and Mission

The CUA chapter of International Law Students Association (ILSA) is made up of students who are interested in international law. Many of our members are also members of the Comparative and International Law Institute (CILI). In addition to ILSA's purely social function, we also work to organize CILI's nonacademic component which includes organizing panels, establishing alumnae mixers to providing personal informal interactions with the institute's faculty, and maintaining an active externship placement data base for members. Members gain comfort with the practice and scope of international lawyering through participation in such programs. They can make contacts in the international law community to facilitate job searching, and may find outlets for their research and volunteering needs. The goal of ILSA, simply stated, is to combine those talents of students, faculty, alumnae, and guests from outside campus to deepen international law understanding.

Recent panel discussions have covered such topics as the Cancun crisis and failures in global trade treaties, post-conflict legal help for war-scarred nations, comparative legal education systems, and the Bush administration's proposals concerning amnesty for undocumented aliens. Washington DC is replete with think-tanks and practicing international law professionals. Under the auspices of CILI we aim at taking advantage of as many of these resources as possible.

Please view a draft of the ILSA Constitution which will be adopted this semester.

Welcome Membership History ILSA Officers Upcoming Events Links Krakow Contact Us