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| Nordic Journal of International Law | |
|---|---|
| Title | Nordic Journal of International Law |
| Discipline | International law |
| Abbreviation | Nord. J. Int. Law |
| Publisher | Brill Publishers |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Frequency | Quarterly |
| History | 1930–present |
| ISSN | 0902-7315 |
Nordic Journal of International Law is a peer-reviewed scholarly periodical covering aspects of international law with particular attention to issues relevant to the Nordic region. The journal situates Nordic legal scholarship in dialogues involving institutions and instruments such as the United Nations, European Court of Human Rights, International Court of Justice, North Atlantic Treaty Organization, and regional arrangements like the Nordic Council and the European Union. It engages with subjects linked to treaties such as the United Nations Charter, the Geneva Conventions, the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and instruments like the Hague Convention (1907) and the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea.
The journal was established during a period marked by legal responses to the aftermath of the Treaty of Versailles and interwar diplomacy, aligning with scholarly activity around institutions like the League of Nations and later the United Nations. Early editors and contributors included figures connected to the University of Oslo, University of Copenhagen, Uppsala University, University of Helsinki, and Aarhus University, alongside jurists who participated in events such as the Nuremberg Trials and the drafting of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Over time editorial direction reflected developments tied to the European Convention on Human Rights, the expansion of the European Communities, the creation of the European Free Trade Association, and Nordic engagement with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and Arctic law debates involving the Government of Norway, the Government of Sweden, and the Government of Finland.
The journal publishes research on topics intersecting with instruments like the Geneva Conventions, the Antarctic Treaty System, and the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, while addressing disputes heard before the International Court of Justice, the European Court of Justice, and the European Court of Human Rights. It covers legal personalities including the International Criminal Court, state practice such as that of Denmark, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, and Finland, and thematic areas like human rights disputes arising from the Yugoslav Wars, refugee issues connected to the 1951 Refugee Convention, environmental law influenced by the Kyoto Protocol and the Paris Agreement, and maritime delimitation cases such as Norway v. Denmark-style disputes and rulings inspired by The North Sea Continental Shelf cases. The journal has also treated questions related to the World Trade Organization dispute settlement, the European Convention on Human Rights jurisprudence, and developments stemming from the Treaty of Lisbon.
Editorial leadership has involved academics affiliated with institutions like the Stockholm University, Royal Institute of Technology, University of Gothenburg, University of Iceland, and research centers such as the Nansen Center and the Arctic Council secretariat. The peer-review process references standards used by publishers such as Oxford University Press, Cambridge University Press, and Brill Publishers. Publication formats mirror those of periodicals including the American Journal of International Law and the European Journal of International Law, with special issues addressing topics arising from conferences held at venues like the Hague Academy of International Law, the Norwegian Nobel Institute, and the Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law.
The journal is abstracted and indexed in databases and services comparable to Scopus, Web of Science, HeinOnline, JSTOR, and legal indexes used by libraries such as the British Library, the National Library of Finland, and the Royal Library (Denmark). Its listings align with cataloging systems such as the International Standard Serial Number registry and library classifications employed by institutions like the Library of Congress and the Bibliothèque nationale de France.
Contributions have engaged with jurisprudence stemming from cases like the European Court of Human Rights decisions on state immunity, debates influenced by scholars affiliated with the Max Planck Society, analyses of rulings by the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, and commentary on arbitral awards such as those under the Permanent Court of Arbitration. Articles have examined doctrines advanced by jurists linked to the Hague Conference on Private International Law, the International Law Commission, and influential works in the field including discourse around the Monroe Doctrine and transnational litigation exemplified by cases in the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea.
Scholarly reception has placed the journal alongside established outlets such as the American Journal of International Law, International and Comparative Law Quarterly, and the European Journal of International Law, with citations in monographs published by houses like Cambridge University Press and Oxford University Press. The journal’s influence is reflected in references within national practice guides produced by ministries such as the Ministry for Foreign Affairs (Sweden), policy papers by the Nordic Council of Ministers, and contributions to reports by international bodies like the United Nations Human Rights Council and the International Maritime Organization.
The journal is available via publisher platforms similar to those used by Brill Publishers, academic aggregators like EBSCO, and institutional repositories maintained by universities including University of Oslo Institutional Repository and Lund University Publications. Libraries holding serials include the British Library, the National Library of Sweden, the National Library of Norway, and university law libraries at Harvard Law School, Yale Law School, and University of Cambridge.
Category:International law journals