The world’s largest and leading learned society for all areas of public law—administrative law, constitutional law, international law, and far beyond.
INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF PUBLIC LAW
A GLOBAL CONNECTION
Memberships
Membership in ICON•S is more than an association with a world-class learned society. Membership makes you a partner in defending the values of public law all around the world. Membership moreover unlocks the door for connection and collaboration with thousands of other members in every region of the world. It also entitles you to attend our annual mega-conference, to vote in our Council elections, and to participate in our exclusive Members-only activities.
Join us today to show your support for the mission of ICON•S.
THE EVENT OF THE YEAR
Annual Conference
The Annual Conference forms a core pillar of ICON•S activities. This mega-conference offers a stimulating, inspirational, and welcoming forum for the global community of public law scholars, judges, and practitioners to gather, exchange ideas, and build collaborations. Bringing together hundreds of persons from around the world, the Annual Conference features plenary events, parallel panels, and social events to make the world of public law more global, more inclusive, and more connected.
The 2025 ICON•S Annual Conference
At the Crossroads of Public Law: Equality, Climate Emergency, and Democracy in the Digital Era
University of Brasilia, Brasilia, Brazil
July 28-30, 2025
The call for papers for this year’s conference is now officially out and can be accessed on our website. Follow us on our official social media to stay updated on other news about our annual extravaganza in public law!
NETWORK & COLLABORATE
Chapters
The ICON•S family includes a wide range of national and regional chapters as well as interest groups. National and regional chapters foster scholarly collaboration and networking within specific regions or countries in furtherance of the ICON•S mission. Our chapters exist or are currently in formation in every region of the world. We welcome expressions of interest in creating new chapters, whether national or regional.
Interest Groups
Interest groups are structured around specific themes or challenges in public law. They are oriented toward sustained collaboration, for instance, joint research projects or publications, among ICON•S members from different nations or regions. Our interest groups span all areas of public law. We are eager to support the creation of new interest groups.
STAY UP TO DATE
News
Learn about our events, blogs, chapters, awards, Calls for Papers, and other news about the International Society of Public Law.
Interest Group on Concept Integration in Comparative Law.
We are glad to announce the creation of a new ICON•S Interest Group on Concept Integration in Comparative Law. This interest group supports collaboration among scholars interested in the systematic…
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