The Yale Journal of International Law and the Harvard International Law Journal are inviting students (JD, LLM, and SJD/JSD) proposals for companion notes in our joint online symposium, “The Emerging Disorder: Global Conflicts and the Reshaping of International Law.” Please see the call for student note proposals.
The symposium asks: what do contemporary conflicts reveal about the shape of the emerging international order, and what does that mean for international law as it stands? Contributors are asked not only to diagnose the strain on existing frameworks, but also to think about how they might be reformed, reimagined, or rebuilt. Proposals may engage with different themes, including the crisis of the international security architecture; the crisis of international dispute resolution; stewardship of the global commons; critical minerals and resource extraction; nuclear non-proliferation in a new security environment; AI, autonomous weapons, and the regulation gap; knowledge production and institutional independence; and human rights crises in armed conflict.
Full details on the symposium, its themes, and the application process are in the attached call. Short proposals (200 words) are due August 16, 2026, at 11:59 PM.
Questions may be directed to the Editors-in-Chief of both journals. Do not reach out to other board members of the Yale Journal of International Law or the Harvard International Law Journal regarding your submission unless advised otherwise. In your email, please copy all of the following individuals:
Alaa Hajyahia and Ty Gamble-Eddington, Editors-in-Chief, Yale Journal of International Law—alaa.hajyahia@yale.edu; ty.gamble-eddington@yale.edu
Eli Cooper and Vaishnav Rajkumar, Editors-in-Chief,Harvard International Law Journal—hls.ilj.68@gmail.com
Best,
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