Symposium: The Ruptures in International Law

The latest issue of the German Law Journal (Vol. 13, no. 5, 2012) contains a symposium on "The Ruptures in International Law." Contents include:

• Symposium: The Ruptures in International Law
• Ignacio de la Rasilla Y del Moral, Introduction – The Ruptures in International Law
• John D. Haskell, The Strategies of Rupture in International Law: The Retrenchment of Conservative Politics and the Emancipatory Potential of the Impossible
• Paavo Kotiaho, A Return to Koskenniemi, or the Disconcerting Co-optation of Rupture
• Leïla Choukroune, Global “Harmonious Society” and the Law: China’s Legal Vision in Perspective
• Noemi Gal-Or & Cedric Ryngaert, From Theory to Practice: Exploring the Relevance of the Draft Articles on the Responsibility of International Organizations (DARIO)— The Responsibility of the WTO and the UN
• Evan Fox-Decent & Evan J. Criddle, Interest-Balancing vs. Fiduciary Duty: Two Models for National Security Law
• Isobel Roele, We Have Not Seen the Last of the Rogue State

Symposium: Legitimacy and the Future of the European Court of Human Rights

The current issue of the German Law Journal (Vol. 12, no. 10, 2011) contains a symposium on "Legitimacy and the Future of the European Court of Human Rights." Contents include:

• Kanstantsin Dzehtsiarou & Alan Greene, Legitimacy and the Future of the European Court of Human Rights: Critical Perspectives from Academia and Practitioners
• John Hedigan, The European Court of Human Rights: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow
• Kanstantsin Dzehtsiarou, European Consensus and the Evolutive Interpretation of the European Convention on Human Rights
• Sarah Lucy Cooper, Marriage, Family, Discrimination & Contradiction: An Evaluation of the Legacy and Future of the European Court of Human Rights’ Jurisprudence on LGBT Rights
• Alan Greene, Separating Normalcy from Emergency: The Jurisprudence of Article 15 of the European Convention on Human Rights
• Andrew Tickell, Dismantling the Iron-Cage: the Discursive Persistence and Legal Failure of a “Bureaucratic Rational” Construction of the Admissibility Decision-Making of the European Court of Human Rights
• Noreen O'Meara, “A More Secure Europe of Rights?” The European Court of Human Rights, the Court of Justice of the European Union and EU Accession to the ECHR
• Roderic O'Gorman, The ECHR, the EU and the Weakness of Social Rights Protection at European Level
• Michael O'Boyle, The Future of the European Court of Human Rights

Symposium: Beyond Dispute: International Judicial Institutions as Lawmakers

The latest issue of the German Law Journal (Vol. 12, no. 5, 2011) contains a symposium on "Beyond Dispute: International Judicial Institutions as Lawmakers." Contents include:

• Armin von Bogdandy & Ingo Venzke, Beyond Dispute: International Judicial Institutions as Lawmakers
• Marc Jacobs, Precedents: Lawmaking Through International Adjudication
• Karin Oellers-Frahm, Lawmaking Through Advisory Opinions?
• Eyal Benvenisti & George W. Downs, Prospects for the Increased Independence of International Tribunals
• Stephan W. Schill, System-Building in Investment Treaty Arbitration and Lawmaking
• Ingo Venzke, Making General Exceptions: The Spell of Precedents in Developing Article XX GATT into Standards for Domestic Regulatory Policy
• Thomas Kleinlein, Judicial Lawmaking by Judicial Restraint? The Potential of Balancing in International Economic Law
• Michael Ioannidis, A Procedural Approach to the Legitimacy of International Adjudication: Developing Standards of Participation in WTO Law
• Christina Binder, The Prohibition of Amnesties by the Inter-American Court of Human Rights
• Markus Fyrnys, Expanding Competences by Judicial Lawmaking: The Pilot Judgment Procedure of the European Court of Human Rights
• Milan Kuhli & Klaus Günther, Judicial Lawmaking, Discourse Theory, and the ICTY on Belligerent Reprisals
• Karin Oellers-Frahm, Expanding the Competence to Issue Provisional Measures—Strengthening the International Judicial Function
• Niels Petersen, Lawmaking by the International Court of Justice—Factors of Success
• Lorenzo Casini, The Making of a Lex Sportiva by the Court of Arbitration for Sport
• Armin von Bogdandy & Ingo Venzke, On the Democratic Legitimation of International Judicial Lawmaking

Symposium: Kosovo at the ICJ

The latest issue of the German Law Journal (Vol. 11, no. 8, 2010) contains a symposium on the International Court of Justice's advisory opinion on Kosovo. Contents include:

• Lara Appicciafuoco, The Promotion of the Rule of Law in the Western Balkans: The European Union’s Role
• Martina Spernbauer, EULEX Kosovo: The Difficult Deployment and Challenging Implementation of the Most Comprehensive Civilian EU Operation to Date
• Dren Doli & Fisnik Korenica, Kosovar Constitutional Court’s Jurisdiction: Searching for Strengths and Weaknesses
• Michael Bothe, Kosovo – So What? The Holding of the International Court of Justice is not the Last Word on Kosovo’s Independence
• Robert Howse & Ruti Teitel, Delphic Dictum: How Has the ICJ Contributed to the Global Rule of Law by its Ruling on Kosovo?
• Björn Arp, The ICJ Advisory Opinion on the Accordance with International Law of the Unilateral Declaration of Independence in Respect of Kosovo and the International Protection of Minorities
• Robert Muharremi, A Note on the ICJ Advisory Opinion on Kosovo
• Thomas Burri, The Kosovo Opinion and Secession: The Sounds of Silence and Missing Links
• James E. Moliterno, What the ICJ’s Decision Means for Kosovars
• Elena Cirkovic, An Analysis of the ICJ Advisory Opinion on Kosovo’s Unilateral Declaration of Independence
• Hanna Jamar & Mary Katherine Vigness, Applying Kosovo: Looking to Russia, China, Spain and Beyond After the International Court of Justice Opinion on Unilateral Declarations of Independence

Symposium: The Exercise of Public Authority by International Institutions

The latest issue of the German Law Journal contains a symposium on "The Exercise of Public Authority by International Institutions." Contents include:

• Armin von Bogdandy, Philipp Dann, & Matthias Goldmann, Developing the Publicness of Public International Law: Towards a Legal Framework for Global Governance Activities
• Ingo Venzke, International Bureaucracies from a Political Science Perspective – Agency, Authority and International Institutional Law
• Erika de Wet, Governance through Promotion and Persuasion: The 1998 ILO Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work
• Anuscheh Farahat, Regulating Minority Issues through Standard-Setting and Mediation: The Case of the High Commissioner on National Minorities
• Isabel Feichtner, The Administration of the Vocabulary of International Trade: The Adaptation of WTO Schedules to Changes in the Harmonized System - Part I and Part II
• Clemens A. Feinäugle, The UN Security Council Al-Qaida and Taliban Sanctions Committee: Emerging Principles of International Institutional Law for the Protection of Individuals?
• Jürgen Friedrich, Legal Challenges of Nonbinding Instruments: The Case of the FAO Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries
• Christine Fuchs, Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) - Conservation Efforts Undermine The Legality Principle
• Karen Kaiser, WIPO's International Registration of Trademarks: An International Administrative Act Subject to Examination by the Designated Contracting Parties
• Petra Lea Lancos, Flexibility and Legitimacy - The Emissions Trading System Under the Kyoto Protocol
• Steven Less, International Administration of Holocaust Compensation: The International Commission on Holocaust Era Insurance Claims (ICHEIC) - Part I and Part II
• Ravi Afonso Pereira, Why Would International Administrative Activity Be Any Less Legitimate? – A Study of the Codex Alimentarius Commission
• Bettina Schöndorf-Haubold, The Administration of Information in International Administrative Law - The Example of Interpol - Part I and Part II
• Gefion Schuler, Effective Governance through Decentralized Soft Implementation: The OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises
• Maja Smrkolj, International Institutions and Individualized Decision-Making: An Example of UNHCR’s Refuge Status Determination
• Joseph Windsor, The WTO Committee on Trade in Financial Services: The Exercise of Public Authority within an Informational Forum
• Diana Zacharias, The UNESCO Regime for the Protection of World Heritage as Prototype of an Autonomy-Gaining International Institution - Part I and Part II
• Matthias Goldmann, Inside Relative Normativity: From Sources to Standard Instruments for the Exercise of International Public Authority - Part I and Part II
• Armin von Bogdandy, General Principles of International Public Authority: Sketching a Research Field
• Jochen von Bernstorff, Procedures of Decision-Making and the Role of Law in International Organizations
• Volker Röben, The Enforcement Authority of International Institutions
• Erika de Wet, Holding International Institutions Accountable: The Complementary Role of Non-Judicial Oversight Mechanisms and Judicial Review
• Armin von Bogdandy & Philipp Dann, International Composite Administration: Conceptualizing Multi-Level and Network Aspects in the Exercise of International Public Authority
• Rüdiger Wolfrum, Legitimacy of International Law and the Exercise of Administrative Functions: The Example of the International Seabed Authority, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) and International Fisheries Organizations
• Eberhard Schmidt-Aßmann, The Internationalization of Administrative Relations as a Challenge for Administrative Law Scholarship

New Issue: German Law Journal

The latest issue of the German Law Journal (Vol. 8, no. 7, July 2007) is out. Contents include:

• Gerhard Thallinger, The UN Peacebuilding Commission and Transitional Justice
• Onder Bakircioglu, The Application of the Margin of Appreciation Doctrine in Freedom of Expression and Public Morality Cases
• John B. Bellinger, III, Speech - Legal Issues in the War on Terrorism
• Silja N.U. Vöneky, Response - The Fight against Terrorism and the Rules of International Law - Comment on Papers and Speeches of John B. Bellinger, Chief Legal Advisor to the United States State Department