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International Law Publications - The International Lawyer

The International Lawyer (TIL) is the award-winning quarterly legal journal of the International Law Section with a worldwide circulation of more than 15,000. The journal publishes substantive articles on current issues and developments in international law and practice, as well as noteworthy papers from Section programs and the Section’s reports and recommendations to the ABA House of Delegates. The Summer issue contains a review of significant developments in international law over the past year (the Year-in-Review) and is prepared by the responsible Section committees.

Members of the Section of International Law receive The International Lawyer free as a benefit of membership.

Visit The International Lawyer’s homepage at http://www.smu.edu/ilra/til.htm.

The full text of the current and immediate past edition of The International Lawyer is available in the Members Only area.


About The International Lawyer

The International Lawyer (ISSN: 0020-7810) is published quarterly by the American Bar Association Section of International Law in cooperation with the SMU School of Law, and is produced by ABA Publishing. The International Lawyer focuses on practical issues facing lawyers engaged in international practice, with a primary interest in topics concerning trade, licensing, direct investment, finance, taxation, litigation, and dispute resolution.


Information for Authors

The International Lawyer welcomes the submission of original articles, comments, notes, and book reviews. Articles submitted for publication should not exceed 10,000 words (including endnotes). Text and endnotes should be double-spaced. Endnotes must conform to The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation (18th edition, 2005) (Harvard Law Review Association). The International Lawyer does not accept unsolicited student-written submissions nor does it consider articles or reports that have been or are to be published elsewhere.

All article submissions must be sent in an electronic Word format. Submit to eic-til@mail.smu.edu or send a hard copy with an electronic Word-formatted copy of the article to:
Editor-in-Chief
The International Lawyer
Southern Methodist University School of Law
P.O. Box 750116
Dallas, TX 75275
Phone: 214.768.2061
Fax: 214.768.1996

Manuscripts receive peer review, which usually takes three (3) to four (4) weeks. Publication is normally nine (9) to twelve (12) months after a manuscript is accepted. The editors of The International Lawyer reserve the right to move an accepted manuscript from the committed issue to a later issue.


Subscriptions and Back Issues

Individual subscriptions to The International Lawyer are available for $60 per year ($75 if mailed outside of the United States). The special summer and fall issues are available for $30 each, and most other issues may be purchased for $10 each, plus $3.95-$5.95 for shipping and handling. To order, contact the ABA Service Center:

  • By phone: (800) 285-2221
  • By fax: (312) 988-5568
  • By e-mail: service@abanet.org
  • By Mail: ABA Publication Orders, P.O. Box 10892, Chicago, IL 60654-0892
  • Reference Product Code Number IC-01 for individual subscriptions and Product Code Number 521-0100 when placing your order.

Back issues three years and older are available by contacting:
William S. Hein & Co. Inc.
1285 Main Street
Buffalo, NY 14209-1987
phone: 800-828-7571
fax: 716-883-8100
e-mail: order@wshein.com


Co-Editors-in-Chief

John B. Attanasio (jba@mail.smu.edu)
SMU School of Law

Marc I. Steinberg (msteinbe@smu.edu)
SMU School of Law

Co-Executive Editors

Beverly C. Duréus (bdureus@smu.edu)
SMU School of Law

Patricia S. Heard (pheard@smu.edu)
SMU School of Law

Year-In-Review Co-Editors

Mark E. Wojcik (7wojcik@jmls.edu)
The John Marshall Law School

William B.T. Mock, Jr. (7mock@jmls.edu)
The John Marshall Law School

Student Editor-in-Chief 2009-2010

John Caphart (eic-til@smu.edu)
Southern Methodist University
3315 Daniel Ave.
Dallas, TX 75275

Managing Editor 2009-2010

Missy Lutton
Southern Methodist University School of Law
Attn: The International Lawyer
3315 Daniel Avenue
Dallas, Texas 75275
Phone: (214) 768-3560
Fax: (214) 768-1633
email: me-til@smu.edu


Advertising

Questions regarding the purchase of advertising space in The International Lawyer should be addressed to:

Bill McDonough
Advertising Sales Director
American Bar Association
321 North Clark
Chicago, IL 60654
Phone: 312.988.6114
Fax: 312.988.6030
E-mail:ohearnj@staff.abanet.org

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