{"id":2,"date":"2010-05-13T12:05:17","date_gmt":"2010-05-13T16:05:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.journals.law.harvard.edu\/ilj\/site\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2025-10-04T12:46:33","modified_gmt":"2025-10-04T16:46:33","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/journals.law.harvard.edu\/ilj\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>As &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/hls.harvard.edu\/dept\/dos\/student-journals\/journals-and-publications\/#HarvardInternationalLawJournal\">the oldest and most-cited student-edited journal of\u00a0international law<\/a>,&#8221; the Harvard International Law Journal covers a variety of international issues and topics in public and private international law.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>HILJ is &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Harvard_International_Law_Journal\">one of the ten most influential law journals in the world, based on research influence and impact factors<\/a>,&#8221; according to the\u00a0<i>Journal Citation Reports.\u00a0<\/i>HILJ articles have been cited in decisions by the United States Supreme Court, European Court of Justice, International Court of Justice, Iran-United States Claims Tribunal, and World Trade Organization Dispute Panels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>HILJ also publishes student-written work. 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