From the Editors ...

Welcome to the website of one of the world's leading - and almost certainly its most stimulating and provocative - international law journals. This website is an integral part of the European Journal of International Law and carries a range of features which are not available to those who consult only the hard copy version of the Journal.

In terms of its orientation the EJIL is distinguished by:

• its European character,
• its emphasis upon critical and theoretical approaches,
• its commitment to publishing contributions from a diverse range of contributors and especially those among the younger generation, and
• its continuing interest in the historical origins of the 'European tradition' (in the best and broadest sense) in international law.

Key features of the EJIL

• This website (see below).
• Symposia on important issues in the field, such as:
  • Foreign Occupation and International Law (2005/4)
  • Oil Platforms Case (2005/3)
  • Perspectives on Europe and International Law (2005/1)
  • The US and International Law (2004/4)
  • Assessing the Work of the International Law Commission on State Responsibility (2002/5)
  • The Congo v. Belgium Case before the ICJ (2002/4)
  • The International Legal Fallout from Kosovo (2001/3)
  • A Colloquium on International Law Textbooks in English, French and German (2000/3)
  • State Responsibility (1999/2)
  • The International Criminal Court (1999/1)
  • The Changing Structure of International Law Revisited (1997/3 - 1997/4, 1998/1 - 1998/2)
  • Torture: The Challenges of Doctrine and Monitoring (1997/4)
• A US-European dialogue: featuring symposia on:
  • Europe and International Law (2004/5)
  • 'A War against Terrorism': What Role for International Law? (2003/2)
  • The Impact on International Law of a Decade of Measures against Iraq (2002/1)
  • The Impact on International Law of a Decade of Measures against Iraq (2002)
  • Unilateralism in International Law: Its Role and Limits (2000/1 - 2000/2)
• The European Tradition in International Law: A regular symposium analysing the contribution of one of the major historical figures within this tradition:
  • Alf Ross (2003)
  • Charles de Visscher (2000)
  • Hans Kelsen (1998)
  • Hersch Lauterpacht (1997)
  • Alfred Verdross (1995)
  • Dionisio Anzilotti (1992)
  • Georges Scelle (1990)
• Current Development reports on recent case practice in fields concerning international law:
  • International Court of Justice
  • WTO Appellate Body
  • The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia
  • International Trade Practice of the European Communities
  • The European Court of Justice and International Law
• Book reviews. Our emphasis is on in-depth book review essays, rather than short descriptive reviews.
• A new books listing. This list goes far beyond the traditional approach followed by other journals whereby only books which have been received by the editors are listed. Instead we aim to provide a proactive service which identifies forthcoming books from a very wide range of publishers, and to cover books of direct relevance which are published in fields other than international law.

This website

This website, which forms an integral part of the Journal, also offers a number of invaluable services to complement the written text. Within these pages, visitors will find the full text of all but the most recent issues of the Journal. For the current year, one full-text article and abstracts of all the other articles are posted. The Current Developments pages, unique to this electronic format, contain reports of recent case practice in a number of different fora pertaining to international law. This site also features a fully searchable database of all book reviews published to date in the Journal as well as a cumulative listing of new and forthcoming publications in the field of international law. Other facilities provided by this site include a forum for discussion, a reading room, links with related sites and an email announcement service.

You can write to us by email through our Assistant Editor at anny.bremner@iue.it.

Our commitment to linguistic diversity

Originally bilingual, the Journal is now published only in English. While we retain a strong belief in the central importance of linguistic diversity to the continued flourishing of international law, our move to English is based on the fact that it enables us to reach the widest possible readership, in view of the ever-growing number of Europeans and others for whom English is the principal second language. At the same time, however, we have sought to diminish the negative impact of this monolingualism by undertaking to review manuscripts in other major languages, in so far as we have the capacity to do so, and then publishing a translation of any manuscript which is accepted. In addition, in the near future we plan to begin a service which will feature systematic reviews of books published in French, German, Italian, and Spanish. This is in keeping with our vocation to provide European and pluralistic perspectives on the field of international law.

Praise for the EJIL

• "The most lively and interesting quarterly in the field of general international law, certainly in Europe, possibly anywhere." Prof. James Crawford, Cambridge University
• "No scholar can afford not to read it." Prof. Christian Tomuschat, Humboldt University, Berlin
• "A superb way to keep abreast of the most recent thinking being done by the outstanding scholars in the field." Prof. Thomas M. Franck, New York University School of Law
• "The EJIL clearly has no rival for its coverage of new theories and the history of international law." Prof. Martti Koskenniemi, University of Helsinki
• "The forum for reflective pieces on the theory of international law." Judge Rosalyn Higgins, International Court of Justice
• "An indispensable, 'must read' source". Theodor Meron, New York University School of Law
• "The originality and high quality of each issue of EJIL has made it required reading." Prof. W. Michael Reisman, Yale School of Law

Feedback and criticism

While the Editors are proud of what has been achieved to date with the EJIL we do not wish to become complacent. We therefore warmly welcome all forms of feedback, including in particular suggestions for improving the content, the reach and the presentation of the Journal. You can write to us by mail or by clicking on Message to the Editors.

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