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About Us

ILA-Canada is the Canadian branch of the International Law Association based in London, UK but founded in Brussels in 1873. According to the Constitution of ILA, the organization promotes "the study, clarification and development of international law, both public and private, and the furtherance of international understanding and respect for international law." ILA boasts over 4500 members world wide including Canada. ILA-Canada serves the Canadian international law community including legal scholars, practitioners, students and policy makers by providing workshops, conferences and research on wide range of international law topics.

 

 

 

 

OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS

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Oonagh E. Fitzgerald

ILA President 

Senior Fellow

Human Rights Research and Education Centre

University of Ottawa

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Matthew Kronby

1st Vice President 

Partner

International Trade and Investment BLG

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Marie-Claire Cordonier Segger

2nd Vice President, Plans & Programs

Full Professor of Law

School of Environment, Enterprise and Environment

University of Waterloo

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David Pavot

2nd Vice President, Partnerships & La Francophonie

Chair on Anti-Doping and Sport

L'École de gestion

Université de Sherbrooke

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Bernard Colas

Treasurer / Past President

Attorney & Parner

Colas Moreira Kazandjian Zikovsky LLP (CMKZ)

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Payam Akhavan

Board Member

Senior Fellow at Massey College

Member of the Permanent Court of Arbitration at The Hague

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Olabisi D. Akinkugbe

Board Member

Assistant Professor 

Schulich School of Law

Dalhousie University

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Marsha Simone Cadogan

Board Member

Founder, Canaan Bridges Consulting Inc.

Principal, MSC Intellectual Property & Technology Law

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Charles-Emmanuel Côté

Board Member

Full Professor

Faculty of Law

University of Laval

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Armand de Mestral

Board Member

Professor Emeritus

Faculty of Law

McGill University

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Wayne Garnons-Williams

Board Member

President of International Inter-tribal Trade Organization

Principal Director of Garwill Law Professional Corporation

Principal Director at Indigenous Sovereign Trade Consultancy Ltd.

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Marcus L. Jewett

Board Member

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Konstantia Koutouki

Board Member / Past President

Full Professor

Faculty of Law

Université de Montréal

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The Honourable Barry Leon

Board Member

Arbitrator

Mediator

Arbitration Place | 33 Bedford Row | Caribbean Arbitrators

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Board Member

Stephen Lowe

Retired Commercial Banker

Member of the Institute of Bankers and Institute of Export (UK)

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Board Member

Laurence Marquis

Assistant professor

Faculty of Law

Université de Sherbrooke

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Board Member - on leave

Frederic Perron-Welch

PhD candidate

Faculty of Law

Universiteit Leiden

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Board Member

Sara Seck

Associate Professor of Law

Yogis and Keddy Chair in Human Rights Law

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Board Member

Vanisha Sukdeo

Osgoode Hall Law School

York University

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Board Member

Christopher Waters

Professor at Faculty of Law

University of Windsor

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