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EDITOR IN CHIEF’S NOTE

The ILSA Law Journal invites students, Alumni as well as the Faculty of the International and European Law Program of The Hague University of Applied Sciences to hand in written submissions in response to our Call for Papers for the 2021 edition of the HHS ILSA Law Journal.

This issue of the Journal focuses on the topical question of International Law in Practice. This year, the ILSA Law Journal has decided to focus the discussion on the current legal regime and its shortcomings. The multitude of the impactful events witnessed recently has raised questions regarding the role and effectiveness of international law in today’s society. Concretely, the lack of regulations on environmental protection, the inability or even reluctance to adequately address gender and race issues, and the countries’ isolationist tendencies, have projected new trajectories in the global political agenda. Therefore, we believe that every circumspect observer should be offered the possibility to criticise or propose recommendations on how to improve the current legal framework. The discussion is not limited to a certain area but spans every area of law.