The San Diego International Law Journal (SDILJ) is an academic journal dedicated to the publication of articles that widen the realm of international and comparative legal scholarship. The SDILJ is committed to publishing articles, essays and book reviews written by academics and legal practitioners from all over the world. The SDILJ is especially devoted to attracting articles written by academics and practitioners who are involved in international and multi-national organizations. In addition, the SDILJ shall act as a forum for academic discourse regarding the pertinent and pressing issues of international and comparative law. The SDILJ was founded as a forum for such academic discourse in order to promote the study of international and comparative law in both the United States of America and throughout the world.
The San Diego International Law Journal accepts submissions for publication year-round from academia and practitioners including professors, lawyers, judges, politicians and LLM students.
The San Diego International Law Journal seeks submissions that pertain to the ever-changing sphere of international and comparative law. In particular, as a journal that is published in San Diego, the SDILJ encourages submissions pertaining to the environment, US-Mexico relations, immigration, investment, trade and the law of the sea.
All submissions must include the article, a cover letter, cv information or resume, and abstract. Submissions that fail to include these items will take longer to process. In addition, manuscript citations should appear in footnotes, not endnotes and should conform to the 20th edition of The Bluebook. Citation and text style should follow the 12th edition of the Texas Law Review Manual on Usage and Style. Once received, selected SDILJ board members will review each submission within one week. If the board approves the submission, the author will promptly be contacted and invited to publish in the San Diego International Law Journal.