Southwestern Journal of International Law
Southwestern's Journal of International Law (formerly Southwestern Journal of Law and Trade in the Americas) complements Southwestern's extensive course offerings and faculty expertise in international and comparative law. Participation on the Journal allows students to develop their legal writing and research skills along with their substantive knowledge of topics covered by the Journal.
The Journal publishes scholarly notes and articles contributed by students and members of the legal community and sponsors related symposia. In doing so, the Journal explores areas such as international insolvency, environmental law, international trade issues, NAFTA, international arbitration, privatization in Central and South American countries, immigration, human rights, international crime, and a host of other comparative issues. Recent symposia, with proceedings later published in the Journal, have included "2021: International Law Ten Years From Now," "The Future of the Exclusionary Rule: American and International Perspectives," "Arctic Sovereignty: Cold Facts, Hot Issues," "Abandoning the Inquisitor: Latin America's Criminal Procedure Revolution," "Antitrust and Intellectual Property in Global Context," and "CAFTA and Commercial Law Reform in the Americas."
Any student in good academic standing who has completed at least the first-year day or SCALE program or at least the second-year evening or PLEAS program may compete in the summer Write-On Competition to become a member of the research staff. Staff members are required to participate in a two-unit seminar taught by one or more of the Journal's advisors during the fall semester. The seminar focuses on journal research and writing skills. The seminar also offers a unique opportunity for students to research and write on any topic involving international law that interests them, with the guidance and assistance of faculty members. Research staff members who are recognized for outstanding contributions to the Journal are selected to serve on the editorial board during the subsequent year.
Issues, Subscriptions & Submissions
The Journal is published two times annually, in February and May. Current issues can be ordered from the Journal. Unless otherwise requested, the Journal is mailed at bulk rate. For some overseas subscribers, delivery via airmail may be more reliable than standard bulk rate service.
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Current Issue
- Vol. 30, No. 1, 2024
Contents
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Chile鈥檚 Failed Attempt to Get a New Constitution: or the Challenges of Democratic Constitution Making in a Polarized Era (PDF)
Javier CousoBuilding a Ship in Troubled and Uncharted Waters: Reflections on the Chilean Constitution-Making Process, 2019-2023 (PDF)
Lisa HilbinkVisual Artists Brushing with the Law: International Legal Dimensions of Professional Practice (PDF)
Henry LydiateThe Work of Art or the Art of Work? A Commentary on Henry Lydiate鈥檚 鈥榁isual Artists Brushing with the Law鈥 (PDF)
Christopher David Ruiz CameronPolitics of Recognition and Indigenous Peoples in Bangladesh (PDF)
Mohammad HasanRespect, the Right to Self-Identification, and the Survival of Culture (PDF)
Alexandra D鈥橧taliaThe Unenumerated Rights Provisions in the U.S. and Argentine Constitutions: Different Paths from a Purportedly Single Source (PDF)
Luc铆a Bel茅n AraqueThe Inter-American System on Human Rights Should Apply the UN Guidance on Less Lethal Weapons in Law Enforcement (PDF)
Ezequiel David StrajmanNotes & Comments
The Death of Article 17: How the CJEU in Poland v. Parliament Created a Framework Which Prevents Holding YouTube Liable for Copyright Infringement Under Directive (EU) 2019/790 (PDF)
Lucas BlackwellInternational Free Speech: How Guatemala鈥檚 Femicide Law is Used to Restrict the Free Flow of Information (PDF)
Karla MunozCopyright 2024 Southwestern Journal of International Law
Recent Issues
- Vol. 29, No. 2, 2023
Contents
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Symposium Responses to Against White Feminism Foreword (PDF)
Faisal KuttyArticles
Climate Chauvinism: Rethinking Loss & Damage (PDF)
Nadia B. Ahmad & Victoria BeattyDetermining Development: The Impact of White Feminism on Women of Color (PDF)
Syeda ShahBano IjazSituating Colonial Feminism in Ibn Khaldun鈥檚 Theory of 鈥楢蝉补产颈测测补丑 (PDF)
Saba KareemiUncommon Ground: Culture and Othering in the Human Rights Project (PDF)
Kathleen CavanaughWhite Feminism in Historical Perspective (PDF)
Samuel MoynResponse to 鈥淎gainst White Feminism鈥 for Symposium and special issue of Southwestern Journal of International Law (PDF)
Erum SattarAdditional Articles
Abortion Rights in Uruguay, Chile, and Argentina: Movements Shaping Legal and Policy Change (PDF)
Nayla Luz VacarezzaThe Long History of Women鈥檚 Rights Campaigns in Three South American Countries; The Recent Legal History of Abortion Law in Uruguay, Argentina, Chile (PDF)
Donna J. GuyNotes & Comments
Isang Bagsak! Overseas Filipino Nurses Deserve a Special Path to Citizenship (PDF)
Lauren EspinaCopyright 2023 Southwestern Journal of International Law
- Vol. 29, No. 1, 2023
Contents
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Articles
Restraint in the Classical Islamic Law (PDF)
Zezen Zaenal MutaqinIslamic Law as Hermeneutic Developments Within Traditionalist Islam in Indonesia (PDF)
Mark CammackHiding in Plain Sight: Corporate Legal Responsibility (PDF)
Ronit Donyets-Kedar and Ofer SitbonRethinking the Tales of the Sharie鈥檃: God is Not a Juristic Person, But the Mosque Is (PDF)
Mohamed 鈥楢rafaNotes & Comments
Don鈥檛 Be Salty: Why the UN Should Create Model Rules and a Taskforce for Regulating Desalination (PDF)
Jenna H. WhelanLet Me Get My Human for That: The Struggles of a Broken Patent System for AI Inventors (PDF)
Jessica SmithThe Difficulties With Ensuring Responsibility: A Critique of Oona Hathaway鈥檚 Interpretation of Common Article 1 (PDF)
Nicolas GomezNot All Surrogacy & Rainbows: Barriers to Gay Men Seeking to Become Parents Through Surrogacy Within the European Union (PDF)
Bianca RectorCopyright 2023 Southwestern Journal of International Law
- Vol. 28, No. 2, 2022
Contents
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Symposium In Honor of Professor Lutz Robert E. Lutz: Paul E. Treusch Professor of Law Emeritus (PDF)
Beth Caldwell and Warren GrimesArticles
Bob Lutz 鈥 Expert, Mentor, and Friend (PDF)
Diane Penneys EdelmanSticky Beliefs About Transnational Litigation (PDF)
Christopher A. WhytockAt the Intersection of National, International, and European Laws: The Example of the Hungarian Food Voucher Cases 鈥 Some Thoughts on the Relationship Between National, International, and European Laws (PDF)
Marcel Szab贸How to Enact an International Arbitration Statute (PDF)
Daniel M. KolkeyThe All Important 鈥淕鈥 In ESG and its Relationship to Good Governance and Corporate Compliance in Anti-Corruption: Towards a More Holistic Approach (PDF)
Lucinda A. LowThe Concept of Sustainability in International Law: A Research and Policy Bibliography (PDF)
Joseph F. C. DiMento and Jessica PierucciAgainst Systemic Review of Foreign Judgments (PDF)
William S. DodgeGlobal Legal Education, the Globalizing Legal Profession, and the Future of International Law (PDF)
Austen ParrishThe Hague Rules on Business and Human Rights Arbitration: Some Challenges and Responses (PDF)
Bruno Simma and Giorgia SangiuoloThe United Nations Security Council in the 21st Century: Where Are We Now and Where Are We Heading? (PDF)
Bruce C. RashkowThe United States Settles Claims Against Sudan (PDF)
Ronald J. BettauerWill the North American Auto Industry Survive Biden and Amlo鈥檚 Policies? (PDF)
David A. GantzResurgent Authoritarianism and the International Rule of Law (PDF)
Wayne SandholtzThe Challenges of Teaching Private International Law (PDF)
David P. StewartIntellectual Property in Plant Material in the Asean Countries (PDF)
Christoph AntonsWho Uses the U.S.? Law Firms, Globalization, and Approaches to Presence in the U.S. (PDF)
Carole SilverThe Role of the ABA鈥檚 鈥淪ummits鈥 in Facilitating Global Networks and International Cross-Border Legal Practice (PDF)
Laurel TerryHuman Rights Derogations in National Emergencies: Lessons From Africa (PDF)
Aaron FellmethDisclaiming Warranties That Were Never Implied: The Irrelevance of UCC Section 2-316 for Article 35 of the CISG (PDF)
William P. JohnsonRethinking The WTO 鈥 A Tribute to Bob Lutz (PDF)
Paul B. StephanDead or Alive? The Foreign Investment Protection in the EU After the Expiry of the Intra-EU BITS (PDF)
Aleksander Gubrynowicz and Marek WierzbowskiThe Challenge of Creating a Concept of Sustainable Development as Human Right in the Mexican Constitution According to International Law (PDF)
Antonio Olgu铆n-TorresOlympic Law Today (PDF)
Christoph VedderNotes & Comments
Lost, Abandoned, and Forgotten: Refugee Protection in the Time of Covid (PDF)
Sultan R. AlshawaHit Em鈥 Where it Hurts: The United States Should Criminalize Employment Discrimination to Make Bad Behavior Known and Facilitate Improvement (PDF)
Juliet Di PietroCopyright 2022 Southwestern Journal of International Law
- Vol. 28, No. 1, 2022
Contents
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Articles
Bizarre Love Triangle: The Trilateral Responses to Tame the United States-Mexico Border (PDF)
James M. CooperThe Matanza-Riachuelo Basin Case: Lessons in Environmental Activism from the Argentine Supreme Court and Civil Society Organizations (PDF)
Sabrina FrydmanWhere There Is a Will, There Is a Way: Comments on Environmental Activism in the Matanza-Riachuelo Basin Case Based on Sabrina鈥檚 Frydman Analysis (PDF)
Iryna ZaverukhaThe International Aid Workers鈥 Dilemma: Navigating the Gray Area Between International Law And Cultural Relativism in Response to Female Genital Cutting (PDF)
Kara O鈥橞rienNotes & Comments
Addressing the Criticism on Flags of Convenience: Should Flags of Convenience be Abolished for the Cruise Industry? (PDF)
Arman AvagyanRequiring Financial Responsibility from Foreign Hospitals Seeking Medical Tourists from the United States (PDF)
Melanie KhosraviThe Uber Challenge: A Comparative Analysis of Regulatory Schemes Governing Transportation App Firms (PDF)
Abigail M. LombardoFilling the Legal Void in Interstate Legal Gender Recognition in the European Union: A U.S. Style Full Faith and Credit Clause and Coman-based Approach (PDF)
Magda Mirisch-KruegerUprooting the Source of Narco-Terrorism: Deterring, Preventing, and Punishing Precursor Chemical Diversion (PDF)
Alexander Joshua NaviGermany鈥檚 Duty-To-Rescue Law Should be Adopted in Every State (PDF)
Mark H. OkumoriCopyright 2022 Southwestern Journal of International Law
- Vol. 27, No. 2, 2021
Contents
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Articles
Health v. Individual Freedom: Is That The Question? (A Re-Examination Of Reasonable Scrutiny During Covid-19) (PDF)
Alberto Bianchi & Estela Sacrist谩nThe Public鈥檚 Right To Health And Safety Trumps An Individual鈥檚 Right To Freedom: The Role Of Government And Courts To Protect Health During Pandemics (PDF)
Mehrnaz HadianThe Nexus Element In The Definition Of Crimes Against Humanity: An Analysis Of Argentine Jurisprudence (PDF)
Mariano Gait谩nMinding The Impunity Gap In Domestic Prosecutions Of Crimes Against Humanity Under Customary International Law: Reflections On Mariano Gait谩n鈥檚 Analysis Of Argentine Jurisprudence (PDF)
Melanie PartowThe Clash Of Constitutional And International Law In Argentinean Case Law (PDF)
贬别谤苍谩苍&苍产蝉辫;骋耻濒濒肠辞Adding Some Baby Teeth To U.S Participation In The Inter-American Human Rights System: A U.S. Corollary To Hern谩n Gullco鈥檚 Observations (PDF)
Jonathan MillerNotes & Comments
Combatting Base Erosion And Profit Shifting: Is A Digital Service Tax On Revenue The Right Path Toward Equitable International Taxation? (PDF)
Brendan Nafarrate鈥淪ons Of The Soil鈥濃揗alaysia鈥檚 Preference Laws For Malays As A Violation Of Equal Protection (PDF)
Jasmine PennyInternational Trash Pick-Up: The Need For A Neutral Orbital Debris Removal Organization (PDF)
Astina ShakilyanCopyright 2022 Southwestern Journal of International Law
- Vol. 27, No. 1, 2021
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2020 Symposium: Fighting in the Law's Gaps
Articles
Maintaining Command and Control (C2) of Lethal Autonomous Weapon Systems: Legal and Policy Considerations (PDF)
John Cherry & Durward JohnsonLegal Challenges or "Gaps" by Countering Hybrid Warfare-Building Resilience in Jus Ante Bellum (PDF)
Morten M. FogtChallenges in Regulating Lethal Autonomous Weapons Under International Law (PDF)
Shane R. Reeves, Ronald T. P. Alcala & Amy McCarthyThe Principle of Proportionality in Maritime Armed Conflict: A Comparative Analysis of the Law of Naval Warfare and Modern International Humanitarian Law (PDF)
David T. LeeNotes & Comments
The Right To Be Forgotten Does Not Apply Outside the European Union: A Proposal for Worldwide Application (PDF)
Katherine G. VazquezArmenia and the Battle to Defeat Ethno-Nationalist Attacks on the Istanbul Convention (PDF)
Mariam GhazaryanImproving Outcomes for New Mothers in the United States (PDF)
Julia WoodState Responsibility for Authorizing Arms Exports: Expanding the Substantive Obligation Under Common Article One to the Four Geneva Conventions (PDF)
Enrique MartinezCopyright 2021 Southwestern Journal of International Law
- Vol. 26, No. 2, 2020
Contents
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2020 Symposium: Fighting in the Law's Gaps
Introductory Remarks: Introduction to Fighting in the Law's Gaps (PDF)
Kenneth WatkinArticles
Humanitarian Intervention and the Responsibility to Protect: Where It Stands In 2020 (PDF)
Kenneth WatkinFifty Years On: The Normalization of United States Military Operations in Cambodia (1969-1973) As a Mirror of Fighting in the Law's Gaps (PDF)
Joshua KastenbergCyber Pillage (PDF)
Christopher Greulich & Eric Talbot JensenThrough the Looking Glass: Re-Imagining Legal and Legitimate Force in the Contemporary Operating Environment (PDF)
Thomas W. OakleyEvolving Role of the Judge Advocate in the 21st Century: From Operational Law to National Security Law (PDF)
Michael W. MeierThe Right to Intervention in an Internal Conflict of States: The Case in Yemen (PDF)
Eisa Al-Enezy & Nada Al-DuaijNotes & Comments
Modern(izing) Art: The Need For a Centralized Registry (PDF)
Haley Cohen#MORALSTOO: The FIlm Industry Must Implement an International Morals Clause (PDF)
Allyn DavidsonSaying "I Don't" to Child Marriage: Creating a Federal Minimum Marital Age Requirement Through the Treaty Power (PDF)
Caylin JonesCopyright 2020 Southwestern Journal of International Law
- Vol. 26, No. 1, 2020
Contents
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2019 Symposium: Twenty-Five Years After Argentina's AMIA Bombing: Justice vs. Impunity
Keynote Address: Inter-American Commission on Human Rights' Observer at the AMIA Bombing Trial (PDF)
Claudio GrossmanArticles
The Use of Evidence Provided by Intelligence Agencies in Terrorism Prosecutions: Challenges and Lessons Learned from Argentina鈥檚 AMIA Bombing (PDF)
Leonardo FilippiniThe AMIA Special Investigation Unit: An Overview of its History and a Proposal for the Future (PDF)
Agust铆n CavanaActing as Private Prosecutor in the AMIA Case (PDF)
Alberto L. ZuppiNotes & Comments
Knocking Down the One-Room Brothel in Hong Kong (PDF)
Virginia WongAmerica鈥檚 Scarlet Letter: How International Law Supports the Removal and Preservation of Confederate Monuments as World Heritage of America鈥檚 Discriminatory History (PDF)
Blake NewmanNuclear Weapons and the Need for a No-First-Use Agreement Between the United States and South Korea for North Korea (PDF)
Ryan ChangCopyright 2020 Southwestern Journal of International Law
- Vol. 25, No. 2, 2019
Contents
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Twenty-Five Years After Argentina's AMIA Bombing: Justice vs. Impunity
The International Tactics of the AMIA Case: The Relevance of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights in the Pursuit of Justice (PDF)
Gast贸n ChillierArticles
A Doctrine of Precedent in the Making: The Case of the Argentine Supreme Court鈥檚 Case Law (PDF)
Alberto F. GarayParallel Lines on the Road to Stare Decisis: A Response to Professor Alberto Garay (PDF)
Joerg KnipprathArgentina鈥檚 Path to Legalizing Abortion: A Comparative Analysis of Ireland, The United States and Argentina (PDF)
Andrea F. NogueraNotes & Comments
A Bundle of Sticks in Zero G: Non-State Actor Mining Rights for Celestial Bodies (PDF)
Alexander LewisThat Should Not be Protected: Rethinking the United States Position on Hate Speech in Light of the Interpol Repository (PDF)
Joseph LorantThe Foreign Agents Registration Act in the Age of the Russian Federation: Combating Interference by Russian Media in the United States (PDF)
Karlie D. SchaferCopyright 2019 Southwestern Journal of International Law
- Vol. 25, No. 1, 2019
Contents
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Articles
Luncheon Keynote
Fake News: Reflections From History (PDF)
Russell L. WeaverDefamation And Invasion Of Privacy In The Internet Age (PDF)
Neville L. Johnson, Douglas L. Johnson, Paul Tweed & Rodney A. SmollaFake news, Free Speech And Democracy: A (Bad) Lesson From Italy? (PDF)
Roberto MastroianniI Voted For What? (PDF)
Gabriel LatnerFake News From A Legal Perspective: The United States And South Korea Compared (PDF)
Ahran Park & Kyu Ho YoumNigeria's Same Sex Marriage (Prohibition) Act And Threat Of Sanctions By Western Countries: A Legitimate Case Of Human Rights Advancement Or What? (PDF)
Dr. Obiajulu NnamuchiNotes & Comments
Reviewing A Ban On Transgender Troops From An International Perspective (PDF)
Cindy K. SuhControlled Chaos: A Proposal For An International Code Of Conduct In The Live Concert Context (PDF)
Joseph MendozaInternational Transfer Pricing And The Elusive Arm's Length Standard: A Proposal For Disclosure Of Advance Pricing Agreements As A Tool For Taxpayer Equity (PDF)
Chi TranCopyright 2019 Southwestern Journal of International Law
- Vol. 24, No. 2, 2018
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ArticlesTuberculosis In India: A Human Rights Approach To Healthcare (PDF)
Dipika Jain & Brian TronicPeace In Israel And Palestine: Moving From Conversation To Implementation Of A Two-State Solution (PDF)
Kenneth L. Lewis, Jr.Notes & Comments
Sex, Lies, And Videotape: Considering The ABC Case And Adopting The DSSH Method For The Protection Of The Rights Of LGBTI Asylum Seekers (PDF)
M. Yanick Saila-NgitaThe Necessity For a Permanent Disincentive: Examining The Use Of Chemical Weapons With A Focus On Syria's Civil War (PDF)
Michelle AlmarySouth Korea Maternity Leave: How U.S. Law Could Be Less Burdensome To Employers And Provide More Protection For Women In The Workplace (PDF)
Olivia KimTreating The International Child Sex Tourism Industry As A Crime Against Humanity (PDF)
Raven WashingtonCopyright 2018 Southwestern Journal of International Law
- Vol. 24, No. 1, 2018
Contents
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Freedom of Information Laws on the Global Stage: Past, Present, and Future
John Moss and the Roots of the Freedom of Information Act: Worldwide Implications (PDF)
Michael R. Lemov & Nate JonesRalph Nader, Lone Crusader? The Role of Consumer and Public Interest Advocates in the History of Freedom of Information (PDF)
Tom McCleanArticles
Argentina's Solution to the Michael Brown Travesty: A Role for the Complainant Victim in Criminal Proceedings (PDF)
Federico S. EfronMartial Law in India: The Deployment of Military Under the Armed Forces Special Powers Act, 1958 (PDF)
Khagesh GautamNotes & Comments
A Critique of Perin莽ek V. Switzerland: Incorporating an International and Historical Context is the More Prudent Approach to Genocide Denial Cases (PDF)
Shant N. NashalianA Cute Cowboy Stole Our Money: Apple, Ireland, and Why the Court of Justice of the European Union Should Reverse the European Commission's Decision (PDF)
Chantal C. RentaBook Review
Philippe Sands, East West Street: On the Origins of "Genocide" and "Crimes Against Humanity" (2016) (PDF)
Vik KanwarCopyright 2018 Southwestern Journal of International Law
- Vol. 23, No. 2, Spring 2017
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Notes & Comments
Arbitrability in Bilateral Investment Treaties: The Case that Applied International Law to Justify its Non-Application (PDF)
Carlo BrooksThe TPP and Beyond: The Vital Role of Judicial Discretion (PDF)
Haik GasparyanUniversity Adjudication of Sexual Assault: How Affirmative Consent Can Help Close the Gap(PDF)
Michelle LewisRethinking Copyright Termination in a Global Market: How a Limitation in U.S. Copyright Law Could Be Resolved by France's Droit D'Auteur (PDF)
Andrew PasterAchieving the Copyright Equilibrium: How Fair Use Law Can Protect Japanese Parody and Dojinshi (PDF)
Yoshimi M. PelcContracting for Blue Gold: An Examination of the Legal Designs Surrounding Private Water Delivery (PDF)
Shannon RoysterThe Time Does Not Fit the Crime: Eliminating Mandatory Minimums for Nonviolent Drug Offenders in Favor of Judicial Discretion(PDF)
Ava ShahaniCopyright 2016 Southwestern Journal of International Law
- Vol. 23, No. 1, Fall 2016
Contents
Opening Remarks (PDF)
Susan Westerberg Prager & Hon. George H. KingThoughts of Fifty Years of Changes in the Central District (PDF)
Marc M. Seltzer, Hon. Manuel L. Real & William DeverellThe Enrique "Kiki" Camarena Murder and its Aftermath Panel Discussion (PDF)
Hon. Gary Feess, Hon. Robert C. Bonner, Paul Hoffman & Manny MedranoThe Martyrdom and Avenging of Enrique Camarena-Salazar: A Review of Caselaw and Scholarship After Thirty Years (PDF)
Arthur F. McEvoyJudges Teaching Rule of Law Abroad Panel Discussion (PDF)
Bryant Garth, Hon. Lourdes Baird, Hon. Ronald Lew, Hon. Beverly Reid O'Connell, Hon. David Carter, & Hon. Barbara RothsteinFederal Judges and Rule of Law Initiatives: An Epilogue with Notes for Scholarly Inquiry (PDF)
Juliana RamirezThe Central District Of California鈥檚 Court Programs (PDF)
Amanda Goodman, Hon. George H. King & Hon. Otis D. WrightKeynote Address How International Law Became A Four-Letter Word (PDF)
Hon. M. Margaret MckeownLog Cabin Republicans V. United States: Litigating 鈥淒on鈥檛 Ask, Don鈥檛 Tell鈥 Panel Discussion (PDF)
Danielle Hart, Hon. Terry J. Hatter, Jr., Dan Woods, Col. Christopher Miner, Hon. Virginia Phillips & Erwin ChemerinskyThe Role Of Research, Litigation And Comparative International Policy In Ending The U.S. Military鈥檚 鈥淒on鈥檛 Ask, Don鈥檛 Tell鈥 Policy (PDF)
Nathaniel FrankLog Cabin Republicans: International Experience with Military Inclusiveness and the End Of Don鈥檛 Ask, Don鈥檛 Tell (PDF)
David B. CruzMarootian V. New York Life Insurance Company: Litigating Armenian Genocide Insurance Claims Panel Discussion (PDF)
Hon. Zaven V. Sinanian, Hon. Dickran M. Tevrizian, Richard G. Hovannisian & Michael J. BazylerThe Armenian Genocide And The Ruse Of Protective Dispossession (PDF)
Richard G. HovannisianThe Unfinished Business Of The Armenian Genocide: Armenian Property Restitution In American Courts (PDF)
Michael J. Bazyler & Rajika L. ShahThe El Monte Sweatshop Slavery Cases Panel Discussion (PDF)
Gowri Ramachandran, Hon. Audrey B. Collins, Julie Su, Scott Cummings & Muneer AhmadCopyright 2016 Southwestern Journal of International Law
- Vol. 22, No. 2, Spring 2016
ABA Task Force On International Trade Legal Services
It's a Small World After All: A Global Tour of Transnational Regulatory Changes Affecting You!
Foreign Lawyers: Energizing the U.S. Practice of Law (PDF)
Hon. Jonathan Lippman, Chief Judge of the State of New York and New York Court of Appeals (Retired)Jose Siderman Human Rights Lecture
How International Law Can Eradicate Torture: A Response to Cynics (PDF)
Juan E. Mendez, UN Special Rapporteur on Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman and Degrading Treatment or PunishmentArticles
Designing an Emergency Arbitration Mechanism for Afghanistan: A Composite of Successful Models from the International Community (PDF)
Najibullah HakimiHuman Dignity and Punishment in Judaic and Islamic Law: War and the Death Penalty (PDF)
Marvin LimGentrification and the Right to Housing: How Hip Becomes a Human Rights Violation (PDF)
Emily PonderNotes and Comments
Enough is Enough: FIFA Must Incorporate Principles from the Administrative Procedure Act of 1946 to Combat Ongoing Executive Committee Corruption (PDF)
Ali EghbalEl Gran Canal de Nicaragua: When Government Infrastructure Infringes on the Land Rights of Indigenous Communities (PDF)
Juliana RamirezCopyright 2016 Southwestern Journal of International Law
- Vol. 22, No. 1, Fall 2016
Symposium
The Global Struggle for Women's Equality
Gender-Based Asylum Post-Matter of A-R-C-G-: Evolving Standards and Fair Application of the Law (PDF)
Blaine BookeyChanging the Face of Politics: Electing More Women (PDF)
Lindsay Bubar and Kimberly EllisIraqi Women Confronting ISIL: Protecting Women's Rights in the Context of Conflict (PDF)
Lisa DavisThe Status of Women in Elected Office (PDF)
Bettina Duval
Survivors in the Criminal Justice System (PDF)
Sabrina TalukderArticle
Precluding the Statute of Limitations? How to Deal with Nazi-Looted Art After Cornelius Gurlitt (PDF)
Phillip HellwegeNotes and Comments
A Stream of Hope: Why Music Streaming Licenses Will Turn Around China's Music Industry in Spite of the Rampant Piracy of Music (PDF)
John BaldiviaUncertainty and Innovation: The Need for Effective Regulations to Foster Successful Integration of Personal and Commercial Drones (PDF)
Michael CalvoBlocking Pro-Terrorist Websites: A Balance Between Individual Liberty and National Security in France (PDF)
Amanda GoodmanCopyright 2016 Southwestern Journal of International Law
- Vol. 21, No. 2, Spring 2015
Symposium
Making the Case: Rule of Law In The Emerging Development Agenda
Introduction: Rule of Law and the 2015 UN Sustainable Development Goals (PDF)
Dr. Isabella D. BunnThe Case for Rule of Law and Development: Issues of Definition, Methodology, and Measurement (PDF)
Elizabeth Andersen and Gowri JanakiramananRule of Law, Environment and Sustainable Development (PDF)
Daniel Barstow MagrawAdvancing the Environmental Rule of Law: A Call for Measurement (PDF)
Alexandra Dapolito Dunn and Sarah Stillman
Rule of Law in the Emerging Development Agenda: On Finding the Optimal Role for Investment Treaties (PDF)
Timothy J. FeigheryPost-2015 Development Goals for Gender Equality and Empowerment of Women (PDF)
Aileen A. PisciottaPacta Sunt Servanda: Nuclear Weapons and Global Secure Sustainable Development (PDF)
Jonathan GranoffA Call to Action for Rule of Law and Development (PDF)
Christopher MarshallEpilogue: Rule of Law and the 2015 UN Sustainable Development Goals (PDF)
Don Scott De AmicisArticles
Targeting Cyber Arms Dealers Who Directly Participate in Hostilities (PDF)
Collin AllanBuilding a Two-Fold Structure in Resolving Political Disputes on the Korean Peninsula: Case Study on the Kaesong Industrial Complex (PDF)
Yi Seul KimCan Employee Stock Ownership Plans Improve Corporate Governance Standards in Latin American Countries? (PDF)
Ramiro SalvocheaNotes and Comments
Without a Grain of Salt: Evaluating International Permitting Schemes in Light of Industrial-Grade Desalination (PDF)
Kenneth P. KorosiWarning! This Product May Cause Heart Disease, Diabetes, or Just Make You Fat: Using the International Strategy Requiring Warning Labels on Tobacco as a Bluebrint for Regulating Soft Drinks (PDF)
Christina MarquezDrilling for Disclosure After API v. SEC: Incentivizing Voluntary Payment Transparency in the Resource Extraction Industry Through Exemptions to Section 1504 of the Dodd-Frank Act (PDF)
Imran RahmanUnpaid Internships in the Entertainment Industry: The Need for a Clear and Practical Intern Standard After the Black Swan Lawsuit (PDF)
Diana ShaginianCopyright 2015 Southwestern Journal of International Law
- Submissions
The Southwestern Journal of International Law invites authors to submit lead articles which focus on novel legal developments, emerging global issues and ongoing legal conflicts in the area of international law. The Journal strives to produce lead articles that are especially pertinent to the dynamic intricacies of international law where technology, nationhood and divergent forms of legal theories and histories collide. Submissions that critique, compare and analyze the law of a single country or region outside the United States are welcome, as well as comparisons of law between the U.S. and other nations.
The Journal accepts submissions from jurists, professors, practitioners and students. Manuscripts should be typed or prepared on a computer and submitted in English with text double-spaced and footnotes single-spaced. Footnotes should comply with The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation (20th ed. 2015), and authors must be prepared to provide any cited source upon request. Submissions will be accepted on the understanding that their content has not been published elsewhere.
With their submissions authors should include an abstract of approximately 250 words and a resume or C.V. These documents should include a direct email address and phone number at which authors can be reached during the entire review process.
Submissions should be in Word or WordPerfect format. The Journal greatly appreciates all submissions and attempts to notify authors of acceptance or rejection as soon as possible.
Deadlines
The Journal accepts submissions on a rolling basis. Nonetheless, to be considered for the Winter issue, articles should be submitted by August; to be considered for the Spring issue, it is best to submit articles by December.
Please send submissions/questions to:
Editor-in-Chief
Southwestern Journal of International Law
3050 Wilshire Boulevard
Los Angeles, California 90010-1106
Phone: (213) 738-6857
Email: lawjournal@swlaw.eduThe Editing Process
The editorial board comprised of J.D. candidates reviews articles once they are received and makes the final decision regarding publication. The faculty advisers of the Journal may be consulted during the evaluation of articles.
If the article is accepted, the Editor-in-Chief sends a packet of information to the author, including a contract. Once the publication contract has been signed, an article team is assembled and the technical and substantive editing of the article commences. Once this editing is complete, the author is sent a final version of the article for review. After the author's review, the article is reviewed by the Journal's editorial board only for technical errors before being sent to the publisher.
- Current Members
Board
- Ernesto Bustinza 鈥 Editor-in-Chief
- Nastassia Tiangco 鈥 Managing Editor
- Liza Hayrapetyan 鈥 Special Projects Editor
- Kimberly Aceves 鈥 Senior Lead Article Editor
- Roksana Czech 鈥 Senior Lead Article Editor
- Justine Barraza 鈥 Lead Article Editor
- Francisco Castro 鈥 Lead Article Editor
- Radha Jagasia 鈥 Lead Article Editor
- Silvia Kirollos 鈥 Lead Article Editor
- Isel Ramirez 鈥 Lead Article Editor
- Anthony Gilmore 鈥 Associate Editor for Student Notes
Members
- Esperanza Alonso
- Emil Andreasyan
- Chinonso Anokwute
- Sioneh Azarian
- George Banna
- John Matthew Camara
- Kierra Capurro
- Mary Chammas
- Gisell Del Carmen
- Nicholas Demirjian
- Olivia Dilas
- David Echavarria
- Devyn Espino-Canche
- Norvik Hovespian
- Frances McCall
- Anasheh Mirzaians
- Julianna Montano
- Natalie O'Rourke
- Ara Pak
- Ekaterina Perez
- Ramneet Sidhu
- Ramon Sison
- Setareh Soroush
- Alyssa Stevenson
- Carol Tognetti
- Joel Vidal
Faculty Advisors
- Professor Jonathan Miller
- Professor Faisal Kutty
- Write-On Competition
To be considered for Law Review or Law Journal membership, students must participate in the Write-on Competition and have completed at least the first-year day, second-year evening, second-year PLEAS/Part-time Day programs or the first year of SCALE. The competition takes place immediately following spring final exams (transfer students should refer to alternate dates below).
The Write-on Competition requires submitting a short paper (maximum seven pages, double-spaced) in response to a closed-universe problem. No outside research is permitted, and students may not consult outside sources. Students will only have access to a downloadable copy of the problem from the Law Review and Law Journal Write-on Competition Canvas page.
All submissions must be submitted through the Law Review and Law Journal Write-on Competition Canvas page. The deadline for submitting a Write-on Competition paper will be strictly enforced. Under no circumstances will the deadline be extended. Neither the Law Review nor the Law Journal are responsible for any difficulties students may face in uploading their submission.
Please direct questions to: Law Review, Law Journal or the Student Affairs Office.