GJIL Write-On Letter

The Georgetown Journal of International Law (GJIL) is an excellent fit for people interested in gaining deeper knowledge about international law, as the articles we edit and the notes we write address both public and private international law issues.

The second oldest journal at the law center, GJIL began in 1969 as Law & Policy in International Business as a publication dedicated to cutting-edge scholarship of interest to the international business community. Next year is our fifth as the Georgetown Journal of International Law, a generalist international law journal. Our goal is to retain our core business law competency, while we continue to expand our coverage to issues such as international trade, human rights, public international law, and international security.

Joining GJIL will give you access to an incredible and talented community of people. Members of the journal speak many languages, have lived and worked overseas, and oftentimes see themselves as nascent practitioners of international law. Over the past few weeks I have had the chance to meet all of next year’s editors to discuss our goals for the upcoming journal issues. I continue to be impressed by not only their impressive backgrounds, but also their enthusiasm for the journal and in making next year a great year.

Journal can and should give back to its members. This coming year we will continue to shape the Journal as a tool not only for furthering our understanding of developing issues in international law, but also as a resource for learning more about jobs and career paths in the field of international law. I have tasked myself and the senior staff with bolstering our internal networking as well as our connections with Georgetown Law alumni and area practitioners to achieve this goal.

GJIL Staff members will also have the chance to further contribute to the shaping of future issues by joining committees such as the Article Selection Committee, or the Symposium Committee Additionally, we aim to get more of our members published in our journal as well as others. Those in charge of the Writing Program will be aggressively creating structures both for peer review to hone our notes to publishable quality and for note submission to other journals.

Touching on procedural issues, admission onto GJIL is based 50 percent on grades and 50 percent on the write-on competition score. If you have any questions, please feel free to join me for a cup of coffee or shoot me an email at mnd8@law.georgetown.edu.

Matthew Drossos

Editor-in-Chief, 2007-2008

Georgetown Journal of International Law