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Recent Publications:
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- Symposia
Artificial Intelligence and the Law of Armed Conflict: A Case for Gradualism
Joshua A. Geltzer: AI is reshaping the law of armed conflict, forcing urgent reassessment of autonomy, accountability, and ad bellum in warfare.
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- Symposia
The Counterhegemonic Power of the Sources of International Law: A Case Study of the Durability of the Prohibition on the Use of Force
Matei Alexianu: The dynamic of gradual change built into the sources of international law can serve as a powerful tool for marginalized states.
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- Features Essays
Who cares about care? The potential of an emerging human right and possible objections
While the need to give and receive care represents a foundational aspect of human existence, its recognition in legal frameworks remains insufficient.
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Unimagined Communities and Social Murder: Reimagining International Law through an Afrofuturist, Feminist, and Property Lens
Renée Ramona Robinson: Public/private legal divides enable global exploitation. Feminist, property, and Afrofuturist approaches envision a new future.
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- Features Essays
AI, Job Displacement, and the WTO: Identifying Legal Gaps and Charting a Worker-Centered Path
AI will disrupt jobs worldwide, exposing the WTO’s limits. A labor-focused framework is urged to protect workers and sustain resilient global trade.
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- YJIL Forum
The Treatment of Mixed Purposes in International Agreements
Treaty interpretations often struggle with mixed-purpose state actions. Clearer treaty standards can improve adjudication consistency.
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- YJIL Forum
The Production of "Made in Italy" in Areas Affected by Natural Disasters: Some Critical Remarks
Exploring how Italy’s fashion sector, rooted in micro enterprises, struggles and adapts to natural disasters and COVID-19 in the Marche region.
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- Features Essays
The Colonial Order Prevails in Palestine: The Right to Self-Determination from a Third World Approach to International Law
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- YJIL Forum
From the Hague to National Courts: Can Domestic Universal Jurisdiction Deliver Where the ICC Cannot?
Can domestic “universal jurisdiction” (UJ) cases represent a viable alternative to ICC prosecution when the ICC cannot deliver justice?
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- YJIL Forum
Losing Sight of Judicial Independence: The Case of Mexico’s Judicial Reform
Gustavo López Nachón: Mexico’s latest judicial reform cloaks authoritarian intent in democratic garb, threatening the rule of law.
Recent Publications:
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- Symposia
The Counterhegemonic Power of the Sources of International Law: A Case Study of the Durability of the Prohibition on the Use of Force
Matei Alexianu: The dynamic of gradual change built into the sources of international law can serve as a powerful tool for marginalized states.
-
- Symposia
Artificial Intelligence and the Law of Armed Conflict: A Case for Gradualism
Joshua A. Geltzer: AI is reshaping the law of armed conflict, forcing urgent reassessment of autonomy, accountability, and ad bellum in warfare.
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- Features Essays
Who cares about care? The potential of an emerging human right and possible objections
While the need to give and receive care represents a foundational aspect of human existence, its recognition in legal frameworks remains insufficient.
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- Symposia
Unimagined Communities and Social Murder: Reimagining International Law through an Afrofuturist, Feminist, and Property Lens
Renée Ramona Robinson: Public/private legal divides enable global exploitation. Feminist, property, and Afrofuturist approaches envision a new future.
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- Features Essays
AI, Job Displacement, and the WTO: Identifying Legal Gaps and Charting a Worker-Centered Path
AI will disrupt jobs worldwide, exposing the WTO’s limits. A labor-focused framework is urged to protect workers and sustain resilient global trade.
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- YJIL Forum
The Production of "Made in Italy" in Areas Affected by Natural Disasters: Some Critical Remarks
Exploring how Italy’s fashion sector, rooted in micro enterprises, struggles and adapts to natural disasters and COVID-19 in the Marche region.
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- YJIL Forum
The Treatment of Mixed Purposes in International Agreements
Treaty interpretations often struggle with mixed-purpose state actions. Clearer treaty standards can improve adjudication consistency.
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- Features Essays
The Colonial Order Prevails in Palestine: The Right to Self-Determination from a Third World Approach to International Law
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- YJIL Forum
From the Hague to National Courts: Can Domestic Universal Jurisdiction Deliver Where the ICC Cannot?
Can domestic “universal jurisdiction” (UJ) cases represent a viable alternative to ICC prosecution when the ICC cannot deliver justice?
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- YJIL Forum
Losing Sight of Judicial Independence: The Case of Mexico’s Judicial Reform
Gustavo López Nachón: Mexico’s latest judicial reform cloaks authoritarian intent in democratic garb, threatening the rule of law.
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- Book Review
Book Review - The New Haven School: American International Law
Samira Mathias: A legal school aimed at dignity, used to justify power—this review unpacks the paradox of American international law.
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- Symposia
The Yale Journal of International Law Fall 2024 Symposium: International Law and Women’s Rights
The Fall 2024 Symposium took place on October 24, 2024.
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International Legal Mechanisms to Safeguard Women’s Rights: An Analysis of Afghan Women’s Rights Under Taliban Rule
Roqia Samim: The ongoing gender apartheid under the Taliban regime undermines the effectiveness of international law in safeguarding women’s rights.
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Feminist Treaty Interpretation in International Law
Sissy Katsoni: Customary rules on treaty interpretation afford interpreters enough discretion to engage in feminism-informed interpretative outcomes.
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Addressing Femicide Through International Criminal Law: The Need for a Binding Legal Framework
Alessia Nicastro: Considering the devastating impact of femicide on women’s rights, it is imperative for international law to explicitly recognize it.
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Mothers of the Disappeared in Latin America and the Impact of Maternal Activism in the Development of International Law
Xilene Díaz Palacio, Carolina Lozano Martínez and Manuel Góngora-Mera: We highlight the mobilization of mothers of the disappeared in Latin America.
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The Yale School of International Law
In this Essay, Harold Hongju Koh discusses the Yale School of International Law and its focus in the next phase of the twenty-first century.
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The Reciprocity Dialectic in Transnational Corruption: The Relative Responsibility of Private and Public Actors Under International Law
The Essay explores the bilateral character of transnational corruption and the need to hold both public and private actors responsible.
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- Features Essays
On the Legality of Prosecuting State-Owned Enterprises: Halkbank v. United States
In this Features Essay, the authors discuss the legality of prosecuting foreign state-owned enterprises under international law.
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Comity and the Criminal Law: Reflections on Prosecutorial Legitimacy in Reisman’s World Public Order
The Essay evaluates the question of whether states should use criminal law enforcement as a tool of international affairs.
