---
kind: "section"
citation: "36 U.S.C. § 22102"
title: "36"
title_heading: "Patriotic and National Observances, Ceremonies, and Organizations"
number: "22102"
heading: "Purposes"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/36/22102"
units:
  - "Subtitle II — Patriotic and National Organizations"
  - "Part B — Organizations"
  - "Chapter 221 — The American Society of International Law"
---

# §22102. Purposes


The purposes of the [corporation](/usc/36/220501.md?p=b-7) are—

- (1) to foster the study of international law; and
- (2) to promote the establishment and maintenance of international relations on the basis of law and justice.

## Source credit

(Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1300.)

## Notes

| Historical and Revision Notes |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Revised<br>Section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| 22102 | 36:342 (1st sentence). | Sept. 20, 1950, ch. 958, § 2 (1st sentence), 64 Stat. 870. |