Call for Papers: Yearbook of International Humanitarian Law – Maritime Operations special edition

* Call for Papers: The Yearbook of International Humanitarian Law, Maritime Operations-themed issue

The Yearbook of International Humanitarian Law invites submissions of manuscripts on international humanitarian law. Sponsored by the T.M.C. Asser Instituut, the YIHL is published by T.M.C. Asser Press/Cambridge University Press.

The editors are especially interested in receiving submissions on the topic of maritime operations for inclusion in Volume 13 [2010]. Possible topics include the applicability of IHL during counter-piracy operations, detention during maritime operations, maritime security zones, blockades, maritime operations during non-international armed conflicts and protection of the environment during maritime warfare.

The YIHL also accepts both articles and shorter pieces on "current developments" in IHL. Articles may address any topic in IHL and are not limited to the theme identified above; current developments pieces typically address IHL issues that have arisen during the year including, for example, codification, important publications and decisions of courts and tribunal.

Submissions may be made by e-mail to the Managing Editor, Dr. Louise Arimatsu at l.arimatsu. All submissions are peer reviewed. Questions may be addressed to Dr. Arimatsu or Professor Michael Schmitt, Editor-in-Chief at michael.schmitt.

YIHL Call for Papers.docx

By Robert M. Chesney

Robert M. Chesney is Charles I. Francis Professor in Law at UT-Austin School of Law. Chesney is a national security law specialist, with a particular interest in problems associated with terrorism. Professor Chesney recently served in the Justice Department in connection with the Detainee Policy Task Force created by Executive Order 13493. He is a member of the Advisory Committee of the American Bar Association's Standing Committee on Law and National Security, a senior editor for the Journal of National Security Law & Policy, an associate member of the Intelligence Science Board, a non-resident senior fellow of the Brookings Institution, a term member of the Council on Foreign Relations, and a member of the American Law Institute. Professor Chesney has published extensively on topics ranging from detention and prosecution in the counterterrorism context to the states secrets privilege. He served previously as chair of the Section on National Security Law of the Association of American Law Schools and as editor of the National Security Law Report (published by the American Bar Association's Standing Committee on Law and National Security). His upcoming projects include two books under contract with Oxford University Press, one concerning the evolution of detention law and policy and the other examining the judicial role in national security affairs.

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