Abstract
Amsterdam Law Forum (ALF) is the student-run 'International Law Journal' of VU University. Every year ALF publishes a winter, spring, and summer issue. The journal consists of three sections; scientific articles, opinion articles, and commentaries. As of this year, ALF also creates a section for inaugural speeches. In addition, ALF hosts a conference in spring with a relevant legal theme, where renowned speakers are invited to share their perspectives. Overall, ALF is a topical journal that provides a platform for established scholars and young academics to share knowledge, opinions and experiences and to make contributions to the international law discourse. Staff, PhD students and master students who have written a very good thesis are invited to submit an article to ALF. What is learned in the cradle is carried to the tomb: we are looking forward to sharing your articles on our website!
Highlights
The fields of Public International Law (PIL) and International Relations (IR) share the same research area: international politics
I want to use the example of the judgment of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) of February 2007 to illustrate that the legal world has given a very precise and close definition to the concept of Responsibility to protect and the issue of third-party responsibility in cases of genocide
(1) Lawyers and other social scientists study different phases of the same phenomenon, as I have demonstrated with their respective approach to sanctions
Summary
The fields of Public International Law (PIL) and International Relations (IR) share the same research area: international politics. More generally social scientists, study the Theory of International Relations (TIR) while lawyers, especially experts on the law of nations, study Public International Law. There are several schools of thought within TIR, some of which (like the liberal/pluralist, constructivist and the English School) attach more importance to norms and laws than others.[1] With respect to laws, it is not just a question of whether they are being complied with or not; the various schools within IR ascribe a wide range of different meanings to them. As early as thirty years ago, Voorhoeve concluded that European Law imposed greater limitations on domestic policy than did Public International Law.[4]
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