01 Sep New Issue of the Goettingen Journal of International Law
Our friends at the University of Goettingen in Germany have recently published another issue of the Goettingen Journal of International Law. The latest issue contains lots of great stuff, including a series of articles focused on the recently concluded ICC Review Conference in Kampala (Talk about fast work!). GoJIL, which is structured similarly to a U.S. law review, is still a new experiment for an European university, but they certainly have done a great job so far. And they promise more new stuff, including organizing an upcoming conference on “Resources of Conflict- Conflict over Resources.” Their editors write:
We are proud to announce that the second Keynote-Speech will be delivered by Professor Marie-Claire Cordonier Segger, Director of the Centre for International Sustainable Development Law (CISDL) in Montreal, Canada; the first, as previously announced, will be delivered by Professor Bruno Simma, Judge of the ICJ. The response to our Conference’s Call-for-Papers was overwhelming and we are pleased to have some very distinguished scholars from all around the world present at the Conference and to publish their papers in a special issue in 2011. The Conference will take place from 7 to 9 October 2010; interested scholars and students are invited to attend the conference in the audience and can register on our website until 15 September 2010.
“… a new experiment for an European university,”
What about the Leiden Journal of International Law?
http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayJournal?jid=LJL
“Published for The Foundation of the Leiden Journal of International Law in association with the Grotius Centre for International Law, Leiden University.”
I’m a very big fan of the Goettingen journal – I published with it a year or so ago, on the UN and global governance, and I found the student editors a pleasure to work with. I’d certainly recommend to professors in the US and elsewhere to consider contacting them with proposals for articles, etc.
@robert:
The difference is that the Leiden Journal of International Law is a classical European law journal, which is edited, peer reviewed and produced by professionals; somewhat comparable to the Journal of International Criminal Justice. The Goettingen Journal of International Law is on the other hand edited and run by students. As such it is a “new experiment” in Europe.
@ Ben:
You are right that GoJIL ist student-run, yet it is nevertheless peer-reviewed. According to the mission statement on its website, it uses “blind peer review by at least two qualified scholars selected individually with regard to the specific content of each submission.”
Its Advsiroy Boad has some impressive names on it, not only Professors from Goettingen, such as Andreas Paulus and Kai Ambos, but also Thomas Buergenthal and Bruno Simma. In addition, there is a Scientific Advisory Board comprised mostly of young academics (doctoral students and post-docs) from all over Germany.
With this structure, which combines student editors with professional advice and academic peer review, it is indeed a new experiment, but not only in Europe.