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Yale Journal of International Law
Number of Followers: 18  Free journalISSN (Print) 0889-7743 Published by Yale University  [8 journals]
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- Symposium Conference: International Trade in the Trump Era
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On February 22, 2019, YJIL successfully hosted a one-day conference at Yale Law School entitled “International Trade in the Trump Era.” The conference corresponds to the series of Features Essays published as a part of our most recent Features Symposium on the same topic. In addition to the Features Symposium contributors, we welcomed the following participants, who took part […]
PubDate: Mon, 18 Mar 2019 15:17:02 +000
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- Features Symposium: International Trade in the Trump Era
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The international trade order is in crisis. Since the election of President Donald J. Trump, the United States has initiated—and escalated—a trade war with China, forced the renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), and threatened to upend the World Trade Organization (WTO) by blocking appointments (and re-appointments) to its Appellate Body. Protectionism […]
PubDate: Sun, 25 Nov 2018 19:40:55 +000
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- Forum: The ICC and Afghanistan – Time to End Impunity'
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Written by Mehdi J. Hakimi* Following the Taliban’s announcement of their annual spring offensive, violence has ratcheted up across Afghanistan. According to the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), the Afghan conflict resulted in more than 10,000 civilian casualties in 2017 alone. The mounting atrocities in Afghanistan have finally prompted the International Criminal Court (“ICC” […]
PubDate: Fri, 31 Aug 2018 15:36:55 +000
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- Forum: Reflections on a Potential Peace Treaty for the Korean Peninsula
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Written by Jonathan Worboys* and Laura Edwards** Introduction The first half of 2018 saw a welcome de-escalation of tensions on the Korean Peninsula. In particular, two unprecedented events heightened the anticipation for an official end to the Korean War: the Inter-Korean Summit Meeting at Panmunjeom on April 27, 2018, and the Singapore Summit between the […]
PubDate: Mon, 13 Aug 2018 14:52:18 +000
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- Volume 43, Issue 2
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Puerto Rico and the Right of Accession Written by Joseph Blocher & Mitu Gulati On June 11, 2017, Puerto Rico held a referendum regarding its legal status. Although the circumstances were complex and turnout was very low, ninety-seven percent of ballots favored statehood over independence or the status quo. The federal government, however, has financial and […]
PubDate: Thu, 31 May 2018 17:22:49 +000
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- Book Review by Richard A. Falk: International Law in a Transcivilizational
World by ONUMA Yasuaki- Authors:
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International Law in a Transcivilizational World by ONUMA Yasuaki, Cambridge University Press, 2017. Reviewed by Richard A. Falk On Civilizational Perspective Professor ONUMA Yasuaki, long considered among the most eminent of international law scholars of our time, has made a clarion call in recent years for what he calls “a transcivilizational approach” to the study […]
PubDate: Sat, 26 May 2018 19:35:39 +000
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- Symposium: Puerto Rico and the Right of Accession
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YJIL Forum is delighted to present this Symposium featuring four responses to Joseph Blocher and Mitu Gulati’s Puerto Rico and the Right of Accession, recently published in Volume 43.2 of the Yale Journal of International Law. YJIL Forum is sincerely grateful to Judge Gelpí, Professors Delaney & Ponsa-Kraus, Dean Shin, and Professor Morales for their thought-provoking responses. […]
PubDate: Sat, 19 May 2018 17:22:45 +000
Issue No: Vol. 43.2 (2018)
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- Comment on Blocher & Gulati’s “Puerto Rico and the Right
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Written by Gustavo A. Gelpí* Is the U.S. Congress under a constitutional obligation to admit Puerto Rico as the fifty-first state of the Union if this is the ample preference of U.S. citizen voters therein? Or if these voters favor another form of permanent union with the United States, is Congress required to allow for such […]
PubDate: Sat, 19 May 2018 17:10:45 +000
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- Fantasy Island
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Abstract:Written by Erin F. Delaney & Christina D. Ponsa-Kraus When it comes to the status of Puerto Rico, sides have been staked out, factions formed, lines drawn. For many decades, Puerto Ricans have been split three ways: roughly half advocates an improved version of the current “commonwealth” status; roughly half supports the island’s admission into […]
PubDate: Sat, 19 May 2018 17:07:14 +000
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- Group and Individual Rights in the Argument for Puerto Rican Accession
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Abstract:Written by Patrick S. Shin Introduction In Puerto Rico and the Right of Accession, Joseph Blocher and Mitu Gulati highlight various ways in which Puerto Rico’s sui generis—and uncertain—relationship with the United States impairs Puerto Ricans’ political standing. Blocher and Gulati claim that “the people of Puerto Rico[] . . . have a legal right […]
PubDate: Sat, 19 May 2018 17:04:26 +000
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