The Penn State Journal of Law & International Affairs (JLIA) is a student-edited, interdisciplinary, peer-reviewed journal, jointly published by Penn State Law and School of International Affairs.
The Journal publishes twice a year with one issue comprising scholarly articles and the other issue focusing on student comments on developments of international law and current issues.
The Journal promotes academic and public discourse at the intersection of law and international affairs, featuring contributions in the areas of public and private international law, international relations, comparative law and politics, geography, economics, history, and policy issues in the various sciences. We cover a range of timely topics including but not limited to: global economy, international crimes, human rights, counter-terrorism, international trade, intellectual property, sports and entertainment law. We promise to publish a diverse range of articles on current international law issues and developments.
All JLIA issues are available online and indexed by LEXIS and Westlaw.
Current Issue: Volume 6, Issue 1 (2018)
Prefatory Matter
Articles
Anti-Conversion Laws and the International Response
Meghan G. Fischer
NATO, the EU, and the Arab Refugee Crisis
Shams Al Din Al Hajjaji
Untangling the Complicated Relationship between International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights Law in Armed Conflict
Waseem Ahmad Qureshi
Student Work
U.S. Policy in the Arctic: The Implications of the South China Sea Arbitration Award on American Policy and UNCLOS
Brian Finneran
A Prescription to Cure the High Cost of Pharmaceuticals in America
Anthony J. Jensen
The "Leniency Epidemic": A Study of Leniency Granted to Convicted Rapists in America and Australia
Kathleen Tierney
Child Soldiers in Myanmar: Role of Myanmar Government and Limitations of International Law
Prajakta Gupte
Failing Our Workers: How the FMLA and RFRA Disadvantage Female Workers in the United States when Compared to their European Union Counterparts
Penelope Scudder