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

  1. Vol. 30, No. 1, 2024

    Contents

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    Articles

    Chile’s Failed Attempt to Get a New Constitution: or the Challenges of Democratic Constitution Making in a Polarized Era (PDF)
    Javier Couso
    Building a Ship in Troubled and Uncharted Waters: Reflections on the Chilean Constitution-Making Process, 2019-2023 (PDF) 
    Lisa Hilbink
    Visual Artists Brushing with the Law: International Legal Dimensions of Professional Practice (PDF) 
    Henry Lydiate
    The Work of Art or the Art of Work? A Commentary on Henry Lydiate’s ‘Visual Artists Brushing with the Law’ (PDF)
    Christopher David Ruiz Cameron
    Politics of Recognition and Indigenous Peoples in Bangladesh (PDF)
    Mohammad Hasan
    Respect, the Right to Self-Identification, and the Survival of Culture (PDF)
    Alexandra D’Italia
    The Unenumerated Rights Provisions in the U.S. and Argentine Constitutions: Different Paths from a Purportedly Single Source (PDF)
    Lucía Belén Araque
    The Inter-American System on Human Rights Should Apply the UN Guidance on Less Lethal Weapons in Law Enforcement (PDF)
    Ezequiel David Strajman

    Notes & 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 Blackwell
    International Free Speech: How Guatemala’s Femicide Law is Used to Restrict the Free Flow of Information (PDF)
    Karla Munoz

    Copyright 2024 Southwestern Journal of International Law

Recent Issues

  1. Vol. 29, No. 2, 2023

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    Symposium Responses to Against White Feminism

    Foreword (PDF)
    Faisal Kutty

    Articles

    Climate Chauvinism: Rethinking Loss & Damage (PDF)
    Nadia B. Ahmad & Victoria Beatty

    Determining Development: The Impact of White Feminism on Women of Color (PDF) 
    Syeda ShahBano Ijaz

    Situating Colonial Feminism in Ibn Khaldun’s Theory of ‘Asabiyyah (PDF)
    Saba Kareemi
    Uncommon Ground: Culture and Othering in the Human Rights Project (PDF)
    Kathleen Cavanaugh
    White Feminism in Historical Perspective (PDF)
    Samuel Moyn
    Response to “Against White Feminism” for Symposium and special issue of Southwestern Journal of International Law (PDF)
    Erum Sattar

    Additional Articles

    Abortion Rights in Uruguay, Chile, and Argentina: Movements Shaping Legal and Policy Change (PDF)
    Nayla Luz Vacarezza

    The Long History of Women’s Rights Campaigns in Three South American Countries; The Recent Legal History of Abortion Law in Uruguay, Argentina, Chile (PDF)
    Donna J. Guy

    Notes & Comments

    Isang Bagsak! Overseas Filipino Nurses Deserve a Special Path to Citizenship (PDF)
    Lauren Espina

    Copyright 2023 Southwestern Journal of International Law

  2. Vol. 29, No. 1, 2023

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    Articles

    Restraint in the Classical Islamic Law (PDF)
    Zezen Zaenal Mutaqin

    Islamic Law as Hermeneutic Developments Within Traditionalist Islam in Indonesia (PDF)
    Mark Cammack

    Hiding in Plain Sight: Corporate Legal Responsibility (PDF) 
    Ronit Donyets-Kedar and Ofer Sitbon

    Rethinking the Tales of the Sharie’a: God is Not a Juristic Person, But the Mosque Is (PDF)
    Mohamed ‘Arafa

    Notes & Comments

    Don’t Be Salty: Why the UN Should Create Model Rules and a Taskforce for Regulating Desalination (PDF)
    Jenna H. Whelan

    Let Me Get My Human for That: The Struggles of a Broken Patent System for AI Inventors (PDF)
    Jessica Smith
    The Difficulties With Ensuring Responsibility: A Critique of Oona Hathaway’s Interpretation of Common Article 1 (PDF)
    Nicolas Gomez
    Not All Surrogacy & Rainbows: Barriers to Gay Men Seeking to Become Parents Through Surrogacy Within the European Union (PDF)
    Bianca Rector

    Copyright 2023 Southwestern Journal of International Law

  3. Vol. 28, No. 2, 2022

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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 Grimes

    Articles

    Bob Lutz – Expert, Mentor, and Friend (PDF)
    Diane Penneys Edelman

    Sticky Beliefs About Transnational Litigation (PDF)
    Christopher A. Whytock

    At the Intersection of National, International, and European Laws: The Example of the Hungarian Food Voucher Cases – Some Thoughts on the Relationship Between National, International, and European Laws (PDF) 
    Marcel Szabó

    How to Enact an International Arbitration Statute (PDF)
    Daniel M. Kolkey
    The All Important “G” In ESG and its Relationship to Good Governance and Corporate Compliance in Anti-Corruption: Towards a More Holistic Approach (PDF)
    Lucinda A. Low
    The Concept of Sustainability in International Law: A Research and Policy Bibliography (PDF)
    Joseph F. C. DiMento and Jessica Pierucci
    Against Systemic Review of Foreign Judgments (PDF)
    William S. Dodge
    Global Legal Education, the Globalizing Legal Profession, and the Future of International Law (PDF)
    Austen Parrish
    The Hague Rules on Business and Human Rights Arbitration: Some Challenges and Responses (PDF)
    Bruno Simma and Giorgia Sangiuolo
    The United Nations Security Council in the 21st Century: Where Are We Now and Where Are We Heading? (PDF)
    Bruce C. Rashkow
    The United States Settles Claims Against Sudan (PDF)
    Ronald J. Bettauer
    Will the North American Auto Industry Survive Biden and Amlo’s Policies? (PDF)
    David A. Gantz
    Resurgent Authoritarianism and the International Rule of Law (PDF)
    Wayne Sandholtz
    The Challenges of Teaching Private International Law (PDF)
    David P. Stewart
    Intellectual Property in Plant Material in the Asean Countries (PDF)
    Christoph Antons
    Who Uses the U.S.? Law Firms, Globalization, and Approaches to Presence in the U.S. (PDF)
    Carole Silver
    The Role of the ABA’s “Summits” in Facilitating Global Networks and International Cross-Border Legal Practice (PDF)
    Laurel Terry
    Human Rights Derogations in National Emergencies: Lessons From Africa (PDF)
    Aaron Fellmeth
    Disclaiming Warranties That Were Never Implied: The Irrelevance of UCC Section 2-316 for Article 35 of the CISG (PDF)
    William P. Johnson
    Rethinking The WTO – A Tribute to Bob Lutz (PDF)
    Paul B. Stephan
    Dead or Alive? The Foreign Investment Protection in the EU After the Expiry of the Intra-EU BITS (PDF)
    Aleksander Gubrynowicz and Marek Wierzbowski
    The Challenge of Creating a Concept of Sustainable Development as Human Right in the Mexican Constitution According to International Law (PDF)
    Antonio Olguín-Torres
    Olympic Law Today (PDF)
    Christoph Vedder

    Notes & Comments

    Lost, Abandoned, and Forgotten: Refugee Protection in the Time of Covid (PDF)
    Sultan R. Alshawa

    Hit Em’ Where it Hurts: The United States Should Criminalize Employment Discrimination to Make Bad Behavior Known and Facilitate Improvement (PDF)
    Juliet Di Pietro

    Copyright 2022 Southwestern Journal of International Law

  4. 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. Cooper

    The Matanza-Riachuelo Basin Case: Lessons in Environmental Activism from the Argentine Supreme Court and Civil Society Organizations (PDF)
    Sabrina Frydman

    Where There Is a Will, There Is a Way: Comments on Environmental Activism in the Matanza-Riachuelo Basin Case Based on Sabrina’s Frydman Analysis (PDF) 
    Iryna Zaverukha

    The International Aid Workers’ Dilemma: Navigating the Gray Area Between International Law And Cultural Relativism in Response to Female Genital Cutting (PDF)
    Kara O’Brien

    Notes & Comments

    Addressing the Criticism on Flags of Convenience: Should Flags of Convenience be Abolished for the Cruise Industry?  (PDF)
    Arman Avagyan

    Requiring Financial Responsibility from Foreign Hospitals Seeking Medical Tourists from the United States (PDF)
    Melanie Khosravi

    The Uber Challenge: A Comparative Analysis of Regulatory Schemes Governing Transportation App Firms (PDF)
    Abigail M. Lombardo
    Filling 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-Krueger
    Uprooting the Source of Narco-Terrorism: Deterring, Preventing, and Punishing Precursor Chemical Diversion (PDF)
    Alexander Joshua Navi
    Germany’s Duty-To-Rescue Law Should be Adopted in Every State (PDF)
    Mark H. Okumori

    Copyright 2022 Southwestern Journal of International Law

  5. 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 Sacristán

    The Public’s Right To Health And Safety Trumps An Individual’s Right To Freedom: The Role Of Government And Courts To Protect Health During Pandemics  (PDF)
    Mehrnaz Hadian

    The Nexus Element In The Definition Of Crimes Against Humanity: An Analysis Of Argentine Jurisprudence (PDF) 
    Mariano Gaitán

    Minding The Impunity Gap In Domestic Prosecutions Of Crimes Against Humanity Under Customary International Law: Reflections On Mariano Gaitán’s Analysis Of Argentine Jurisprudence  (PDF)
    Melanie Partow
    The Clash Of Constitutional And International Law In Argentinean Case Law (PDF)
    Hernán Gullco
    Adding Some Baby Teeth To U.S Participation In The Inter-American Human Rights System: A U.S. Corollary To Hernán Gullco’s Observations (PDF)
    Jonathan Miller

     

    Notes & Comments

    Combatting Base Erosion And Profit Shifting: Is A Digital Service Tax On Revenue The Right Path Toward Equitable International Taxation?  (PDF)
    Brendan Nafarrate

    “Sons Of The Soil”–Malaysia’s Preference Laws For Malays As A Violation Of Equal Protection (PDF)
    Jasmine Penny

    International Trash Pick-Up: The Need For A Neutral Orbital Debris Removal Organization (PDF)
    Astina Shakilyan

    Copyright 2022 Southwestern Journal of International Law

  6. 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 Johnson

    Legal Challenges or "Gaps" by Countering Hybrid Warfare-Building Resilience in Jus Ante Bellum (PDF)
    Morten M. Fogt

    Challenges in Regulating Lethal Autonomous Weapons Under International Law (PDF)
    Shane R. Reeves, Ronald T. P. Alcala & Amy McCarthy
    The Principle of Proportionality in Maritime Armed Conflict: A Comparative Analysis of the Law of Naval Warfare and Modern International Humanitarian Law (PDF)
    David T. Lee

     

    Notes & Comments

    The Right To Be Forgotten Does Not Apply Outside the European Union: A Proposal for Worldwide Application (PDF)
    Katherine G. Vazquez

    Armenia and the Battle to Defeat Ethno-Nationalist Attacks on the Istanbul Convention (PDF)
    Mariam Ghazaryan

    Improving Outcomes for New Mothers in the United States  (PDF)
    Julia Wood
    State Responsibility for Authorizing Arms Exports: Expanding the Substantive Obligation Under Common Article One to the Four Geneva Conventions (PDF)
    Enrique Martinez

    Copyright 2021 Southwestern Journal of International Law

  7. Vol. 26, No. 2, 2020

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    2020 Symposium: Fighting in the Law's Gaps

    Introductory Remarks: Introduction to Fighting in the Law's Gaps (PDF)
    Kenneth Watkin

    Articles

    Humanitarian Intervention and the Responsibility to Protect: Where It Stands In 2020  (PDF)
    Kenneth Watkin

    Fifty 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 Kastenberg

    Cyber Pillage (PDF)
    Christopher Greulich & Eric Talbot Jensen
    Through the Looking Glass: Re-Imagining Legal and Legitimate Force in the Contemporary Operating Environment (PDF)
    Thomas W. Oakley
    Evolving Role of the Judge Advocate in the 21st Century: From Operational Law to National Security Law (PDF)
    Michael W. Meier
    The Right to Intervention in an Internal Conflict of States: The Case in Yemen (PDF)
    Eisa Al-Enezy & Nada Al-Duaij

    Notes & 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 Davidson

    Saying "I Don't" to Child Marriage: Creating a Federal Minimum Marital Age Requirement Through the Treaty Power  (PDF)
    Caylin Jones

    Copyright 2020 Southwestern Journal of International Law

  8. Vol. 26, No. 1, 2020

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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 Grossman

    Articles

    The Use of Evidence Provided by Intelligence Agencies in Terrorism Prosecutions:  Challenges and Lessons Learned from Argentina’s AMIA Bombing  (PDF)
    Leonardo Filippini

    The AMIA Special Investigation Unit: An Overview of its History and a Proposal for the Future (PDF)
    Agustín Cavana

    Acting as Private Prosecutor in the AMIA Case (PDF)
    Alberto L. Zuppi

    Notes & Comments

    Knocking Down the One-Room Brothel in Hong Kong (PDF)
    Virginia Wong

    America’s Scarlet Letter: How International Law Supports the Removal and Preservation  of Confederate Monuments as World Heritage of America’s Discriminatory History (PDF)
    Blake Newman

    Nuclear Weapons and the Need for a No-First-Use Agreement Between the United States and South Korea for North Korea  (PDF)
    Ryan Chang

    Copyright 2020 Southwestern Journal of International Law

  9. Vol. 25, No. 2, 2019

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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)
    Gastón Chillier

    Articles

    A Doctrine of Precedent in the Making: The Case of the Argentine Supreme Court’s Case Law (PDF)
    Alberto F. Garay

    Parallel Lines on the Road to Stare Decisis: A Response to Professor Alberto Garay (PDF)
    Joerg Knipprath

    Argentina’s Path to Legalizing Abortion: A Comparative Analysis of Ireland, The United States and Argentina (PDF)
    Andrea F. Noguera

    Notes & Comments

    A Bundle of Sticks in Zero G: Non-State Actor Mining Rights for Celestial Bodies (PDF)
    Alexander Lewis

    That Should Not be Protected: Rethinking the United States Position on Hate Speech in Light of the Interpol Repository (PDF)
    Joseph Lorant

    The Foreign Agents Registration Act in the Age of the Russian Federation: Combating Interference by Russian Media in the United States (PDF)
    Karlie D. Schafer

    Copyright 2019 Southwestern Journal of International Law

  10. Vol. 25, No. 1, 2019

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    Articles

    Luncheon Keynote
    Fake News: Reflections From History (PDF)
    Russell L. Weaver

    Defamation And Invasion Of Privacy In The Internet Age (PDF)
    Neville L. Johnson, Douglas L. Johnson, Paul Tweed & Rodney A. Smolla
    Fake news, Free Speech And Democracy: A (Bad) Lesson From Italy? (PDF)
    Roberto Mastroianni
    I Voted For What? (PDF)
    Gabriel Latner

    Fake News From A Legal Perspective: The United States And South Korea Compared (PDF)
    Ahran Park & Kyu Ho Youm
    Nigeria'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 Nnamuchi

    Notes & Comments

    Reviewing A Ban On Transgender Troops From An International Perspective (PDF)
    Cindy K. Suh

    Controlled Chaos: A Proposal For An International Code Of Conduct In The Live Concert Context (PDF)
    Joseph Mendoza
    International 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 Tran

    Copyright 2019 Southwestern Journal of International Law

  11. Vol. 24, No. 2, 2018

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    Articles

    Tuberculosis In India: A Human Rights Approach To Healthcare (PDF)
    Dipika Jain & Brian Tronic

    Peace 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-Ngita

    The Necessity For a Permanent Disincentive: Examining The Use Of Chemical Weapons With A Focus On Syria's Civil War (PDF)
    Michelle Almary
    South Korea Maternity Leave: How U.S. Law Could Be Less Burdensome To Employers And Provide More Protection For Women In The Workplace (PDF)
    Olivia Kim
    Treating The International Child Sex Tourism Industry As A Crime Against Humanity (PDF)
    Raven Washington

    Copyright 2018 Southwestern Journal of International Law

  12. Vol. 24, No. 1, 2018

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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 Jones

    Ralph Nader, Lone Crusader? The Role of Consumer and Public Interest Advocates in the History of Freedom of Information (PDF)
    Tom McClean

    Articles

    Argentina's Solution to the Michael Brown Travesty: A Role for the Complainant Victim in Criminal Proceedings (PDF)
    Federico S. Efron

    Martial Law in India: The Deployment of Military Under the Armed Forces Special Powers Act, 1958 (PDF)
    Khagesh Gautam

    Notes & Comments

    A Critique of Perinçek V. Switzerland: Incorporating an International and Historical Context is the More Prudent Approach to Genocide Denial Cases   (PDF)
    Shant N. Nashalian

    A 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. Renta

    Book Review

    Philippe Sands, East West Street: On the Origins of "Genocide" and "Crimes Against Humanity" (2016) (PDF)
    Vik Kanwar

    Copyright 2018 Southwestern Journal of International Law

  13. Vol. 23, No. 2, Spring 2017

    Contents

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    Notes & Comments

    Arbitrability in Bilateral Investment Treaties: The Case that Applied International Law to Justify its Non-Application (PDF)
    Carlo Brooks

    The TPP and Beyond: The Vital Role of Judicial Discretion (PDF)
    Haik Gasparyan

    University Adjudication of Sexual Assault: How Affirmative Consent Can Help Close the Gap(PDF)
    Michelle Lewis

    Rethinking 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 Paster 

    Achieving the Copyright Equilibrium: How Fair Use Law Can Protect Japanese Parody and Dojinshi (PDF)
    Yoshimi M. Pelc

    Contracting for Blue Gold: An Examination of the Legal Designs Surrounding Private Water Delivery (PDF)
    Shannon Royster

    The Time Does Not Fit the Crime: Eliminating Mandatory Minimums for Nonviolent Drug Offenders in Favor of Judicial Discretion(PDF)
    Ava Shahani

    Copyright 2016 Southwestern Journal of International Law

  14. Vol. 23, No. 1, Fall 2016

    Contents

    Opening Remarks (PDF)
    Susan Westerberg Prager & Hon. George H. King

    Thoughts of Fifty Years of Changes in the Central District (PDF)
    Marc M. Seltzer, Hon. Manuel L. Real & William Deverell

    The Enrique "Kiki" Camarena Murder and its Aftermath Panel Discussion (PDF)
    Hon. Gary Feess, Hon. Robert C. Bonner, Paul Hoffman & Manny Medrano

    The Martyrdom and Avenging of Enrique Camarena-Salazar: A Review of Caselaw and Scholarship After Thirty Years (PDF)
    Arthur F. McEvoy

    Judges 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 Rothstein

    Federal Judges and Rule of Law Initiatives: An Epilogue with Notes for Scholarly Inquiry (PDF)
    Juliana Ramirez

    The Central District Of California’s Court Programs (PDF)
    Amanda Goodman, Hon. George H. King & Hon. Otis D. Wright

    Keynote Address How International Law Became A Four-Letter Word (PDF)
    Hon. M. Margaret Mckeown

    Log Cabin Republicans V. United States: Litigating “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” Panel Discussion (PDF)
    Danielle Hart, Hon. Terry J. Hatter, Jr., Dan Woods, Col. Christopher Miner, Hon. Virginia Phillips & Erwin Chemerinsky

    The Role Of Research, Litigation And Comparative International Policy In Ending The U.S. Military’s “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” Policy (PDF)
    Nathaniel Frank

    Log Cabin Republicans: International Experience with Military Inclusiveness and the End Of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell (PDF)
    David B. Cruz

    Marootian 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. Bazyler

    The Armenian Genocide And The Ruse Of Protective Dispossession (PDF)
    Richard G. Hovannisian

    The Unfinished Business Of The Armenian Genocide: Armenian Property Restitution In American Courts (PDF)
    Michael J. Bazyler & Rajika L. Shah

     

    The El Monte Sweatshop Slavery Cases Panel Discussion (PDF)
    Gowri Ramachandran, Hon. Audrey B. Collins, Julie Su, Scott Cummings & Muneer Ahmad

    Copyright 2016 Southwestern Journal of International Law

  15. 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 Punishment

    Articles

    Designing an Emergency Arbitration Mechanism for Afghanistan: A Composite of Successful Models from the International Community (PDF)
    Najibullah Hakimi

    Human Dignity and Punishment in Judaic and Islamic Law: War and the Death Penalty (PDF)
    Marvin Lim

    Gentrification and the Right to Housing: How Hip Becomes a Human Rights Violation (PDF)
    Emily Ponder

    Notes and Comments 

    Enough is Enough: FIFA Must Incorporate Principles from the Administrative Procedure Act of 1946 to Combat Ongoing Executive Committee Corruption (PDF)
    Ali Eghbal

    El Gran Canal de Nicaragua: When Government Infrastructure Infringes on the Land Rights of Indigenous Communities (PDF)
    Juliana Ramirez

    Copyright 2016 Southwestern Journal of International Law 

  16. 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 Bookey

    Changing the Face of Politics: Electing More Women (PDF)
    Lindsay Bubar and Kimberly Ellis

    Iraqi Women Confronting ISIL: Protecting Women's Rights in the Context of Conflict (PDF)
    Lisa Davis
    The Status of Women in Elected Office (PDF)
    Bettina Duval


    Survivors in the Criminal Justice System (PDF)
    Sabrina Talukder

    Article

    Precluding the Statute of Limitations? How to Deal with Nazi-Looted Art After Cornelius Gurlitt (PDF)
    Phillip Hellwege

    Notes 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 Baldivia

    Uncertainty and Innovation: The Need for Effective Regulations to Foster Successful Integration of Personal and Commercial Drones (PDF)
    Michael Calvo

    Blocking Pro-Terrorist Websites: A Balance Between Individual Liberty and National Security in France (PDF)
    Amanda Goodman

    Copyright 2016 Southwestern Journal of International Law 

  17. 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. Bunn

    The Case for Rule of Law and Development: Issues of Definition, Methodology, and Measurement (PDF)
    Elizabeth Andersen and Gowri Janakiramanan

    Rule of Law, Environment and Sustainable Development (PDF)
    Daniel Barstow Magraw
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    Copyright 2015 Southwestern Journal of International Law 

  1. 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.edu

    The 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.

  2. Current Members

    Board

    • Ernesto Bustinza — Editor-in-Chief
    • Nastassia Tiangco — Managing Editor
    • Liza Hayrapetyan — Special Projects Editor
    • Kimberly Aceves — Senior Lead Article Editor
    • Roksana Czech — Senior Lead Article Editor
    • Justine Barraza — Lead Article Editor
    • Francisco Castro — Lead Article Editor
    • Radha Jagasia —  Lead Article Editor
    • Silvia Kirollos — Lead Article Editor
    • Isel Ramirez — Lead Article Editor
    • Anthony Gilmore — 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
  3. 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.

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