In November 2010, the Netherlands Society of International Law (Nederlandse Vereniging voor Internationaal Recht, NVIR) celebrates its centenary. The NVIR was established in 1910 as the first national branch of the International Law Association (ILA). From 15 to 20 August 2010 the Netherlands Society will host the 74th Conference of the ILA, which is to be held in The Hague. It is for the fifth time that the ILA will have assembled in the Netherlands and the fourth time that The Hague has been chosen to host the ILA members from its 45 branches all over the world. The theme of the 74th Conference ‘De Iure Humanitatis, Peace, Justice and International Law’ very well reflects the present nature and essence of international law and its development from interstate law into law for humanity.