Our Mission
The Council for American Students in International Negotiations strives to deepen the commitment of American students to multilateral institutions through scholarship, discourse, and engagement in international policy.

Our Organization
The Council for American Students in International Negotiations, Inc. (CASIN) is an educational non-profit, non-governmental 501(c)(3) organization providing young Americans unprecedented access to the international policymaking process. Our primary activities consist of organizing student delegations to meetings of various United Nations bodies, the Assembly of States Parties of the International Criminal Court (ICC), the Pan-American Health Organization, and the Biennial Meeting of States on Small Arms, and the production of student-edited scholarly journals.

Our Members
The Council’s members include undergraduate, graduate, post-graduate and law school students at colleges and universities across the United States, as well as young professionals. We maintain strong connections to top professors and practioners of law, diplomacy, and international relations.

Our History

CASIN, formerly the Independent Student Coalition for the International Criminal Court, was established in 2000. After taking part in the successful drive to secure then-President Clinton’s signature to the Rome Statute, our organization changed its name and expanded its mandate to embrace broader issues of international policy and justice.

Our Alliances
CASIN is a member of the Steering Committee of the American Non-Governmental Organizations Coalition for the International Criminal Court (AMICC) and USAforICC.org. CASIN is also a member of the Coalition for American Leadership Abroad (COLEAD). CASIN works withAmericans for Informed Democracy (AID) and Global Youth Action Network (GYAN). Also, CASIN is accredited to attend meetings of the ICC Assembly of States Parties as well as meetings of the US State Department Advisory Committee on International Law.