The International Association of Theatre Critics first adopted its organizational statutes on 21 March 1994 during an Extraordinary General Assembly at the World Congress in Montevideo, Uruguay. The governing document was subsequently amended during Extraordinary General Assemblies at World Congresses in Turin, Italy (10 March 2006), Belgrade, Serbia (29 September 2016), and St. Petersburg, Russia (15 November 2018).
Following the 15 May 2021 online General Assembly, the Executive Committee appointed a working group charged with thoroughly reviewing and revising the statutes in order to enhance democratic procedures, update language, and account for developments since past revisions. The working group was chaired by Honorary President Margareta Sörenson, included three members of the Executive Committee, which was later expanded to four members, and three senior members of the association. The working group met regularly with the Executive Committee during monthly meetings to consider input from any and all members of the association from throughout the globe. In total, there were 18 participants, representing 16 countries on five continents. The process took approximately 15 months to complete, and the result was unanimously passed by the Executive Committee in September 2022.
In accordance with the statutes, the proposed revisions were distributed more than sixty days in advance of the Extraordinary General Assembly, which was held 23 May 2024 in Brno, Czechia. Honorary President Sörenson presented the revisions to the assembly, numerous questions were asked and answered. A vote was taken and the revisions passed unanimously.