# International Relations
65 Va. J. Int’l L. 1 (2024) ♦ Essay
Territoriality and Admiralty
The concept of territoriality does not appear to fit very well with the limits on state power in admiralty. Territoriality refers to land while admiralty concerns itself with the sea. Limitations on state power on land require adaptation and modification to apply at sea…
GEORGE RUTHERGLEN
65 Va. J. Int’l L. 1 (2024) ♦ Online
Delimiting “Agreements” for International Law
Agreements are central to many international law projects, including both treatymaking 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…
DUNCAN B. HOLLIS
64 Va. J. Int’l L. 1 (2024) ♦ SAILS Essay
A Short History of the Early History of American Student-Edited International Law Journals
While to some the “invisible college of international lawyers” may invoke images of open spaces between buildings and airy quads, to others the picture will be something much more clubbish and cloistered. And at least at their start…
HARLAN GRANT COHEN
64 Va. J. Int’l L. 1 (2024) ♦ SAILS Essay
Tracing the Footprints of International Law Ideas: A Scientometric Analysis
International law is a vast and dynamic field, shaped and influenced by a multitude of actors ranging from states and international organizations to non-governmental organizations and individuals. At the core of this dynamic field…
NICCOLÒ RIDI & THOMAS SCHULTZ
63 Va. J. Int’l L. 1 (2022) ♦ Article
The Harmon Doctrine is Dead, Long Live the Harmon Doctrine!
How states ought to share water crossing their boundaries has long been disputed in both American and international water law. Legal principles governing the shared use of interstate watercourses in the United States and internationally were once rooted in…
TAMAR MESHEL
61 Va. J. Int’l L. Online 1 (2020) ♦ Online
Moving Beyond the Future Now Past of U.S.-China Legal Studies: Re-Opening the American Legal Mind?
Current American debates regarding Sino-American affairs are dominated by recriminations over the implications of China’s recent illiberal turn. Dim prospects for Chinese political liberalization have caused many to defend their promotion of post-1978 American…
JEDIDIAH J. KRONCKE
60 Va. J. Int’l L. Online 1 (2019) ♦ Online
After the Max: Rebuilding U.S. Aviation Leadership
From the inception of powered flight to the establishment of an international aviation legal regime, the United States has served as the long-time leader of the global aviation system. The international response to the recent crashes of Boeing 737 MAX aircraft suggests…
RONCEVERT GANAN ALMOND
58 Va. J. Int’l L. Online 1 (2017) ♦ Online
MOSENEKE’S IMPACT ON LAND RESTITUTION MY OWN LIBERATOR: A MEMOIR. By Dikgang Moseneke. Johannesburg: Picador Africa. 2016
In May 2016, after over fourteen years on the bench, Deputy Chief Justice Dikgang Moseneke retired from his position on South Africa’s highest court. Moseneke, who was an established public figure before joining the Constitutional Court, remains one of its most identifiable…
BYRON CROWE
61 Va. J. Int’l L 417 (2021) ♦ Keynote
Seventy-Six Going on a Hundred: International Cooperation and International Law at the United Nations
Although cycles of trust and mistrust have often characterized the relationship between international law and international cooperation, the practice of the United Nations is testament to the rich interplay between the two. This short Note, which was given…
STEPHEN MATHIAS
61 Va. J. Int’l L. Online 1 (2020) ♦ Online
Was Helping China Build Its Post-1978 Legal System A Mistake?
Some thoughtful observers argue that the American policy of cooperation with post-Mao China in developing its legal system has proved a failure. They claim that our engagement set out to produce a democratic, “rule of law” China, but instead enabled…
JEROME A. COHEN
59 Va. J. Int’l L. 440 (2019) ♦ Article
Why Countries Diverge over Extradition Treaties with China: The Executive Power to Extradite in Common and Civil Law Countries
China has made a concerted effort for over a decade to conclude extradition treaties with developed countries that are popular “safe havens” for its fugitive officials and economic criminals. Chinese President Xi Jinping has placed these efforts at the forefront of…
NOAH E. LIPKOWITZ
57 Va. J. Int’l L. 45 (2017) ♦ Article
Interpretive Divergence
Should principles of legal interpretation differ according to the nature or purpose of a legal instrument? In the domestic context, most discussions of interpretation proceed on the assumption that for each type of legal instrument — such as constitutions, statutes…
NEHA JAIN
64 Va. J. Int’l L. 1 (2024) ♦ SAILS Essay
International Law Scholarship in Latin America
There are numerous publications on international law in Latin America. Books and yearbooks—which compile articles, essays and international law developments during the year of publication—traditionally published by…
JORGE CONTESSE