Contemporary Practice of the United States Relating to International Law
A section of the American Journal of International Law
Volume 115 / 2021
Issue 1 (January)
- Trump Administration Brokers Accords to Normalize Relations Between Israel and Six Countries (pg. 116)
- WTO Panel Rules Against U.S. Claim that Tariffs on Chinese Goods Are Justified as Necessary to Protect "Public Morals" (pg. 120)
- United States Pursues Regulatory Actions Against TikTok and WeChat Over Data Security Concerns (pg. 124)
- United States Terminates Hong Kong’s Special Status Due to National Security Law Imposed by Beijing (pg. 131)
- United States Imposes Economic Sanctions and Visa Restrictions on International Criminal Court Officials (pg. 138)
- United States Fails to Secure Multilateral Snapback Sanctions Against Iran (pg. 140)
- Congress and the Trump Administration Spar Over U.S. Arms Sales to the Saudi-Led Coalition in Yemen (pg. 146)
Issue 2 (April)
- Government Agencies and Private Companies Undertake Actions to Limit the Impact of Foreign Influence and Interference in the 2020 U.S. Election (pg. 310)
- United States Recognizes Morocco’s Sovereignty Over Western Sahara (pg. 318)
- Biden Administration Reengages with International Institutions and Agreements (pg. 323)
- Trump Grants Clemency to Former Blackwater Contractors Convicted of War Crimes in Iraq and Associates Prosecuted Following the Mueller Investigation (pg. 329)
- U.S. Arrest of Former Mexican Defense Minister on Drug Charges Poses Challenges for Future Counter-Narcotics Cooperation (pg. 334)
- Biden Administration Reverses Trump Administration Policies on Immigration and Asylum (pg. 340)
Issue 3 (July)
- Investigations Continue into Mysterious Illness Affecting U.S. Officials in Havana and Elsewhere (pg. 528)
- Biden Administration Imposes Sanctions and Seeks to Cement Alliances to Counter China and Russia (pg. 536)
- Biden Administration Launches Reset in Relations with Saudi Arabia, Withdraws Support for Saudi-Led War in Yemen (pg. 545)
- U.S. Supreme Court Rules that the Foreign Sovereign Immunity Act’s Expropriation Exception Does Not Extend to Domestic Takings (pg. 553)
- Military Coup in Burma Draws International Condemnation and Pressure (pg. 558)
- Biden Administration Relies on Constitutional Authority and Unwilling or Unable Theory of Self-Defense for Airstrikes in Syria (pg. 567)
Issue 4 (October)
- United States Joins with Allies, Including NATO, to Attribute Malicious Cyber Activities to China (pg. 715)
- United States Sanctions Belarus for Diversion of Ryanair Flight and Ongoing Repression (pg. 722)
- Biden Administration Rescinds Sanctions Against International Criminal Court Officials (pg. 729)
- United States Seeks Answers on COVID-19’s Origin While Stepping Up “Vaccine Diplomacy” (pg. 732)
- U.S. Supreme Court Holds Claims Against U.S. Corporations for Aiding and Abetting Child Slavery Impermissibly Extraterritorial, Declines to Resolve Domestic Corporate Liability (pg. 739)
- U.S. Withdraws from Afghanistan as the Taliban Take Control (pg. 745)