# Domestic Application of International Law
63 Va. J. Int’l L. 535 (2023) ♦ Book Review
Marry the Domestic and the International: Review of Yuji Iwasawa, Domestic Application Of International Law Focusing On Direct Applicability
Under The roots of this book run through an article in this Journal almost forty years ago. Professor Iwasawa, as he was then, came to the University of Virginia School of Law as a Fulbright Scholar in pursuit of an S.J.D. One of the fruits of his stay was an article…
PAUL B. STEPHAN
60 Va. J. Int’l L. 101 (2019) ♦ Article
Even Some International Law is Local: Implementation of Treaties through Subnational Mechanisms
Multilateral treaties today increasingly touch on subjects where there is existing domestic law in the United States. In the U.S. federal system, this domestic law may not be national law, but law of the constituent U.S. States. However, in light of Article VI of the U.S. …
CHARLOTTE KU, WILLIAM H. HENNING, DAVIS P. STEWART, & PAUL F. DIEHL
58 Va. J. Int’l L. 227 (2018) ♦ Note
Enforcement of International Treaties by Domestic Courts of Iran: New Developments
Recently, some judicial decisions made Iranian headlines. In a recent speech, President Hassan Ruhani praised a judge for the sources of law he used in rendering judgments. Ruhani was praising Justice Heshmet Rostemi, who, by invoking international human…
FARSHAD RAHIMI DIZGOVIN
60 Va. J. Int’l L. 531 (2020) ♦ Article
Never Waste A Crisis: Anticorruption Reforms in South America
In the midst of dramatic corruption scandals, South American countries have passed some of the most noteworthy anticorruption legislation in the region’s history. This Article examines the wave of anticorruption reforms and how international law, and…
RACHEL BREWSTER & ANDRES ORTIZ
60 Va. J. Int’l L. Online 1 (2019) ♦ Online
Monasky v. Taglieri: The (International) Case for a “True” Hybrid Approach
From the inception of powered flight to the establishment of an international aviation legal regime, the United States has served as the long-time leader of the global aviation system. The international response to the recent crashes of Boeing 737 MAX aircraft suggests…
JOE DIGIROLAMO & MANAL CHEEMA
57 Va. J. Int’l L. 263 (2018) ♦ Article
Statutory International Law
International law pervades the U.S. Code. This will come as a surprise to many Members of Congress, as well as to those who accept the common trope that Congress is ignorant about or hostile to international law. It also may be news to foreign affairs scholars who study…
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