From Fragmentation to Coherence: The Role of the International Law Association in Global AI Governance


International Law Association’s Committee on Artificial Intelligence and Technology Law

Session 203

Tuesday, 7 July 2026 15:00–15:45 (UTC+02:00) Physical (on-site) and Virtual (remote) participation Room G3, ITU Varembé Building Interactive Session

A growing number of institutions are developing rules and principles for artificial intelligence. Initiatives e.g. from the European Union, Council of Europe, UNESCO, and the OECD, together with national AI laws, strategies, and international technical standards, reflect a shared understanding that AI requires governance grounded in human rights, transparency, and accountability.


At the same time, these parallel initiatives have produced a crowded and sometimes confusing, fragmented normative landscape. Many frameworks rely on similar principles but differ in scope, legal nature, and implementation pathways. For states, regulators, companies, and civil society, it is often difficult to understand how these instruments relate to each other, which rules apply in practice, or how they should be implemented.

The panel will take stock of this evolving landscape and examine the challenges created by overlapping and sometimes competing governance approaches. In this context, it will present the work of the International Law Association’s newly established Committee on Artificial Intelligence and Technology Law, whose global and multidisciplinary membership offers a rare forum to assess these developments across jurisdictions and sectors. The Committee aims to develop practical guidance - including model laws, guidelines and shared principles - to help clarify the landscape, support implementation, and promote greater coherence in AI governance.

Panellists
Dr. Jon Truby
Dr. Jon Truby Chair of ILA AI and Tech Law Committee; UNESCO Chair on AI Law and Sustainability; Visiting Research Associate Professor in AI and Technology Law Centre for International Law, National University of Singapore Moderator

Dr Jon Truby is UNESCO Chair of Artificial Intelligence Law and Sustainability at the Centre for International Law, National University of Singapore, where he leads research on AI and technology law. He serves as Chair of the International Law Association Committee on AI and Technology Law and as a participating expert of the OECD.AI Expert Group on AI Compute and Climate. He has also contributed to a number of international AI policy initiatives, including the UNESCO Group of Friends on the Ethics of AI.
His current research examines the intersection of international law, sustainability, and emerging technologies, with particular emphasis on digital decarbonisation and nature-positive AI. His work further explores how AI governance frameworks can support the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals, especially in areas such as anti-corruption law, human rights, and the rule of law.
Dr Truby’s scholarship and policy engagement focus on developing legally grounded and sustainability-oriented approaches to AI governance at both national and international levels. He has been recognised among the Stanford University Top 2% World Scientists, reflecting the global reach and academic standing of his research.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Prof. Annalisa Ciampi
Prof. Annalisa Ciampi ILA subcommittee lead; Professor of International Law; Legal and Human Rights Expert at the Permanent Mission of Italy in Geneva Permanent Mission of Italy in Geneva

Annalisa Ciampi is a graduate of Florence University (LLB(Hons); Soroptimist Prize), Harvard University (LLM; Fulbright Scholar) and University of Rome La Sapienza (PhD). An attorney at Law (1996), a Professor of International law at Verona University (2005), and a CEDR Accredited Mediator (2023), she served in various international capacities in the Council of Europe and the UN, including as UN Special Rapporteur on the Rights to Freedom of Assembly and Peaceful Assembly. 
Annalisa Ciampi is currently serving as a Legal and Human Rights Expert at the Permanent Mission of Italy in Geneva. She published extensively in the various fields of international law and her current areas of research include human rights and their interfaces with other domains of global governance including trade and investment, development, peace and technology. 
In the ILA Committee on Artificial Intelligence and Technology Law, Annalisa leads the Sub-Committee on AI and Human Rights.

 

 

 

 

 

 


Ms. Jimena Sofia Viveros Alvarez
Ms. Jimena Sofia Viveros Alvarez ILA subcommittee deputy lead; Managing Director and CEO at IQuilibriumAI IQuilibriumAI - Mexico

Jimena Sofia Viveros Alvarez is a leading voice on AI Governance and Ethics, Digital Diplomacy, Senior Adviser on Peace and Security, and Advocate for the Global South and Sustainable Development.
She is a distinguished International Lawyer, Scholar, Author and Speaker; currently Managing Director and CEO of IQuilibriumAI and President of the HumAIne Foundation.
Appointed Member of the United Nations Secretary General's High-Level Advisory Body on AI serving as Co-Lead for Peace and Security. Additionally, Commissioner within the Global Commission on Responsible AI in the Military Domain (GC-REAIM), serving as Co-Lead for the Broader Peace and Security Domains and Member of the Report’s Drafting Committee, an AI Expert for the OECD, Deputy Lead for the International Law  Association's Global Norms Subcommittee of the AI and Technology Law Committee, Expert for the AI Safety and Governance Program of the Internet Conference Specialized Committee on AI, Member of the International Commission for Robots Arms Control (ICRAC), Member of UNESCO’s AI Experts Without Borders, ITU Standards Network and the Advisory Board of the Cyber Peace Institute, among other recognitions and affiliations.
Ms. Viveros served at the Mexican Government, international organizations, tribunals and field postings in conflict and post-conflict zones.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Mr. Zoltan Turbek
Mr. Zoltan Turbek ILA subcommittee deputy lead; Fellow at Geneva Centre for Security Policy; Independent Expert on AI Governance/Regulation Geneva Centre for Security Policy - Switzerland

Zoltán Turbék is an independent expert focusing on AI governance. He is a former career diplomat and UN (IAEA and WHO) staff member with 20 years of experience in international law and multilateral policy-making processes. 
Until 2025, he served as his country’s Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN in Geneva. Prior to that he acted as Director of the Department of International Organizations/Human Rights at the Hungarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. He also served as Vice-Chair of the UN General Assembly’s Legal Committee and as Legal Adviser at the Permanent Mission of Hungary to the UN in New York. 
As a member of the Council of Europe’s Committee on Artificial Intelligence (CAI), he actively contributed to drafting the first-ever international treaty regulating the use of Artificial Intelligence. He also had the privilege to co-chair the Policy Development Group of the Council of Europe’s Ad Hoc Committee on Artificial Intelligence (CAHAI) between 2019-2021, and to serve as his country’s head of delegation during the negotiations of the UNESCO recommendation on the Ethics of AI. 
He serves as Deputy Lead of the Global Norms, Governance, and Comparative Regulation Subcommittee of the International Law Association’s new AI & Technology Law Committee. He is a Fellow at the Geneva Centre for Security Policy (GCSP).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Topics
Artificial Intelligence Capacity Building Education Emerging Technologies Ethics Human Rights
WSIS Action Lines
  • AL C1 logo C1. The role of governments and all stakeholders in the promotion of ICTs for development
  • AL C4 logo C4. Capacity building
  • AL C5 logo C5. Building confidence and security in use of ICTs
  • AL C10 logo C10. Ethical dimensions of the Information Society
  • AL C11 logo C11. International and regional cooperation
Sustainable Development Goals
  • Goal 9 logo Goal 9: Build resilient infrastructure, promote sustainable industrialization and foster innovation
  • Goal 10 logo Goal 10: Reduce inequality within and among countries
  • Goal 16 logo Goal 16: Promote just, peaceful and inclusive societies
  • Goal 17 logo Goal 17: Revitalize the global partnership for sustainable development
GDC Objectives
  • Objective 1: Close all digital divides and accelerate progress across the Sustainable Development Goals
  • Objective 3: Foster an inclusive, open, safe and secure digital space that respects, protects and promotes human rights
  • Objective 5: Enhance international governance of artificial intelligence for the benefit of humanity
Links

https://www.ila-hq.org/en/committees/artificial-intelligence-technology-law