# International Relations

63 Va. J. Int’l L. 1 (2022) ♦ Article

The Harmon Doctrine is Dead, Long Live the Harmon Doctrine!

How states ought to share water crossing their boundaries has long been disputed in both American and international water law. Legal principles governing the shared use of interstate watercourses in the United States and internationally were once rooted in…

TAMAR MESHEL

61 Va. J. Int’l L. Online 1 (2020) ♦ Online

Moving Beyond the Future Now Past of U.S.-China Legal Studies: Re-Opening the American Legal Mind?

Current American debates regarding Sino-American affairs are dominated by recriminations over the implications of China’s recent illiberal turn. Dim prospects for Chinese political liberalization have caused many to defend their promotion of post-1978 American…

JEDIDIAH J. KRONCKE

60 Va. J. Int’l L. Online 1 (2019) ♦ Online

After the Max: Rebuilding U.S. Aviation Leadership

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…

RONCEVERT GANAN ALMOND

58 Va. J. Int’l L. Online 1 (2017) ♦ Online

MOSENEKE’S IMPACT ON LAND RESTITUTION MY OWN LIBERATOR: A MEMOIR. By Dikgang Moseneke. Johannesburg: Picador Africa. 2016

In May 2016, after over fourteen years on the bench, Deputy Chief Justice Dikgang Moseneke retired from his position on South Africa’s highest court. Moseneke, who was an established public figure before joining the Constitutional Court, remains one of its most identifiable…

BYRON CROWE

61 Va. J. Int’l L 417 (2021) ♦ Keynote

Seventy-Six Going on a Hundred: International Cooperation and International Law at the United Nations

Although cycles of trust and mistrust have often characterized the relationship between international law and international cooperation, the practice of the United Nations is testament to the rich interplay between the two. This short Note, which was given…

STEPHEN MATHIAS

61 Va. J. Int’l L. Online 1 (2020) ♦ Online

Was Helping China Build Its Post-1978 Legal System A Mistake?

Some thoughtful observers argue that the American policy of cooperation with post-Mao China in developing its legal system has proved a failure. They claim that our engagement set out to produce a democratic, “rule of law” China, but instead enabled…

JEROME A. COHEN

59 Va. J. Int’l L. 440 (2019) ♦ Article

Why Countries Diverge over Extradition Treaties with China: The Executive Power to Extradite in Common and Civil Law Countries

China has made a concerted effort for over a decade to conclude extradition treaties with developed countries that are popular “safe havens” for its fugitive officials and economic criminals. Chinese President Xi Jinping has placed these efforts at the forefront of…

NOAH E. LIPKOWITZ

57 Va. J. Int’l L. 45 (2017) ♦ Article

Interpretive Divergence

Should principles of legal interpretation differ according to the nature or purpose of a legal instrument? In the domestic context, most discussions of interpretation proceed on the assumption that for each type of legal instrument — such as constitutions, statutes…

NEHA JAIN