Registration Open - 2025 CCIL Annual Conference

Join us for Canada’s premier conference on international law under this year's theme: Friends, Enemies, Frenemies: Engagement and Retaliation in International Law.

Network with top professionals, engage in insightful panel discussions, and enhance your understanding of legal frameworks shaping the world today. Whether you’re a seasoned lawyer, academic, or law student, this is an opportunity to deepen your knowledge and make meaningful connections in the field of international law.

We are pleased to announce our Keynote Speakers:

• Lloyd Axworthy

• Gabrielle Marceau

• Jean-Marc Thouvenin

Some of the panel topics will include:

• Caught in the Crosshairs: Can Canada Maintain a Free Trade Orientation in the Trump Tariff Era

• Canada’s Role in Upholding the Rule of Law and Multilateralism

• Sanctions in Dispute: Economic Coercion and International Business Adjudication

• Preparing for International Humanitarian Law Compliance in Large Scale Combat Operations

• The obligation to recognize equivalent measures in international economic relations (F)

• Critical minerals and potential alliances: shifting norms in response to supply imperatives (F)

• International investment contracts: a sustainable option in a context of uncertainty? (F)

• A Victory for Global Health? Interrogating the Promises of a Future Pandemic Treaty

• Shared Challenges, Strategic Responses: Five Eyes (FVEY) Operational and Legal Perspectives

(F) presented in French.

Session specifically for students

• Careers in International Law

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Conference location

John G Diefenbaker Building

111 Sussex Drive, Ottawa, Ontario K1N 5A1

Paid parking available on-site.