YJIL Forum

Can domestic “universal jurisdiction” (UJ) cases represent a viable alternative to ICC prosecution when the ICC cannot deliver justice?

Gustavo López Nachón: Mexico’s latest judicial reform cloaks authoritarian intent in democratic garb, threatening the rule of law.

This essays examines the practices of the Trump administration through the lense of Asylum law.

The essay argues that the trend towards digital learning entails a platformization of education, engendering several new problems.

The essay examines critical questions for consideration as South Korea, North Korea, and the United States try to move toward a peace treaty

This essay surveys the ICC Office of the Prosecutor’s charges against the Taliban and their affiliates.

This essay examines the distinction between group rights and individual rights in relation to disputes about Puerto Rico’s status.

This comment builds upon examples included in Blocher and Gulati’s Article using judicial, congressional, and historical precedents.

My major aim here is to rescue the UCA doctrine from Albert’s attack, and to argue that it is a significant tool in a world with his concerns.

I am delighted to offer some brief observations following Professor Richard Albert’s fascinating study of constitutional amendment and dismemberment.

In Constitutional Amendment and Dismemberment, Richard Albert endorses four main claims: one conceptual, one descriptive, and two normative.

Approximately two years ago, the Foreign Ministers of South Korea and Japan announced that they had “final[ly] and irreversibl[y]” resolved the issue.

Just over a month ago, a Swedish court became the first court anywhere to convict an individual associated with the Assad regime for war crimes. 

In his reply to The Privacy Principle, Asaf Lubin queries whether the right to privacy meets the criteria of a general principle of law.

Just a few weeks ago, tech titan Elon Musk announced his lofty intention to send the first colonists to Mars by 2024.

At first glance, an assassination is a straight forward violation of international law.

On March 16th, President Trump released an initial budget outline for fiscal year (FY) 2018.

The Constitutional Court of the Republic of Korea unanimously approved the National Assembly’s December 2016 vote to impeach President Park Geun-hye.

Ms. Iulia Padeanu says, “Accepting that War-Sustaining Objects are ‘Legitimate Targets’ under IHL is a Terrible Idea,” but I say shouldn’t we use …

This essay discusses three related elements of disaster risk governance: accountability, transparency, and corruption.

Home to the highest mountain in South Korea, the world’s longest lava caves, and unique lava forests, Jeju Island is the only place on Earth to …

On the very first day of the 115th Congress, Representative Mike Rogers (R-AL) introduced H.R. 193, the American Sovereignty Restoration Act of 2017.

The American Law Institute is in the middle of an effort to update its Restatement (Third) of the Foreign Relations Law of the United States …

In a recent article, Professor Ryan Goodman puts forth a controversial argument: “war sustaining” objects in non-international armed conflicts …

As the Republican-controlled 114th Congress reconvenes for its lame-duck session, expectations for the session’s productivity are low.

Developments concerning the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement and their impacts on the European Investment Court System.

Examines the Iran Deal, and whether the Trump Administration could and should withdraw from it. 

In June 2016, the final oral argument for the investment dispute between South Korea (Korea) and Lone Star Funds (LSF) took place. 

An examination of whether investment tribunals are suited to hearing allegations of corruption.

How can the US respond to allegations that the Russian Government was behind the cyberattack on the Democratic National Committee?

This piece addresses the implications of state efforts to displace legal obligations by outsourcing their refugee problems to other states.