The Irish Yearbook of International Law supports research into Ireland's practice in international affairs and foreign policy, filling a gap in existing legal scholarship.This new volume covers the years 2021 and 2022, including global events such as the COVID-19 pandemic, Brexit fall-out, the Taliban’s return to power in Afghanistan, a civil war in Ethiopia, protests in Iran, and Russia’s unlawful invasion of Ukraine. Reports also cover topics on human rights in Ireland, the law of the sea, the exploitation of mineral resources of celestial bodies by private enterprises and the protection of the right to food, among others.Additionally, the book includes four book reviews covering a range of international law subjects, such as international economic law, colonialism and the protection of animals in armed conflict.
Bríd Ní Ghráinne is Assistant Professor in International Human Rights Law and International Humanitarian Law at Maynooth University, Ireland.James Gallen is Associate Professor in the School of Law and Government at Dublin City University, Ireland.Richard Collins is Associate Professor at the School of Law at University College Dublin, Ireland.
Editorial Bríd Ní Ghráinne (Maynooth University, Ireland), James Gallen (Dublin City University, Ireland) and Richard Collins (Queens University Belfast, Ireland)ArticlesThe Use of Force Beyond Self-Defence by UN Peacekeepers: Justifications and Implications for the Future of UN Peacekeeping, Aminul Islam (Government of Bangladesh)The Exploitation of Mineral Resources of the Moon and Celestial Bodies in International Law and Practice, Valentina Chabert (University of Rome “La Sapienza”, Italy)From Food Security to the Right to Food 71, Adriana Borsellino (EU CAP Implementation Contact Point, Belgium)Book ReviewsInternational Economic Law in the Context of Traditional Chinese Culture by Guiguo Wang, China, Law Press, 2022, Xin Wang (Guangdong University of Foreign Studies, China)The Last Colony: A Tale of Exile, Justice, and Britain’s Colonial Legacy by Philippe Sands, London, Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2022, Ellis Witcher (Lexisnexis, USA)Anne Peters, Jérôme de Hemptinne and Robert Kolb (eds), Animals in the International Law of Armed Conflict, Cambridge University Press, 2022, Arunava Banerjee (Amity University, India)The Persistence of Reciprocity in International Humanitarian Law, by Bryan Peeler, Edinburgh University Press, 2019, Parisa Zangeneh (National University of Ireland Galway)Correspondent ReportsHuman Rights in Ireland 2021–2022, Pearce Clancy (National University of Ireland Galway)Human Rights in Northern Ireland 2021–2022, Esther MCGuinness (Ulster University, Ireland)Ireland and International Law 2021–2022, Michael A Becker (Trinity College Dublin, Ireland)Irish State Practice on the Law of the Sea 2021–2022, Ríán Derrig (World MaritimeUniversity, Sweden)Ireland and the European Union 2021–2022, Rónán R. Condon (Dublin City University, Ireland)