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<!DOCTYPE html> <html lang="en"> <head> <title>European Journal of International Law</title> <meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=edge"> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /> <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" /> <meta name="application-name" content="EJIL"> <meta name="author" content="EJIL"> <meta name="keywords" content="" /> <meta name="description" content="" />  <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.3.7/css/bootstrap.min.css" integrity="sha384-BVYiiSIFeK1dGmJRAkycuHAHRg32OmUcww7on3RYdg4Va+PmSTsz/K68vbdEjh4u" crossorigin="anonymous"> <link href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Open+Sans" rel="stylesheet"> <link href="./css/style.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" /> </head> <body> <header> <div class="pre-nav container-full"> <img id="logo" src="/images/logo.svg" alt="EJIL"> <div id="metaNav"> <nav role="navigation" aria-label="Meta navigation"> <ul class="remove-list-style"> <li id="skippy"><a href="#content" class="sr-only sr-only-focusable">Skip to main content</a></li> <li><a href="/contactus.php">Contact</a></li> <li><a href="http://services.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/alerts/etoc?goAlpha=Alphabetically">Join Mailing List</a></li> </ul> </nav> <form action="search.php" method="post" id="search" class="searchform"> <label for="keywords" class="hidden">Search</label> <input type="text" id="keywords" name="keywords" placeholder="Search" /> </form> </div> </div> <div id="primaryNav"> <nav class="container" role="navigation" aria-label="Main navigation"> <ul id="menu-main" class="nav nav-justified nav-tabs"> <li class="current-page-item"><a class="" href="/index.php">Home <span class="sr-only">Current section</span></a></li> <li class=""><a href="/about/index.php">About EJIL</a></li> <li class=""><a href="/current.php">Current issue</a></li> <li class=""><a href="/live.php">EJIL: <strong><em>Live!</em></strong></a></li> <li class=""><a href="/podcasts.php">EJIL: <strong><em>The Podcast!</em></strong></a></li> <li class=""><a href="/bookreviews/index.php">Book reviews</a></li> <li class=""><a href="/archives.php">Archives</a></li> </ul> </nav> </div> </header> <main id="frontpage" class="content"> <div class="container"> <div id="banner" role="banner"> <div class="issue"> <div> Editors-In-Chief <br><strong>Sarah Nouwen</strong> <br><strong>Joseph Weiler</strong> <br>Current Issue <br><a href="/current.php">Vol. 35 (2024) No. 3</a> </div> </div> <div class="description"> <h1>About EJIL</h1> <p>Welcome to the website of EJIL, the European Journal of International Law. 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Clones, Human Spare Parts and International Law (<a href='article.php?article=3443&issue=171'><span class='hidden'>Diego Zannoni </span>abstract</a>)</li> <li><strong>Cecily Rose, </strong><br />The Progressive Development of International Law on the Return of Stolen Assets: Mapping the Paths Forward (<a href='article.php?article=3438&issue=171'><span class='hidden'>Cecily Rose </span>abstract</a>) (<a href='./pdfs/35/3/3438.pdf' target='_blank' onclick="ga('send', 'event', 'File', 'PDF', 'Vol. 35 (2024) No. 3 - The Progressive Development of International Law on the Return of Stolen Assets: Mapping the Paths Forward (./pdfs/35/3/3438.pdf)');">free fulltext</a>)</li> </ul> <h3>Critical Review of Jurisprudence</h3> <ul class='articles remove-list-style'> <li><strong>Salvatore Caserta, Mikael Rask Madsen, </strong><br />When the Sun, the Moon and the Stars Align: Litigating LGBTQIA+ Rights and the Death Penalty in East Africa and the Caribbean (<a href='article.php?article=3436&issue=171'><span class='hidden'>Mikael Rask Madsen </span>abstract</a>)</li> </ul> <a href="/current.php" class="full">Full Issue</a> </div> <div class="bg-blue3"> <h2>Working papers</h2> <a href="http://www.jeanmonnetprogram.org">Jean Monnet Working Papers</a> </div> </div> <div class="col-md-3"> <div class="bg-blue4"> <h2>EJIL: <em>Talk!</em></h2> <div class="ejiltalk-homepage"></div> <ul class="rss-feed remove-list-style"> <li><a href="https://www.ejiltalk.org/trouble-in-heaven-do-the-changes-to-the-sovereign-military-of-maltas-constitution-affect-its-relevance-for-the-future-of-small-developing-island-states/" title="Trouble in Heaven: Do the Changes to the Sovereign Military of Malta’s Constitution affect its relevance for the future of Small Developing Island States" class="date">17/02/2025</a>Trouble in Heaven: Do the Changes to the Sovereign Military of Malta’s Constitution affect its relevance for the future of Small Developing Island States<div class="author">Michel Rouleau-Dick</div><li><a href="https://www.ejiltalk.org/announcements-cfp-oxford-workshop-in-honour-of-sir-frank-berman-ilaw-gendered-peace-through-international-law-talk-cfp-international-organisations-as-imperial-designs-cfp-workshop-on-sociological/" title="Announcements: CfP Oxford Workshop in Honour of Sir Frank Berman; ILaW Gendered Peace Through International Law Talk; CfP International Organisations as Imperial Designs; CfP Workshop on Sociological Inquiries into International Law; Thicker Notions of Human Rights Accountabilities Conference; GMU Academy on Seabed Governance; CfP Reconstructing International Criminal Justice; Universality of International Law and its Discontent Lecture; Innovative Ways to Counter Terrorism Conference" class="date">16/02/2025</a>Announcements: CfP Oxford Workshop in Honour of Sir Frank Berman; ILaW Gendered Peace Through International Law Talk; CfP International Organisations as Imperial Designs; CfP Workshop on Sociological Inquiries into International Law; Thicker Notions of Human Rights Accountabilities Conference; GMU Academy on Seabed Governance; CfP Reconstructing International Criminal Justice; Universality of International Law and its Discontent Lecture; Innovative Ways to Counter Terrorism Conference<div class="author">Mary Guest</div><li><a href="https://www.ejiltalk.org/ejil-the-podcast-episode-31-gradually-then-suddenly-climate-trade-and-the-charter-order-in-precarious-times/" title="EJIL: The Podcast! Episode 31: Gradually, then Suddenly — Climate, Trade and the Charter Order in Precarious Times" class="date">15/02/2025</a>EJIL: The Podcast! Episode 31: Gradually, then Suddenly — Climate, Trade and the Charter Order in Precarious Times<div class="author">Megan Donaldson</div><li><a href="https://www.ejiltalk.org/time-and-temporality-before-the-icj-in-the-advisory-opinion-on-obligations-of-states-in-respect-of-climate-change/" title="Time and Temporality before the ICJ in the Advisory Opinion on Obligations of States in respect of Climate Change" class="date">14/02/2025</a>Time and Temporality before the ICJ in the Advisory Opinion on Obligations of States in respect of Climate Change<div class="author">David M Scott</div><li><a href="https://www.ejiltalk.org/some-issues-in-the-law-concerning-naval-auxiliaries/" title="Some Issues in The Law Concerning Naval Auxiliaries" class="date">13/02/2025</a>Some Issues in The Law Concerning Naval Auxiliaries<div class="author">Robert McLaughlin</div> </ul> <a href="https://www.ejiltalk.org" class="full">EJIL: <em>Talk!</em> Blog</a> </div> </div> <div class="col-md-3"> <div class="bg-blue4 "> <h2>EJIL: <em>THE PODCAST!</em></h2> <br> <ul class="live-episodes remove-list-style"> <li><a href="https://player.captivate.fm/episode/6a68be20-8835-4525-bfe5-817355e2c9c7" target="_blank">Ep 31: Gradually, then Suddenly - Climate, Trade and the Charter Order in Precarious Times</a><em> (10/02/2025)</em><li><a href="https://player.captivate.fm/episode/6d86d4cc-1d67-4a9c-a905-df00c562d573" target="_blank">Episode 30: On the Precipice: The International Criminal Court and State Immunity</a><em> (09/12/2024)</em><li><a href="https://player.captivate.fm/episode/d0de87a3-a4f7-476e-99d5-faae098f3a02" target="_blank">Episode 29: Echoes from the Invisible College</a><em> (18/10/2024)</em><li><a href="https://player.captivate.fm/episode/245f79c7-dd26-42a6-bc50-4c371c5d86d6" target="_blank">Episode 28: Unlawful Occupation, Annexation and Segregation: The ICJ’s Advisory Opinion on Palestine</a><em> (12/09/2024)</em><li><a href="https://player.captivate.fm/episode/017a47e6-a0b3-4ee3-864b-dd6eefadfb08" target="_blank">Episode 27: Preoccupied: The ICJ’s Palestine Advisory Opinion</a><em> (07/08/2024)</em><li><a href="https://player.captivate.fm/episode/7f7baeab-4e45-48cc-82e5-b03508a04635" target="_blank">Episode 26: Hunger for Thought</a><em> (19/04/2024)</em><li><a href="https://player.captivate.fm/episode/19d136a6-598b-4b24-9717-85e61f86e8ae" target="_blank">Episode 25: Do We Have a Responsibility toward Future Generations?</a><em> (08/04/2024)</em><li><a href="https://player.captivate.fm/episode/8318ff3e-de89-48e7-ba7d-30d9562dc732" target="_blank">Episode 24: The Third World: At the Centre of International Law?</a><em> (27/02/2024)</em><li><a href="https://player.captivate.fm/episode/8e18c5cd-6bdd-4dd9-b32a-5cb0a4bcad20" target="_blank">Episode 23: Unhappy New Year! Genocide in the Courtroom</a><em> (15/01/2024)</em><li><a href="https://player.captivate.fm/episode/d5c87092-f489-4dd5-9000-b122c25144b5" target="_blank">Episode 22: Organizing International Organizations</a><em> (30/11/2023)</em> </ul> <a href="/podcasts.php" class="full">View EJIL:<em>The Podcast!</em></a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </main> <footer> <ul class="logos remove-list-style"> <li><a href="https://www.eui.eu/en/academic-units/academy-of-european-law"><img src="./images/logo_eui.png" alt="EUI"></a></li> <li><a href="http://www.law.nyu.edu/"><img src="./images/logo_nyu.png" alt="NYU Law"></a></li> <li><a href="http://ejil.oxfordjournals.org/"><img src="./images/logo_oups.png" alt="Oxford University Press"></a></li> <li><a href="http://www.esil-sedi.eu/"><img src="./images/logo_esil.png" alt="ESIL"></a></li> </ul> <p>© 1998 - 2025 European Journal of International Law <br />All comments and suggestions should be sent to the Webmaster. <br />This site is part of the Academy of European Law online, a joint partnership of the Jean Monnet Center at NYU School of Law and the Academy of European Law at the European University Institute.</p> </footer> </body>  <script> (function(i,s,o,g,r,a,m){i['GoogleAnalyticsObject']=r;i[r]=i[r]||function(){ (i[r].q=i[r].q||[]).push(arguments)},i[r].l=1*new Date();a=s.createElement(o), m=s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];a.async=1;a.src=g;m.parentNode.insertBefore(a,m) })(window,document,'script','//www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js','ga'); ga('create', 'UA-11073886-2', 'auto'); ga('send', 'pageview'); </script> <script src="http://code.jquery.com/jquery-1.11.2.min.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="./js/analytics.js"></script> </html>