We are proud to welcome in our six fora and 12 agorae 90 speakers from more than 30 countries: they include judges from the International Court of Justice (ICJ), the International Tribunal on the Law of the Sea (ITLOS), the International Criminal Court (ICC) and the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR); members of the International Law Commission (ILC) and the UN treaty bodies; national supreme court justices and legal advisors to international organizations and Ministries of Foreign Affairs; distinguished academics from research institutions of world renown and more than 50 universities worldwide; eminent practitioners from leading law firms; and a host of promising young scholars debating the future in 14 ESIL Interest Groups.