Wednesday, October 28, 2009

New Issue: Leiden Journal of International Law

The latest issue of the Leiden Journal of International Law (Vol. 22, no. 4, December 2009) is out. Contents include:
  • Andrea Bianchi, The International Regulation of the Use of Force: The Politics of Interpretive Method
  • Zoran Oklopcic, Populus Interruptus: Self-Determination, the Independence of Kosovo, and the Vocabulary of Peoplehood
  • Hague International Tribunals: International Court of Justice
    • Thomas Buergenthal, Rosalyn Higgins: Judge and President of the International Court of Justice (1995–2009)
  • Hague International Tribunals: International Criminal Courts and Tribunals
    • Kai Ambos, Critical Issues in the Bemba Confirmation Decision
    • Joakim Dungel, Defining Victims of Crimes against Humanity: Martić and the International Criminal Court
  • Hague International Tribunals: Special Court for Sierra Leone
    • Teresa A. Doherty, The Application of Human Rights Treaties in the Development of Domestic and International Law: A Personal Perspective
    • Joseph F. Kamara, Preserving the Legacy of the Special Court for Sierra Leone: Challenges and Lessons Learned in Prosecuting Grave Crimes in Sierra Leone
  • Current Legal Developments
    • Hannah Tonkin, Common Article 1: A Minimum Yardstick for Regulating Private Military and Security Companies
    • Kerstin Mechlem, Moving Ahead in Protecting Freshwater Resources: The International Law
      Commission’s Draft Articles on Transboundary Aquifers
    • Allehone Mulugeta Abebe, Displacement of Civilians during Armed Conflict in the Light of the Case Law of the Eritrea-Ethiopia Claims Commission