The CCIL has an Office Manager that sees that the day-to-day activities of the Council run smoothly.

Board of Directors

The CCIL activities are directed by a 40-member Board of Directors, drawn from the ranks of international lawyers from all regions of the country and from all specializations.

The Board of Directors for the 2008-2009 year includes:

Executive Committee Members

Officers :

President: 
    Mark Jewett, Gowlings
Vice-President (Conference):
    Kevin Gray, Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada
Vice-President (Member Services):
   Reuben East, Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada
Vice-President (Fundraising):
    Christine Hanson, Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada
Treasurer:
    Rambod Behboodi, Department of Finance
Secretary:
    Elizabeth Eid, Department of Justice

Executive Committee Members at Large :

Chris Cochlin, Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP
Kevin Gray, Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada
Christine Hanson, Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada
Sadéka Hédaraly, Desjardins Ducharme LLP
Marion Haunton, Department of Fisheries and Oceans
Eric Leroux, Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada
Glen Linder, Department of Justice
John McManus, Justice Canada
Vello Mijal, Public Service Human Resources Management Agency of Canada
Debra Steger, University of Ottawa
Amelie Zinzius, Department of Justice
Michael Byers, Liu Institute for Global Issues
John Currie, University of Ottawa
Armand de Mestral, McGill University
Joanna Harrington, University of Alberta
Don McRae, University of Ottawa
Andrew Newcombe, University of Victoria
Charles-Emmanuel Coté, Laval University
Donald Fleming, University of New Brunswick
Andrew Kidd, Bank of Canada
Yan Campagnlo, Privy Council Office
Yves Le Bouthillier, University of Ottawa
Denyse Mackenzie

Ex Officio:

Immediate Past President:, Valerie Hughes, Department of Finance
Legal Advisor, DFAIT: Alan Kessel, Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada
Senior General Counsel: Carolyn Kobernick, Justice Canada
Société québécoise de droit international (président): Olivier Delas, Université Laval
Honourary Solicitor: Donald Dow, Gowlings

Other Members of the Board :

Natasha Affolder, University of British Columbia
Stéphane Beaulac, Université de Montréal
Jutta Brunnée, University of Toronto
Cam Carruthers, United Nations Environment Program
Hugh Kindred, Dalhousie University
Karen Knop, University of Toronto
Suzanne Lalonde, Université de Montréal
Valerie Oosterveld, University of Western Ontario