The Italian Review of International and Comparative Law (IRIC) offers an authoritative forum for debate on all subjects related to public and private international law, comparative law and European law.
International law and comparative law are increasingly intertwined, but are rarely studied together. The Review not only fills this gap but also encourages the use of comparative law methodology in the investigation of international law. The Review welcomes contributions from legal scholars worldwide, but encourages submissions from scholars working and/or educated in Italy in particular. It actively seeks to increase the global impact of Italian doctrinal approaches to international and comparative law, which chime with the approach envisaged, and so enable the vibrant debate ongoing in Italian scholarship to reach an international audience and be enriched by it. In addition to scholarly articles and book reviews and essays, the Review publishes case notes and recent developments aimed at practitioners. These offer insight into Italian case law as well as updates on relevant Italian diplomatic and parliamentary practice, soft law and other instruments adopted at the national level which resonate internationally. Contributions are sought on both theory and practice, but relevant scholarship inspired by other disciplines (such as, economics, sociology, legal theory, history, political science) will also be considered.
Authors wishing to submit to IRIC should send their papers by e-mail to the editors, Fulvio M. Palombino, Andrea de Guttry, Giuseppe Martinico and Antonia Baraggia at: iricsubmissions@gmail.com.
IRIC uses a double-blind peer review system, which means that manuscript author(s) do not know who the reviewers are, and that reviewers do not know the names of the author(s). When you submit your article, you will be asked to submit a separate title page that includes the full title of the manuscript, the names and complete contact details of all authors, the abstract and keywords, and any acknowledgement texts. This page will not be accessible to the referees. All other files (manuscript, figures, tables, etc.) should not contain any information concerning author names, institutions, etc. The names of these files and the document proper-ties should also be anonymized.
Please send source files such as .doc or .docx, not .pdf files.
Articles are published in English, using American English spelling and grammar. The preferred reference source is the Webster Dictionary.
If an author is not a native speaker, they are responsible for having their manuscript checked by someone who is. This journal does not make use of a copy editor. Proofreading by a native speaker should be performed after completion of the peer review process.
If references in your manuscript do not follow the journal style, it will be returned to you for correction.
Essays (including footnotes): 10.000-12.000 words.
Recent developments (comments or case notes): 5.000-8.000 words.
Book reviews: max 3.000 words.
Longer essays, comments, etc., are exceptionally acceptable, provided that there is a significant reason for exceeding the indicated number.
The preferred font and size for text and footnotes are Times New Roman 12 pt and Times New Roman 10 pt, respectively.
Articles must be typed, double-spaced throughout with broad margins. Insert the number of words in the title page file.
Do not use bold or underline to emphasize a word or sentence. Words should only be emphasized using
italics, sparingly.
A short abstract (100-150 words) and 3-8 keywords should be submitted and will be published with the article. When possible, an Italian translation of the abstract and keywords should be provided.
All headings are numbered and flush left. Use initial capitals for all words except prepositions and articles, and all words that contain five letters or more. For example: Advisory Jurisdiction and International Dispute Settlement.
Abbreviations should be spelt out on first use with the abbreviation given immediately following in parentheses and double quotation marks. Example: European Union (“EU”).
If the name in question is only mentioned a few times, always give it in full. Acronyms and lettered abbreviations will be rendered with no stops.
Terms such as “article”; “resolution”; “paragraph”; and “declaration” should have the initial letter capitalized and not be abbreviated in the main text. Paragraph numbers and sub-paragraphs letters of articles should be given in parentheses: Article 8(1)(b); Article XII(1).
Quotations of fewer than 50 words are to be included in the main text, between double quotation marks. Double quotation marks (“”) should be used, except for quotations within quotations (which will have single quotation marks). Punctuation will follow closing inverted commas ( “[…] or private personnel, onboard”.).
Longer quotations should begin on a new line, with double quotation marks, and be indented from the left to indicate that it is to be set as a separate block of text.
Style within quotations: the original capitalization, spelling etc. of the quotation should be preserved.
Place any change made to a quoted text between square brackets. Where you use an ellipsis to indicate omissions within the quoted text, enclose it in square brackets […].
Use “sic” between square brackets to signify obvious mistakes in the quoted text.
If you wish to add specific emphasis to part of the quoted text, this should be done by the use of italics, and the formula “(emphasis added)” should be added at the end of the source note.
Italics should be used sparingly. Only the following should be italicized in the main text:
IRIC uses footnotes and not endnotes. Footnotes must be numbered and should be placed after punctuation such as a comma, semi colon or full stop (,1 ;2 .3). The text of footnotes should be in Times New Roman 10 pt. All footnotes should end with a full stop.
Please do not put any footnotes in the title of the paper or the abstract. You may add an unnumbered footnote after your name containing acknowledgments.
The first reference to any source must be given in full. Authorities and textual sources cited elsewhere in the article may be referred to by using a condensed reference adding “cit. supra” (for scholarly works, the mere reference to the author, followed by the formula “cit. supra note…” is preferred, unless it may create confusion). This also applies to case names. Do not use “op. cit.”, “loc. cit.” or “idem”.
For a reference to the author/editor, simply use the last name (no initials). If a work has more than one author or editor, cite them all the first time the book is mentioned, with a maximum of three. If a book has more than three authors/editors, mention the last name of the first author/editor only, followed by “et al.” Use “note” or “notes” when referring to other footnotes within the article.
For references within your article, refer to Sections, text at notes or notes and accompanying text.
Examples: see sands, cit. supra note 15, p. 91. See Tecmed case, cit. supra note 9, para. 122. See infra Section 4. See infra note 10. See also supra text at notes 40-43.
Use “id.” (small caps) to indicate the same author. Use “ibid.” (italics) to indicate the same source. Ibid. is only used for references that are just above the one you are citing, otherwise, use cit. supra note. When referring to the same source, but a different page number, use: Ibid., p. 4. In the middle of a sentence, ibid. should start with a lower-case i.
author, Title, edition (if there is more than one edition), place of publication, year, volume (if the book consists of several volumes), page.
Example: crawford, The Creation of States in International Law, 2nd ed., Cambridge, 2006, pp. 393-395 .
author, “Title”, Periodical, year, first page, page(s) of the quote.
Example: gaja, “Alternative ai controlimiti rispetto a norme internazionali generali e a norme dell’unione europea”, Rivista di diritto internazionale, 2018, p. 1035 ff., p. 1038.
author, “Title,” in editor (ed.), Title, place of publication, year, volume (if the compilation consists of several volumes), first page, page(s) of quote.
Example: jennings et al., “General Introduction”, in zimmermann and tams (eds.), The Statute of the International Court of Justice. A Commentary, Oxford, 2019, p. 3 ff., p. 13.
author, “Title”, Blog, date, available at: <webpage>.
Example: dill, “Our Shared Horror”, EJIL: Talk!, 13 October 2023, available at: <https://www.ejiltalk.org/our-shared-horror/>.
“Title”, newspaper, date, available at: <webpage>.
Example: “Ukraine’s second city Kharkiv without power after Russian strikes”, BBC, 17 December 2022, available at: <https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-63997749>.
Authority, “Title”, date, available at: <webpage>.
Example: United Nations, “Security Council Al-Qaida Sanctions Committee Deletes Entry of Adel Abdul Jalil Ibrahim Batterjee from Its List”, BBC, 15 January 2013, available at: <https://press.un.org/en/2013/sc10884.doc.htm>.
Name of Organization/organ, “Title”, document number, date, page or paragraph.
If the document has an author, cite the last name of the author (no given name, no initials) in small caps and without capitalization. If the post has more than one author, cite them all the first time it is mentioned, with a maximum of three. If a post has more than three authors, mention the last name of the first author only, followed by “et al.”.
As a general rule, the following information should be given: court name (if not clear from context), Case Name or Party v. Party, reference or application number, type of chamber, date, page (if relevant), paragraph. Special reference rules may apply as detailed in the examples below.
As a general rule, the following information should be given: State and court name (if not clear from context), Case Name or Party v. Party, reference or application number (if relevant), date, case number (if relevant), page (if relevant), paragraph.
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