German Yearbook of International Law

The German Yearbook of International Law, founded as the Jahrbuch für Internationales Recht, provides an annual report on new developments in international law and is edited by the Walther Schücking Institute for International Law and published by Duncker & Humblot.

The German Yearbook of International Law provides a platform for scholars both inside and outside Germany to publish new research that advances public international legal discourse as well as analyse current events.

Since its inception in 1948, the Yearbook has endeavoured to make a significant academic contribution to the ongoing development of international law. Over many decades the Yearbook has moved beyond its origins as a forum for German scholars to publish their research and has become a highly-regarded international forum for innovative scholarship in international law. In 1976, the Yearbook adopted its current title and began to publish contributions written in English in order to reach the largest possible international audience. This editorial decision has enabled the Yearbook to successfully overcome traditional language barriers and inform an international readership about current research in German academic institutions and, at the same time, to present international viewpoints to its German audience.

Fully aware of the paramount importance of international practice, the Yearbook publishes contributions from active practitioners of international law on a regular basis. The Yearbook also includes critical comments on German State practice relating to international and EU law, as well as international reactions to that practice.

Current Issue

Vol. 64 (2021) of the German Yearbook of International Law confronts a number of pressing issues from recent years. The yearbook’s forum section considers the prospect of the development of an WHO treaty on pandemic preparedness and response, while the focus section provides expert analysis on a variety of issues relating to China’s engagement with international law. Peer reviewed articles run a wide gamut of issues and topics including the human rights issues relating to the Moria refugee camp, regional approaches to international law, intra-EU investor-State arbitration, and pandemic notification obligations in global health law. The yearbook’s German practice section rounds out this volume with analyses of a wide variety of compelling developments relating to Germany’s international legal obligations with regards to human rights in business, State building, climate change, post-conflict reconciliation, international criminal justice, and so on. Read more ...

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CALL FOR PAPERS (Vol. 66, 2023)

The Editors of the German Yearbook of international law invite submissions of papers for consideration in the General Articles section of Volume 66 (2023) of the GYIL.
 
The call is open to everyone. Manuscripts dealing with any topic of interest in the field of Public International Law will be considered, and early submissions are welcome. All papers submissions will be subject to a double-blind peer review process.

Submission Guidelines
Papers submitted should be in English, be between 10,000-12,500 words (inclusive of footnotes), and conform with the house style of the GYIL (see GYIL style sheet). Submissions, including a brief abstract, statement of affiliation, and confirmation of exclusive submission, should be sent by 30 September 2023 to Kenneth Chan, Managing Editor of the GYIL, via e-mail: yearbook[at]wsi.uni-kiel.de.

 

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