British Institute of International and Comparative Law

BIICL
London, United Kingdom

The British Institute of International and Comparative Law (BIICL) provides informed, independent and practical legal ideas for a global community. Its high quality and respected work involves analysis and debate about contemporary issues on every continent, from its base in the heart of London's energetic and multicultural legal network. BIICL has been making an influential impact since its foundation in 1958, and it can trace its history even further back to 1894. It is one of the very few independent legal bodies of its type in the world, as it is unaffiliated to any university, is a charity/not-for-profit organisation and is nonpartisan. BIICL receives no substantial on-going core funding from any government or private body and welcomes both members and non-members. BIICL includes within it the innovative Bingham Centre for the Rule of Law, which has a particular focus on the many rule of law issues world-wide. BIICL undertakes 5 key activities: Applied legal research; Informed and diverse events and discussions; Effective and capacity-building training; World leading publications; Fostering a diverse community of scholars and practitioners through its membership offer.

Contact details

Website:
http://www.biicl.org/

Address:
Charles Clore House, 17 Russell Square, London WC1B 5JP, UK

Country:
United Kingdom

Sub-region:
Northern Europe

Areas of focus

Geographics of focus
Global
Operating languages
English

Organisation details

Business model
Non-profit
Year founded
1958
Institutional affiliations
No affiliation
Founded by
Founders: N de Matteos Bentwich, K.S. Carpmael, G. Cheshire, J. Cohen, Dr C.J. Colombos, Baron Denning, Sir Kenneth Diplock, Sir Harold Duncan, Rev P. Eastman, L. Farrer-Brown, Sir Gerald Fitzmaurice, Prof. R. H. Graveson, W. Latey QC, Sir Hersch Lauterpacht, R.A. Lynex, F.A. Mann, A. McNair, R. O'Sullivan, Sir Kenneth Roberts- Wray, Prof G Schwarzenberger, Lord Shawcross,Dr C. Sluzewski, E. Wall, R. Wilberforce
Founder gender: All male
Leadership
Leader(s) (2025): Spyros Maniatis
Leader gender: Male
Leader(s) (2024): N/A
Leader gender: N/A
Leader(s) (2023): N/A
Leader gender: N/A
Staff size
2025
British Institute of International and Comparative Law
60
United Kingdom average
32
Global average
87
2024
British Institute of International and Comparative Law
24
2021
British Institute of International and Comparative Law
71
% Female staff
2025
British Institute of International and Comparative Law
60%
United Kingdom average
48%
Global average
50%
2024
British Institute of International and Comparative Law
59%
2021
British Institute of International and Comparative Law
57%
Age (years)
British Institute of International and Comparative Law
68
United Kingdom average
37
Global average
33
% Female researchers
2025
British Institute of International and Comparative Law
59%
United Kingdom average
45%
Global average
47%
2021
British Institute of International and Comparative Law
57%
2020
British Institute of International and Comparative Law
57%

Organisational performance

Publications
2024
British Institute of International and Comparative Law
15
United Kingdom average
41
Global average
57
2023
British Institute of International and Comparative Law
15
2020
British Institute of International and Comparative Law
36
Financials
2019
British Institute of International and Comparative Law
$4,025,238
United Kingdom average
$79,318,707
Global average
$52,840,629

Social

Facebook
Likes (2023)
British Institute of International and Comparative Law
8,900
United Kingdom average
40,789
Global average
26,974
Likes (2022)
British Institute of International and Comparative Law
8,760
Likes (2021)
British Institute of International and Comparative Law
8,219
Twitter
Followers (2025)
British Institute of International and Comparative Law
7,441
United Kingdom average
28,696
Global average
19,804
Followers (2024)
British Institute of International and Comparative Law
7,590
Followers (2022)
British Institute of International and Comparative Law
6,565
Subscribers (2025)
British Institute of International and Comparative Law
2,940
United Kingdom average
11,305
Global average
7,398
Subscribers (2024)
British Institute of International and Comparative Law
2,660
Subscribers (2023)
British Institute of International and Comparative Law
2,040
Instagram
Followers (2025)
British Institute of International and Comparative Law
79
United Kingdom average
2,409
Global average
18,474
Followers (2025)
British Institute of International and Comparative Law
18,000
United Kingdom average
15,490
Global average
15,826
Followers (2024)
British Institute of International and Comparative Law
16,000
Followers (2022)
British Institute of International and Comparative Law
10,292

Data notes

Last updated: 09/03/2025
Rating of data accuracy (find out more) : Authenticated
Data sources consulted: Organisation´s website
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