World Law Congress & Congresses on the Law of the World
The WJA has celebrated biennial congresses around the world since 1965
2023 New York, USA
28th Biennial Congress on the Law of the World - World Law Congress: 60 years Making Peace Through Law
2022 Barranquilla, Colombia-2021
27th Biennial Congress of the World Jurist Association Rule of Law: Development for Nations
2019 Madrid, Spain
26th Biennial Congress on the Law of the World – World Law Congress: Constitution, Democracy & Liberty. The Rule of Law, Guarantor of Freedom
2017 Noord, Aruba
25th Biennial Congress on the Law of the World – Energy: Peace and Justice for All.
2011 Prague, Czech Republic
24th Biennial Congress on the Law of the World – National Legal Cultures in a Globalized World
2009 Kyiv, Ukraine
23rd Biennial Congress on the Law of the World
2005 Beijing & Shanghai, China
22nd Biennial Congress on the Law of the World – Rule of Law and Harmony of International Society
2003 Sydney & Adelaide, Australia
21st Biennial Congress on the Law of the World
2001 Dublin, Ireland & Belfast, Northern Ireland
20th Biennial Congress on the Law of the World
1999 Budapest, Hungary & Vienna, Austria
19th Biennial Congress on the Law of the World – World Peace in the 21st Century: Strengthening the Rule of Law in All Nations
1997 Doha, Qatar
1995 Montreal, Canada
Law in the Global Community
1993 Manila, Philippines
19th Biennial Congress on the Law of the World – World Peace in the 21st Century: Strengthening the Rule of Law in All Nations
1991 Barcelona, Spain
1990 Beijing, China
1987 Seoul, Korea
1985 West Berlin, Germany
Peace with Justice in the World Community
1983 Cairo, Egypt
1981 São Paolo, Brazil
The Rule of Law: A Concept of Universal Principles
1979 Madrid, Spain
1977 Manila, Philippines
1975 Washington, DC, USA
1973 Abidjan, Ivory Coast
1971 Belgrade, Yugoslavia
1969 Bangkok, Thailand
1967 Geneva, Switzerland
1965 Washington, DC, USA
1963 Athens, Greece
Establishment of the World Peace Through Law Center, now known as the World Jurist Association; Program of the Athens 1963 Congress on the Law of the World
