Opinio Juris is a blog dedicated to the informed discussion of international law by and among academics, practitioners and legal experts, published independently in cooperation with the
International Commission of Jurists. The blog has been described as "the leading blog on international law" in
Lawfare (blog)
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Background
The blog ...
. It is one of the two most widely read international law blogs, together with
EJIL: Talk!.
Background
The blog was started in 2005 by
Chris Borgen (
St. John’s University);
Peggy McGuinness (
St. John’s University); and
Julian Ku (
Hofstra
Hofstra University is a private university in Hempstead, New York. It is Long Island's largest private university. Hofstra originated in 1935 as an extension of New York University (NYU) under the name Nassau College – Hofstra Memorial of New ...
).
Kevin Jon Heller
Kevin Jon Heller is a scholar of international law, who is a professor of law at the Australian National University and has also taught at the University of Amsterdam, SOAS, University of London, and Melbourne Law School. Heller was described by o ...
(
University of Copenhagen
The University of Copenhagen ( da, Københavns Universitet, KU) is a prestigious public university, public research university in Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark. Founded in 1479, the University of Copenhagen is the second-oldest university in ...
) joined in 2006.
In 2007,
State Department Legal Adviser John Bellinger became a guest blogger for a week. This marked the first time that a US government official blogged in an official capacity on international law.
Notable contributors to the blog have included British-French lawyer, academic, and author
Philippe Sands
Philippe Joseph Sands, KC (born 17 October 1960) is a British and French writer and lawyer a11 King's Bench Walkand Professor of Laws and Director of the Centre on International Courts and Tribunals at University College London. A specialist in ...
, American lawyer and U.S. official
Harold Hongju Koh
Harold Hongju Koh (born December 8, 1954) is an American lawyer and legal scholar who served as the legal adviser of the Department of State in the Obama administration. He was nominated to this position by President Barack Obama on March 23, 20 ...
, and
Diego García-Sayán, UN Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers.
Reception
The blog is consistently cited in journal articles and research outputs. Opinio Juris blog posts are often cited in reports by
Human Rights Watch
Human Rights Watch (HRW) is an international non-governmental organization, headquartered in New York City, that conducts research and advocacy on human rights. The group pressures governments, policy makers, companies, and individual human r ...
and other news media.
References
International law literature
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