Volume 65 2024

International Conflict and War Online

Serving Sovereigns: In Republic of Sudan v. Harrison, the Supreme Court Maintained the Inviolability of Foreign Embassies Against Service of Process Despite the FSIA Anti-Terrorism Exception’s Remedial Goals

What has Congress done—and not done—to assist the victims of state-sponsored terrorism in winning and collecting damages judgments against sponsors of international terrorism?

JEFFREY A. VAN DETTA

International Conflict and War Online

Law Breaking, Law Making, and International Law: Palestine, Israel, and the Foundations of International Law

This Essay argues that the Israel-Palestine conflict’s prominent place in global consciousness reflects deep disagreement on the nature of post-World War II international law and the relationship between power, sovereignty, and legitimacy in that order.

MOHAMMAD FADEL

International Relations  Online

Delimiting “Agreements” for International Law

Agreements are central to many international law projects, including both treaty-making and the (rising) use of non-binding agreements. Yet, for all the attention states and scholars currently direct to differentiating between binding and non-binding agreements, there has been relatively little discussion of the antecedent inquiry—what constitutes an agreement in the first place?

DUNCAN B. HOLLIS