Contemporary International Law ♦ Foreword 66 Va. J. Int’l L. 325 (2026)

Celebrating 75 Years of International Law Symposia at UVA Law

Neil Noronha and Chloe S. Metz

On February 24, 2026, the Virginia Journal of International Law and the John Basset Moore Society of International Law hosted their 75th Annual International Law Symposium. To mark this milestone in the dialogue and debate within international law, VJIL invited US. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer ’07 to deliver the keynote. Following the keynote, Ambassador Greer and Mariano-Florentino Cuéllar, President of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and former California Supreme Court Justice, sat down to discuss tariffs and the current state of international trade law. In celebration of VJIL’s 75th Annual International Law Symposium, we are pleased to publish Ambassador Greer’s keynote with the permission of the Executive Office of the President, alongside a rebuttal from Cuéllar and a response from Professor Tim Meyer. In addition to our continued publication of cutting-edge international law scholarship, we hope this three-part exchange highlights the importance of rigorous dialogue at a time of increasing polarization and divisiveness. We hope you enjoy.