The ''Berkeley Journal of International Law'' is an

academic journal An academic journal or scholarly journal is a periodical publication in which scholarship relating to a particular academic discipline is published. Academic journals serve as permanent and transparent forums for the presentation, scrutiny, and d ...

covering

international law International law (also known as public international law and the law of nations) is the set of rules, norms, and standards generally recognized as binding between states. It establishes normative guidelines and a common conceptual framework for ...

. It is run and edited by students at

UC Berkeley School of Law The University of California, Berkeley, School of Law (commonly known as Berkeley Law or UC Berkeley School of Law) is the law school of the University of California, Berkeley, a public research university in Berkeley, California. It is one of 1 ...

. It was established in 1982 as the ''International Tax & Business Lawyer''. The journal publishes articles on public and

private international law Conflict of laws (also called private international law) is the set of rules or laws a jurisdiction applies to a case, transaction, or other occurrence that has connections to more than one jurisdiction. This body of law deals with three broad t ...

and

comparative law Comparative law is the study of differences and similarities between the law (legal systems) of different countries. More specifically, it involves the study of the different legal "systems" (or "families") in existence in the world, including the ...

. It also publishes reviews of new books in the field. , the ''Berkeley Journal of International Law'' was the 26th most cited international law journal in the United States, according to the W&L Law Journal Rankings. The journal publishes two issues per year and on its website also publishes the ''Publicist'', "an online-only journal that allows for faster publication of ideas in a shorter and more accessible format than the traditional printed Law Review." The journal hosts the Stefan A. Riesenfeld Symposium, where scholars and practitioners address important international legal issues.

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* International law journals Biannual journals English-language journals Publications established in 1982 University of California, Berkeley Law in the San Francisco Bay Area Online-only journals 1982 establishments in California Law journals edited by students {{int-law-journal-stub