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
Institutional affiliations
No affiliation
Year founded
1958
Age (years)
British Institute of International and Comparative Law
67 
United Kingdom average
 37
Global average
 32
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
 33
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%
% 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
 58
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
 $79,245,670
Global average
 $52,840,629

Social

Likes (2023)
British Institute of International and Comparative Law
 8,900
United Kingdom average
 40,614
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
Followers (2025)
British Institute of International and Comparative Law
 7,441
United Kingdom average
 30,213
Global average
 20,495
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
 11,865
Global average
 7,732
Subscribers (2024)
British Institute of International and Comparative Law
 2,660
Subscribers (2023)
British Institute of International and Comparative Law
 2,040
Followers (2025)
British Institute of International and Comparative Law
 79
United Kingdom average
 2,488
Global average
 19,522
Followers (2025)
British Institute of International and Comparative Law
 18,000
United Kingdom average
 16,409
Global average
 16,361
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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