Refugees, climate change and international law by Fernández, M

“…How can the category of ‘climate refugee’ be considered within international law in the 21st century?…”

Private international law’s ambivalent humanism by Banu, R

“…She introduced this figure from Lorimer’s forays into private international law in order to investigate to what extent the attributes of private citizens of the world are restored or refracted through public international law doctrines and theories. …”

Threats to state survival as emergencies in international law by Dill, J

“…<p>Does international law restrict the use of force by states in self-defense even when their survival is threatened? …”

Acts of state and the frontiers of private (international) law by Dickinson, A

“…Cases involving “acts of state” have in the past been bedeviled by legal uncertainty, in terms both of the rationalisation of the common law’s approach to them, and the relationship of the rules and principles deployed to the private international law rules ordinarily applied in cases with a cross-border aspect. …”

International law immunities and the international criminal court by Akande, D

The international law framework regulating the use of armed drones by Heyns, C, Akande, D, Hill-Cawthorne, L, Chengeta, T

Regional complementarity: the Rome Statute and public international law by Jackson, M

Introduction: Domestic Courts as Agents of Development of International Law by Tzanakopoulos, A, Tams, C

“…This introductory paper to the symposium hosted by the Leiden Journal of International Law, and edited by the authors, dealswith the function of domestic courts as agents for the development of international law. …”

Realignment of the planets: Brexit and European Private International Law by Dickinson, AJ

“…This article examines the impact of this realignment on private international law, for civil and commercial matters, within the legal systems of the UK, the EU and third countries with whom the UK and the EU had established relationships before their separation. …”

Should International Law Ensure the Moral Acceptability of War? by Dill, J

“…Jeff McMahan's challenge to conventional just-war theory is an attempt to apply to the use of force between states a moral standard whose pertinence to international relations (IR) is decreasingly contestable and the regulation of which international law (IL) is, therefore, under pressure to afford: the preservation of individual rights. …”

State instigation in international law: a general principle transposed by Jackson, M

“…It is widely believed that international law imposes no general prohibition on instigation – no general prohibition on states inducing, inciting or procuring other states to breach their international obligations. …”

China and comparative international law: between social science and critique by Erie, MS

“…This Essay brings Abebe, Chilton, and Ginsburg’s Lead Essay into conversation with the literature on comparative international law to ask whether the social scientific approach to international law is “international.” …”

“Fantasy upon fantasy”: Some reflections on Dworkin’s philosophy of international law by Tasioulas, J

“…This article offers a critique of Ronald Dworkin’s article “A New Philosophy for International Law”, (Philos Public Aff 41: 1–30, 2013). …”

The foreign enlistment act, international law, and British politics, 1819-2014 by Arielli, N, Frei, GA, Hulle, I

“…Thus, the article examines the changing role of the Foreign Enlistment Act in the context of 200 years of British domestic and foreign policy, illustrating how this domestic legislation shaped the understanding of concepts in international law.…”

Recognizing early childhood education as a human right in international law by Fredman, S, Donati, G, Richter, LM, Naicker, SN, Behrman, JR, Lu, C, Cohrssen, C, Lopez Boo, F, Raghavan, C, Devercelli, A, Heymann, J, Stein, A, Young, HGDA

LL.M. exam paper in private international law (Conflict of Laws) by Ungerer, J

“…In order to support students taking Private International Law, this two-hour exam paper showcases a typical problem question and recommends a way of answering the various issues concerning the conflict of laws. …”

Morality and Admiralty: The Royal Navy, Economic Warfare and International Law, 1900­-1919 by Offer, A

Attitudes toward the use of force: Instrumental imperatives, moral principles, and international law by Dill, J, Schubiger, LI

“…Although all logics have some resonance, we find that respondents' preferences are remarkably consistent with several core demands of international law even though respondents are not told that the legality of the use of force is at stake. …”

Just war and international law: a response to Mary Ellen O’Connell by Biggar, N

“…The following remarks were prepared as a response to Mary Ellen O’Connell’s plenary address, “The Just War Tradition and International Law against War: The Myth of Discordant Doctrines,” at the 2015 annual meeting of the Society of Christian Ethics. …”

Comparing Islamic and international laws of war: orthodoxy, “heresy,” and secularization in the category of civilians by Salaymeh, L

“…I demonstrate that the U.S. military diverges from orthodox international law in ways that parallel how al-Qāʿidah diverges from orthodox Islamic law. …”