The Journal of International Law is no longer accepting Comment submissions for Volume 47. The submission window will re-open for Volume 48 in February of 2026. For more information, please reach out to our Comments Editor, Sterling Edgar, at sterli@penncareylaw.upenn.edu.

Comment submissions must be written by current or recently graduated law students from across the country. Recently graduated law students include students who have graduated within the last two years. One Comment will be chosen to accompany each issue for a total of four Student Comments in each Volume. The submission deadline is rolling until all slots are filled. Students are encouraged to submit as early as possible to ensure their consideration under all applicable issue themes.

Comments must meet the following requirements on topic, format, and preemption in order to be considered.

JIL is looking for Student Comments on pressing global issues to complement each of the forthcoming issues. Comments must be both international and legal in scope to be considered by JIL. Topics should be narrow enough to allow for deep analysis of a discrete legal issue. A topic is only preempted if nothing valuable remains to be said about it and your topic is not necessarily preempted just because other articles have been written on the same subject. Your article may argue something significantly different, approach the topic from another perspective, or examine the topic in another locality or context to avoid preemption.

Written in English, between 7,000 and 15,000 words, including footnotes.

Minimum number of footnotes: 100

Sources should be varied, current, and either accessible in the United States or included by the author. Authors should be prepared to supply cited sources on request. Translations may be requested of non-English sources if we lack internal support for the language in question.

Sources should be cited in proper Bluebook form.

Main body text should be in 12pt. Courier New, double-spaced. Footnotes should be in 10pt. Courier New and single-spaced. 1in margins.

Abstract of no more than 350 words.

1. Anonymized Copy of Manuscript‍ ‍

To ensure a blind selection, please remove any identifying information from this copy of your Comment.

2. Personal Information Sheet/Resume including your identifying information - this document will be used to contact you following the end of our blind review process.

Document should include:‍ ‍

• Name

• Law School Affiliation

• Resume

• Comment Title

• Email address

• Phone Number (optional)

To apply directly, please email the requested materials to jilmanaging@law.upenn.edu

Otherwise, lease upload your submission documents through JIL’s Scholastica Page.

Additional Helpful Links:

• How to Submit on Scholastica

• Penn Law Student Access: Library Guide to Scholastica