A new issue of the International Review of Contemporary Law, IADL’s digital legal journal, has been released on January 31, 2026.
With content in French and English, this edition was edited by Walid Okais with the involvement of editor-in-chief Evelyn Dürmayer and the Editorial Board. This issue focuses on the 80th anniversary of the Charter of the United Nations, its ongoing relevance, and implications for the peoples of the world concerned with peace and justice.
See below for links to all articles:
Click here to download a PDF of the January 2026 issue.
Articles:
- Introduction – « Sortir le Droit International du Placard » – par Professeur Robert Charvin et Walid Okais
- Introduction: Take International Law out of the Closet – Professor Robert Charvin and Walid Okais [EN]
- La création de l’ONU et de son siège : des idéaux humanistes à l’épreuve des enjeux politiques et géopolitiques. San Francisco, New York, 1945-1952 – Chloé Maurel
- The Creation of the United Nations and the Establishment of Its Headquarters: Humanist Ideals Tested by Political and Geopolitical Realities – Chloé Maurel
- No more wars- Interview with Michael von der Schulenburg
- L’ONU et la Palestine, 80 ans de désillusions ? – Raphaël Porteilla
- Le droit à la santé doit et peut être concrétisé : Médecine et recherche médicale à Cuba – Rémy Herrera
- Reframing the Right to Peace: Challenges and Future Perspectives – Jun Sasamoto
- Colonisation, Africa, and the United Nations Charter in the Westphalia Order of International Law – Chief Charles A. Taku
- Sans la mémoire, il n’y a ni vérité, ni justice, ni réparation – Interview with Bernard Anoumou Dodji Bokodjin
- The right to Peace in Japan, the UN, and the future – Interview with Jun Sasamoto
Annexes:
- CV of Michael von der Schulenburg
- No More Wars: The Charter of the United Nations, by Michael von der Schulenberg
- Text of the Charter of the United Nations
All articles published in the International Review of Contemporary Law reflect only the position of their author and not the position of the journal, nor of the International Association of Democratic Lawyers.