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The Yale Journal of International Law publishes articles, essays, notes, and commentary on a wide range of subjects in the fields of international, transnational, and comparative law on a biannual basis. Its online companion journal, YJIL Online, publishes shorter analytical essays throughout the year. In both its print and online editions, the Journal is committed to publishing cutting-edge, provocative, and thoughtful scholarship at the forefront of the field.

LATEST ONLINE ARTICLES

Countermeasures in the Cyber Context: One More Thing To Worry About
Written by Katharine C. Hinkle

As cyber-warfare rapidly evolves from a theoretical possibility into an imminent threat, scholars have rightly focused on how international law should apply to this new security concern. Of particular debate is how to define which cyber-acts would constitute an "armed attack" implicating a state’s right to forcible self-defense under Article 51 of the U.N. Charter. The…

in Volume 37 (Fall 2011) Read more...
New Directions in Responsibility: Assessing the International Law Commission’s Draft Articles on the Responsibility of International Organizations
Written by Kristen E. Boon

The International Law Commission’s (ILC) Draft Articles on the Responsibility of International Organizations (Draft Articles) are a critical new development in the law regulating international organizations (IOs). If adopted, these Articles will create a legal framework—although not a forum—to sue IOs that commit internationally wrongful acts. The Draft Articles create a law of "consequences": they lay…

in Volume 37 (Spring 2011) Read more...
Material Support of Peace? The On-the-Ground Consequences of U.S. and International Material Support of Terrorism Laws and the Need for Greater Legal Precision
Written by Noah Bialostozky

Domestic and international efforts to stem the flow of resources to designated terrorist organizations (DTOs) have resulted in significant legal uncertainties for those who engage with such organizations to promote peace. Both U.S. and international material support of terrorism measures fail to account for the on-the-ground realities of humanitarian and peacemaking work, and thereby create undue…

in Volume 36 (Spring 2011) Read more...
Wings over Libya: The No-Fly Zone in Legal Perspective
Written by Michael N. Schmitt

On March 17, 2011, the United Nations Security Council adopted Resolution 1973, which imposed "a ban on all flights in the airspace of the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya in order to help protect civilians." Excluded from the scope of the ban are humanitarian flights, those evacuating foreign nationals from the country, and any other flights authorized by…

in Volume 36 (Spring 2011) Read more...