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The American Council for International Law & Arbitration is a worldwide organization devoted to arbitration, conciliation and the resolution of international commercial disputes.
About ACILA
Improving how international disputes are resolved
ACILA promotes the use of arbitration, conciliation and other forms of resolving international commercial disputes, and works to improve how they are conducted.
ACILA has official status as a nongovernmental organization accredited by the United Nations. In that capacity it has taken an active part in preparing the UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules, the UNCITRAL Conciliation Rules and the UNCITRAL Model Law on International Commercial Arbitration.
What ACILA does
- Convenes international arbitration congresses and conferences
- Sponsors authoritative dispute resolution publications
- Promotes harmonized arbitration and conciliation rules, laws, procedures and standards
Structure & publications
A global network of specialists
Governing Board
Governing Board Members are recognized specialists in dispute resolution, elected from different parts of the world, legal and economic systems, and from developed and developing nations.
Advisory Members
Members who have served for long periods can be designated lifetime Advisory Members.
Members
Dispute resolution specialists can apply for membership. Members are listed in the printed and online Membership Directories and receive discounts on publications, congresses and conferences.
Congresses
An ACILA Congress or Conference is held every second year to present and discuss papers on international dispute resolution, attracting participants from all over the world.
Publications
Prepared with the assistance of the Permanent Court of Arbitration at The Hague: the Yearbook Commercial Arbitration, the International Handbook on Commercial Arbitration and the ACILA Congress Series. ACILA also co-sponsors Kluwer Arbitration Online.
Membership
Membership contribution
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Professional membership
| Individual | $800 |
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| Corporate or chambers (up to 4 members) | $2,400 |
| Each additional corporate or chambers member | $1,000 |
| Middle East scholarship (under certain conditions) | $250 |
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Special membership
| Special membership | $750 |
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Membership contributions are made to the ACILA Foundation, established in the USA.
Important announcement
Enterprise Group is our only representative in the Middle East and North Africa to conduct and deliver our programs. We have no other representative in the MENA region, and we ask all students to verify their certificates in the verification section to make sure they are genuine.
Membership
Become a member
Contact us to apply for ACILA membership.