Foreword: Looking Back

European Journal of International Law

The first part of this article presents an overview of the rise of the first international and comparative law journals in the late 19th century followed by an account of the three factors lying behind the relative fall of the comparative element in the title of some of the international law journals published in French, Russian, Spanish, German, Japanese, Italian and English from 1869 to the end of World War I. The second part surveys the consolidation of international law periodicals in the interwar period under the impact of the establishment of the League of Nations in both Latin America and Europe, including Nordic and Eastern Europe. The third part examines the expansion and main characteristics of international law journals during the Cold War and their geographical extension towards Asia, Oceania and, occasionally, the Middle East and Africa. The fourth part focuses on the main features of the global post-1989 period in the field of periodicals of international law, examining the impact on them of the expansion and sectoral specialization of international law, regionalization, globalization, interdisciplinarity and the transformative influence of new technologies respectively. The conclusion reflects on the first 150 years of international law journals and points to future developments.

American Journal of International Law, 1975

Penn State international law review, 2006

This article details the history of the Dickinson International Law Annual, Dickinson Journal of International Law, and Penn State International Law Review. Among the leading international law reviews, the article highlights the role of such publications in legal education.The Penn State International Law Review is now a well-respected academic journal in the field of international and comparative law. However, had it not been for the work of the law students who began the publication as the Dickinson International Law Annual, and other students whose dedication kept the succeeding Dickinson Journal of International Law in print, the publication might not exist today. Law school faculty and alumni have aided the publication’s development, but it has truly been a student effort.

Chicago Journal of International Law, 2000

European Review of Private Law

Social Science Research Network, 2009

American Society of International Law Proceedings, 2006

2012

SSRN Electronic Journal, 2002