ASIAN-AFRICAN LEGAL CONSULTATIVE ORGANIZATION (AALCO) About AALCO  A. Origin The Asian-African Legal Consultative Organization (AALCO), originally known as the Asian Legal Consultative Committee (ALCC) was constituted on 15 November 1956. It is considered to be a tangible outcome of the historic Bandung Conference, held in Indonesia, in April 1955. Seven Asian States, namely Burma (now Myanmar), Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), India, Indonesia, Iraq, Japan, and the United Arab Republic (now Arab Republic of Egypt and Syrian Arab Republic) are the original Member States. Later, in April 1958, in order to include participation of countries of the continent of Africa its name wa ...

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“International Seminar on Institutional Arbitration and On line Dispute Resolution Techniques” 15 December 2011, at India Habitat Centre, New Delhi Organized by Construction Industry Arbitration Council Supported by UNCITRAL and AALCO

Address by Dr. Xu Jie, Deputy Secretary-General of AALCO At the 19th South Asia Teaching Session Held in Bengaluru on 27 November 2011

NOTES & COMMENTS ON SELECTED ITEMS BEFORE THE SIXTY-SIXTH SESSION OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE UNITED NATIONS

55th Constitution Day of AALCO Commemorated on 11 November 2011 - View Photos

AALCO Meeting & AALCO-ILC Meeting, UN Headquarters, New York, 31 October 2011 & Lunch Meetings on 28 October and 1 November 2011

UN Legal Counsel's Speech to AALCO - 31 October 2011 at UNHQ

New Documents for Consideration of Member States- Posted on 7 September 2011

“Meeting of Legal Experts on the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court: Issues and Challenges” - 19th and 20th July 2011, at the Attorney General’s Chambers in Putrajaya, Malaysia - View Photo & Summary Report

KLRCA hosts APRAG Conference on "International Arbitration in a Challenging Region", at Mandarin Oriental Hotel, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 9 -10 July 2011 - View Photos

The 50th Annual Session of the AALCO held at Colombo, Sri Lanka from 27th June to 1st July 2011 (Monday - Friday) - View PhotoGallery & Post Session Documents

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Indonesia and the Centre for Ocean Law and Policy hosts the 35th Annual Conference on “The Law of the Sea and Ocean Policy“ on 22-24 June 2011, at Bali, Indonesia

Report on the Seminar on “Corruption, Ethics and Good Governance” held on Friday, 6th May, 2011

Speech of President of AALCO made at 309th Liaison Officers Meeting, 30th March 2011

Training Workshop on the World Trade Organization (Organized in cooperation with the Institute for Training and Technical Cooperation (ITTC), World Trade Organization), 28th March – 1st April 2011, AALCO Headquarters, New Delhi-VIEW REPORT & PHOTOGALLERY

Release of Book “Asian-African Perspectives on International Law in the Post Westphalian Era:Some Reflections” authored by Prof. Dr. Rahmat Mohamad,Secretary-General,AALCO by the Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia,11 March 2011-VIEW PHOTOGALLERY & ABSTRACT

Talk by H.E. Y.A.B. Tan Sri Muhyiddin Hj Mohd Yassin, Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia on “Global Governance in the 21st Century:Emerging Issues and Challenges”, 11th March 2011, New Delhi - VIEW TEXT OF SPEECH & PHOTO GALLERY

Law Teacher's Visit to the AALCO Secretariat, 4 March 2011-Report & Photos

Training Programme on International Humanitarian Law, 17 – 21 January 2011, AALCO Headquarters, New Delhi - VIEW REPORT & PHOTOGALLERY