NUS CIL Announcement: ILA Executive Council approves new ILA Committee on Artificial Intelligence and Technology Law chaired by CIL Researcher

23 May 2025, Singapore

The Centre for International Law (CIL) at the National University of Singapore is pleased to announce the launch of the International Law Association (ILA)’s new Committee on Artificial Intelligence and Technology Law. The ILA Executive Council approved the Committee at its meeting on 18 May 2025 and appointed CIL’s Dr Jon Truby as Chair of the Committee.  Dr Jon Truby is a Visiting Research Associate Professor in AI and Technology Law at CIL, is a serving member of the Singapore ILA Branch and has previously served in other national ILA branches as Treasurer and Secretary. 

Through its four-year mandate, the Committee will engage in thematic studies, produce actionable guidelines and model instruments, and develop dialogue among key global stakeholders.  The inaugural meeting is expected at the ILA Biennial Conference in Vienna.

The new ILA Committee will provide an essential platform to examine and clarify international legal frameworks applicable to artificial intelligence (AI) and emerging technologies. The Committee will work on addressing the most pressing legal issues posed by technological advancement, specifically focusing on five key areas of study including 1. Global Norms, Governance, and Comparative Regulation, 2. AI and Human Rights, 3. Accountability and Cross-Border Governance, 4. AI and Sectoral Legal Frameworks and 5. Sustainable and Ethical AI Development.

What distinguishes this Committee is its recognition that the legal questions raised by specific applications such as autonomous systems, generative AI, and cross-border data governance are not merely isolated technical problems. Instead, they are windows into deeper structural and normative challenges. These case studies serve as exemplars of broader foundational tensions in international law: the legitimacy of epistemic authority, the limits of regulatory harmonisation, the distribution of power and responsibility, and the reconfiguration of human agency in law.

In support of the Committee’s establishment, nominations for membership will be opened and publicised in the coming months. These nominations will be reviewed ahead of formal approval by ILA HQ in November 2025. Interested experts in international law, technology governance and adjacent fields are encouraged to follow updates and consider participating. A a series of information sessions will be hosted to provide further details on the Committee’s scope, structure, and application process.

The Committee is also pleased to confirm the appointment of its two co-rapporteurs, Mr Ahmed Essa AlSulaiti, President of the ILA GCC Branch and representative to the World Trade Organization in Geneva, and Dr Rafael Dean Brown, who has served as an ILA member and is a highly cited researcher in the field of emerging technologies.

CIL is honoured to serve as a hub for this important initiative, reinforcing its commitment to shaping responsible legal responses to the global impacts of AI.

For further information and future updates, please visit https://www.ila-hq.org/en/committees/artificial-intelligence-technology-law