British Institute of International and Comparative Law

The British Institute of International and Comparative Law (BIICL) is an independent research body, unaffiliated to any university, committed to the understanding, development and practical application of international and comparative law. It combines a global applied research institute mind-set with a charitable ethos to serve and advance international law, comparative law, and the rule of law. Its work is augmented by discussion sessions, training programmes, conferences, specialist forums, and its academic journal, the International and Comparative Law Quarterly. Its centres include the Centre for International Law, the Centre for Comparative Law, and the Bingham Centre for the Rule of Law.

BIICL was created in 1958 by the merger of the Society of Comparative Legislation (founded in 1895) and the Grotius Society (established in 1915). The initial signatories established an independent research body, unaffiliated to any university, committed to the understanding, development and practical application of international and comparative law. The founders were a group of individuals with a wide range of legal interests and experience, including figures such as Baron Denning and Hersch Lauterpacht. 2018 marked the 60th anniversary of BIICL.

An independent, charitable research institute combining a world-class global applied research mind-set with a charitable ethos, serving international law, comparative law, and the rule of law.

• International and Comparative Law Quarterly

  BIICL's academic journal.

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