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Palace in Rajasthan, India. Photo by Louise Gibbons.

Welcome to the website of the Berkeley Journal of International Law (BJIL). In combination with its sister organizations, BJIL represents the international legal community at Berkeley Law. BJIL publishes its print journal twice a year; it also publishes a new online journal, Publicist. Please explore the articles and the resources our website has to offer.

2011 Reisenfeld Symposium:

Justice Under Construction: Contemporary Initiatives and the Future of Efforts to Form and Reform Justice Systems

Thank you for joining us on March 31st for the 2011 Riesenfeld Symposium. The full-day event focused on rule of law in post-conflict societies.

At the symposium, Mr. Robert O’Brien (Boalt ’91) received the Stefan A. Riesenfeld Award for his outstanding contributions to the field of international law. To read Mr. O'Brien's remarks, please click here.

Please see the Symposium page for more information.

LATEST ARTICLES

Berkeley Journal
of International Law online/in print

  • BJIL, a leading journal of international law, is published twice a year. The journal is available in print by subscription; articles are presented online in PDF format.

Volume 29, Issue 2

Articles:

Toward an International Law of Piracy Sui Generis: How the Dual Nature of Maritime Piracy Law Enables Piracy to Flourish

Lucas Bento

Think Globally, Sue Locally: Trends and Out-of-Court Tactics in Transnational Tort Actions

Jonathan C. Drimmer and Sarah R. Lamoree

The United States and the international Criminal Court Post-Bush: A Beautiful Courtship but an Unlikely Marriage

Megan A. Fairlie

The Past Decade of Regulatory Change in the U.S. and EU Capital Market Regimes: An Evolution from National Interests toward International Harmonization with Emerging G-20 Leadership

Clyde Stoltenberg, Barbara Crutchfield George, Kathleen A. Lacey, and Michael Cuthbert

Notes:

The Board of Immigration Appeals's New "Social Visibility" Test for Determining "Membership of a Particular Social Group" in Asylum Claims and its Legal and Policy Implications

Kristin A. Bresnahan

European Union Lobbying Post-Lisbon: An Economic Analysis

Henry Hauser

Book Reviews:

Reviewing Tom Bingham, Widening Horizons: The Influence of Comparative Law and International Law on Domestic Law

Brian Cochran

Reviewing Sharon Waxman, Loot: The Battle Over the Stolen Treasures of the Ancient World

Sonia Fleury

Reviewing John Quigley, The Statehood of Palestine: International Law in the Middle East Conflict

Cora Lea Rose

Reviewing Michael P. Scharf & Paul R. Williams, Shaping Foreign Policy in Times of Crisis: The Role of International Law and the State Department Legal Adviser

Alejandro Sueldo

Reviewing Guy S. Goodwin-Gill & Hélène Lambert, Eds., The Limits of Transnational Law: Refugee Law, Policy Harmonization, and Judicial Dialogue in the European Union

Katie Yablonka

Articles from previous editions are available in the Articles Archive.

Publicist online

Publicist supplements BJIL’s print journal by featuring concise, timely essays and editorials written by leading international law scholars and practitioners. Visit the Publicist home page here.

Publicist, Volume 9

Vestas Wind and the Potential for International Securities Class Actions

David J. Harris, Jr

Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum: Is Corporate Liability Under teh Alien Tort Statute on its Way Out?

Christina Hioureas

Targeted Killing? Terrorists, Insurgents, and Pirates

Eric Engle

 

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