The Asian-African Legal Consultative Organization (AALCO), with 48 countries as member states, meets regularly in person to discuss and resolve matters of common concern. The 62nd annual in-person meeting, attended by 300+ ministers, attorney-generals, ambassadors and international legal experts, was successfully held in and hosted by the Kingdom of Thailand from September 8 to 13, 2024.
Mr Nick Chan, BBS, MH, JP, Director of the AALCO Hong Kong Regional Arbitration Centre, reported on our work and share our ongoing work and upcoming plans to the 48 member states.
During the Annual Session, representatives of member states engaged in discussions on a wide array of topics proposed by member states. These included pressing issues such as “Violations of International Law”, “Environment and Sustainable Development”, “International Trade and Investment Law”, “Asset Recovery”, “Legal Issues in Outer Space”, “Law of the Sea”, “International Terrorism”, and “International Law in Cyberspace”.
AALCO, as the only inter-governmental legal consultative organisation in the Asian and African region with two-thirds of the world’s population, will continue to serve as an important forum for member states to deliberate on international law matters that are of common concern.
