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Harvard International Law Journal
Journal Prestige (SJR): 1.487

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ISSN (Print) 0017-8063
Published by Harvard Law School

[8 journals]

International Tax Law: Adopting the OECD Model in Light of Recent
Empirical Findings
- Authors: Harvard ILJ
  Abstract: By: Naseem “Naz” Khan An insightful May 2019 analysis by Elliott Ash and Omri Marian provided a strong contribution to the compelling debates around international tax law. The title of their article, “Who is Making International Tax Law,” is deceptive, in the sense that one might assume something as important as international tax “law-making” is […]
  PubDate: Sat, 28 Dec 2019 17:39:57 +000
The Legacy of the Libertad Act: Defeating Title III Claims and Protecting
International Comity
- Authors: Harvard ILJ
  Abstract: By: Jason Rotstein Introduction On April 17, 2019, United States Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo announced the full implementation of the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity (Libertad) Act, or the Helms-Burton Act. “For the first time,” as of May 2, 2019, “claimants [can] . . . bring lawsuits [under Title III] against persons trafficking […]
  PubDate: Mon, 18 Nov 2019 17:15:25 +000
Rule of Law on the Silk Road: History, Culture, Perspectives
- Authors: Harvard ILJ
  Abstract: By: Gerard J. Sanders The following is an edited version of the keynote address given by the author, on October 19, 2018, at a conference titled “Rule of Law on the Silk Road,” hosted in Adelaide by the Asia-Pacific Law Forum 2018 and organized by the University of South Australia. Adelaide and the Silk Road […]
  PubDate: Thu, 14 Nov 2019 01:43:32 +000
Volume 60, Issue 2
- Authors: Harvard ILJ
  Abstract: Table of Contents Masthead Keynote Address Reflections on International Law in Changing Times By: Nawaf Salam In honor of our 60th Anniversary, Judge Nawaf Salam presented a Keynote Address at our 2019 Symposium in Cambridge. This is an edited version of his speech. Articles Methodological Individualism By: Tamar Megiddo The ICO Gold […]
  PubDate: Tue, 05 Nov 2019 11:52:01 +000
A Balancing Act: The Right to Peace and Justice
- Authors: Harvard ILJ
  Abstract: By: Lisa J. Laplante Introduction The Judicialization of Peace offers an important empirical analysis of whether and how the involvement of international courts can alter the form and substance of accountability brokered through peace agreements. Specifically, authors Courtney Hillebrecht, Alexandra Huneeus, with the collaboration of Sandra Borda, offer this analysis through the case study of […]
  PubDate: Mon, 30 Sep 2019 17:13:25 +000
Response to Gargarella’s “Some Reservations Concerning the
Judicialization of Peace”
- Authors: Harvard ILJ
  Abstract: By Courtney Hillebrecht and Alexandra Huneeus By what measure can we best assess the work of international courts' Reflecting on The Judicialization of Peace,[1] Roberto Gargarella takes us to task for failing to make explicit a theory of democracy by which to understand the role that international courts played in the Colombian peace negotiations.[2] He […]
  PubDate: Sat, 28 Sep 2019 18:13:58 +000
Options for Protecting Refugees in South Asia
- Authors: Harvard ILJ
  Abstract: By Nafees Ahmad South Asia is home to over 2.5 million refugees (75,927 in Afghanistan, 932,209 in Bangladesh, 197,122 in India, 21,467 in Nepal, 1,393,132 in Pakistan, and 820 in Sri Lanka). This poses unprecedented challenges to a region ill-equipped to deal with the contemporary refugee crisis. Conflicts in China, Iran, Myanmar, and other neighboring […]
  PubDate: Mon, 02 Sep 2019 18:15:59 +000
German Telemedicine for an American Patient: The Validity of Forum
Selection and Choice-of-Law Clauses in International Telemedical Contracts
- Authors: Harvard ILJ
  Abstract: By Mindy Nunez Duffourc and Matthias Haag Introduction In May 2018, the General Assembly of German Physicians voted to lift the ban on remote treatment that was previously contained in Article 7(4) of the Model Professional Code for Physicians in Germany. The earlier rules prohibited a doctor from diagnosing or treating a patient until an […]
  PubDate: Fri, 30 Aug 2019 13:19:18 +000
Is EULEX a Step Back for International Rule of Law Missions'
- Authors: Harvard ILJ
  Abstract: By: Drini Grazhdani Introduction International development efforts to build functional rule of law systems around the world are often faced with two impediments: reforming old deep-rooted systems, and changing the mindset and behaviors of the people who work within those systems. However, the case of Kosovo was somewhat different. In 1999, when the United Nations […]
  PubDate: Fri, 23 Aug 2019 15:51:37 +000
A Vision for the Future of Private International Law and the Internet –
Can Artificial Intelligence Succeed Where Humans Have Failed'
- Authors: Harvard ILJ
  Abstract: By Dan Jerker B. Svantesson There are countless news stories and scientific publications illustrating how artificial intelligence (AI) will change the world. As far as law is concerned, discussions largely center around how AI systems such as IBM’s Watson will cause disruption in the legal industry. However, little attention has been directed at how AI […]
  PubDate: Sun, 04 Aug 2019 14:02:17 +000
Contracts, Treaties, and the Public Space
- Authors: mdonohue
  Abstract: By Jérôme Sgard [Click Here for PDF]† Responding to Daniela Caruso, Non-Parties: The Negative Externalities of Regional Trade Agreements in a Private Law Perspective, 59 Harv. Int’l L.J. 389 (2018). Daniela Caruso asks whether private law concepts may be instrumental in defending the interests of aggrieved third-parties to Regional Trade Agreements, or whether the former […]
  PubDate: Sun, 28 Apr 2019 16:20:20 +000
Human Rights, Diplomatic Wrongs
- Authors: mdonohue
  Abstract: By Doug Cassel The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights is one of several international human rights bodies actively undermined by the current U.S. Administration. Disrespect for the Commission is a gross miscalculation. It disserves both our values and our interests. The Commission is the human rights watchdog of the Organization of American States. Its seven […]
  PubDate: Sun, 28 Apr 2019 15:26:54 +000
Issue 60(1) Masthead
- Authors: mdonohue
  Abstract: Harvard International Law Journal Volume 60 • 2019 • Number 1 EDITORIAL BOARD Editors-in-Chief Natalie McCauley Ryan McGivern Rossner Managing Editors Annie Madding Phil Stachnik Lead Executive Editor for Print Jean Lee Lead Executive Editor for Online Mike Donohue Student Notes Editor Susannah Marshall Executive Editors for Print Gene Choi Kimberly Grano Spencer Livingstone Executive […]
  PubDate: Thu, 11 Apr 2019 20:00:23 +000
  Issue No: Vol. 60 (2019)
The Future of Planetary Defense and International Law
- Authors: mdonohue
  Abstract: Editor’s Note: The following piece is a reflection from Georgetown Professor David Koplow on the space law panel he moderated at our International Law Symposium on March 9, 2019. The panel on “The Future of Planetary Defense and International Law” addressed the provocative legal, scientific, and policy questions regarding what should be done if it […]
  PubDate: Thu, 04 Apr 2019 17:39:21 +000
The Case of Naït-Liman v. Switzerland Before the European Court of Human
Rights: Where Are the Limits of the Global Fight Against Torture'
- Authors: Harvard Law Development
  Abstract: By Daniel Rietiker* Introduction On March 15, 2018, in the case of Naït-Liman v. Switzerland, the European Court of Human Rights (“ECtHR”) held that there had been no violation of the right to access a court within the meaning of Article 6, § 1 of the European Convention on Human Rights (“ECHR”). The case concerned the refusal […]
  PubDate: Fri, 15 Mar 2019 21:33:20 +000
Volume 60, Issue 1
- Authors: Harvard Law Development
  Abstract: Title Page Masthead Articles: Do Alternative Justice Mechanisms Deserve Recognition in International Criminal Law': Truth Commissions, Amnesties, and Complementarity at the International Criminal Court By: Martha Minow Precedent and Dialogue in Investment Treaty Arbitration By: Richard C. Chen Tides of Climate Change: Protecting the Natural Wealth Rights of Disappearing States By: Ori Sharon Hiding in […]
  PubDate: Fri, 08 Mar 2019 23:10:35 +000
The Justice Conundrum: Africa’s Turbulent Relationship with the ICC
- Authors: hlsjrnldev
  Abstract: By Jon Silverman In Volume 59 of the Harvard International Law Journal, authors Courtney Hillebrecht and Alexandra Huneeus, with Sandra Borda, argue in “The Judicialization of Peace” that the International Criminal Court (“ICC”) and the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, in their positive engagements with Colombia’s long-running internal conflict, have “facilitated and hastened a change […]
  PubDate: Mon, 18 Feb 2019 18:49:35 +000
  Issue No: Vol. 59 (2019)
ECtHR Orders Permanent Ban: Can international courts impose disciplinary
measures on legal representatives'
- Authors: hlsjrnldev
  Abstract: By Leyla-Denisa Obreja On December 12, 2018, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) issued a press release announcing its decision to “permanently” prohibit Ukrainian lawyer, Nataliya Yevgenivna Tselovalnichenko “from representing or otherwise assisting applicants in both pending and future applications.” This unprecedented decision contains questionable legal arguments to justify a permanent ban. The ECtHR has […]
  PubDate: Wed, 13 Feb 2019 21:31:27 +000
Measuring Transformation: At the 50th anniversary of the American
Convention on Human Rights, a move to maximize its structural impact
- Authors: hlsjrnldev
  Abstract: By Flávia Piovesan and Julia Cortez da Cunha Cruz Latin American and Caribbean countries are among the most violent and unequal nations in the world. Only 8% of the global population, the region accounts for 37% of the world’s homicides. At the same time, of the twenty most unequal countries in the world, six are located in Latin […]
  PubDate: Wed, 06 Feb 2019 23:27:46 +000
Some Reservations Concerning the Judicialization of Peace
- Authors: hlsjrnldev
  Abstract: [Click here for PDF]† By Roberto Gargarella* Responding to Courtney Hillebrecht, Alexandra Huneeus, with Sandra Borda, The Judicialization of Peace, 59 Harv. Int’l L.J. 279 (2018). In their recent article, The Judicialization of Peace, Courtney Hillebrecht and Alexandra Huneeus, with the collaboration of Sandra Borda, made an impressive contribution to the discussion of the role […]
  PubDate: Sun, 03 Feb 2019 17:28:59 +000