“The Need of Popular Understanding of International Law,” “The Gulf Crisis and African-American Interests Under International Law,” “The Beginnings of Marxist Space Jurisprudence?,” “Self-Determination in Central Europe”– can you guess when these articles were published in the American Journal of International Law? Spanning a century, the AJIL archive is rich in pieces that illuminate their time and articles that deserve to be touchstones for today’s international law. (Made your guess? Scroll down under the videos for the answers!)
In the video series AJIL Bookmarked, members of AJIL’s Board of Editors go back through the archive, recommending one article from each decade for reading or re-reading.
Find out what they selected and why, and please share your own selections with #AJILBookmarked.
Fleur Johns, of the AJIL Board of Editors, discusses "Computation of Time in International Law" in this episode of AJIL Bookmarked. Read the article Fleur is discussing here.
Alexandra Huneeus, of the AJIL Board of Editors, discusses "Latin America and International Law" in this episode of AJIL Bookmarked. Read the article Alexandra is discussing here.
Anne van Aaken, of the AJIL Board of Editors, discusses "The Swing of the Pendulum: From Overestimation to Underestimation of International Law" in this episode of AJIL Bookmarked. Read the article Anne is discussing here.
Adrien K. Wing, of the AJIL Board of Editors, discusses "Feminist Approaches to International Law" in this episode of AJIL Bookmarked. Read the article Adrien is discussing here.
This video honors the late Karen Knop, whose students are featured here in a video discussing C. Luella Gettys' 1927 article "The Effect of Changes of Sovereignty on Nationality" and the importance of publishing "firsts" in this episode. Read the discussed article here.
Alexandra Huneeus, del Consejo Editorial de la Revista Americana de Derecho Internacional, analiza "América latina y el derecho internacional" en este episodio de AJIL Bookmarked. Lea el artículo aquí.
Timothy Meyer, of the AJIL Board of Editors, discusses "The Jurisprudence of International Trade" in this episode of AJIL Bookmarked. Read the article Tim is discussing here.
Monica Hakimi, of the AJIL Board of Editors, discusses "Role of the 'New' Asian-African Countries in the Present International Legal Order" in this episode of AJIL Bookmarked. Read the article Monica is discussing here.