Murphy, Sean D.

GW Law Faculty Publications

January 2, 2022

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BOOKS

(With Edward T. Swaine.) The Law of U.S. Foreign Relations (Oxford University Press, 2023).

(With Lori Damrosch.) International Law:  Cases and Materials (7th ed. 2019).
     Fifth edition with Lori Damrosch, Louis Henkin and Hans Smit published in 2009.
     Sixth edition published in 2014.

Principles of International Law (3rd ed. 2018).
     First edition published in 2006.
     Second edition published in 2012.

(With Edward T. Swaine, et al.) U.S. Foreign Relations Law: Cases, Materials and Practice Exercises (5th ed. 2017).
    Fourth edition published with Thomas J. Franck and Michael J. Glennon in 2012.

(With Burgenthal, Thomas). Public International Law in a Nutshell. 6th ed. St. Paul, MN: Thomson/West, 2019.
     Third edition published in 2002.
     Chinese language edition published in 2005.
     Fourth edition published in 2007.
     Fifth edition published in 2013.

(With Kidane, Won & Thomas R. Snider.) Litigating War: Arbitration of Civil Injury by the Eritrea-Ethiopia Claims Commission. New York: Oxford University Press, 2013. 

(With Franck, Thomas J., Michael J. Glennon, & Edward Swaine)  Foreign Relations and National Security Law: Cases, Materials and Simulations. (4th ed. 2012)
     Third edition published in 2008 with Thomas Franck and Michael Glennon.

(With Franck, Thomas, Michael Glennon, & Edward Swaine.) Foreign Relations and National Security Law: Cases, Materials and Simulations. 4th ed. St. Paul, MN : Thomson West, 2012.
     Third edition published in 2008 with Thomas Franck and Michael Glennon.

United States Practice in International Law, Vol. 2, 2002-2004. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2005. 

United States Practice in International Law, Vol. 1, 1999-2001. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2002 

Humanitarian Intervention: The United Nations in an Evolving World Order. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1996.
     Reprinted in part in International Law and World Order: A Problem Oriented Coursebook, edited by Burns H. Weston, Richard A. Falk, and Hilary Charlesworth. 3rd ed. St. Paul: West, 1997.

LAW REVIEW ARTICLES & CHAPTERS IN BOOKS

Ambulatory Versus Fixed Baselines Under the Law of the Sea, 38 Am. U. Int’l L. Rev. 721 (2023).

In Memoriam Thomas Buergenthal (1934-2023), 117 Am. J. Int’l L. 677 (2023).

The Heritage of the Articles on State Responsibility for the International Law Commission, in Article-by-Article Commentary of the Articles on State Responsibility (Patrícia Galvão Teles & Pierre Bodeau-Livinec eds., Oxford Univ. Press, forthcoming).

(With Yuri Parkhomenko.) Now You See Them, Now You Don’t: Court-Appointed Experts, Wartime Reparations, and the DRC v. Uganda Case, J. Int’l Humanitarian Legal Stud. (2023).

Creativity in Dispute Settlement Relating to the Law of the Sea, in By Peaceful Means: International Adjudication and Arbitration (Charles N. Brower et al., eds., Oxford University Press, forthcoming 2023).

Peremptory Norms of General International Law (Jus Cogens)(Revisited) and Other Topics: The Seventy-Third Session of the International Law Commission, 117 Am. J. Int’l L. 92 (2023).

Temporal Issues Relating to BIT Dispute Resolution, 37 ICSID Rev. 51 (2022).

Provisional Application of Treaties and Other Topics: The Seventy-Second Session of the International Law Commission, 115 Am. J. Int’l L. 671 (2021).

The Function of the Commission: How Much Identifying Existing Law, How Much Proposing New Law?: Concluding Remarks by Sean D. Murphy, in Seventy Years of the International Law Commission: Drawing a Balance for the Future 277 (United Nations ed., Brill, 2021).

Foreword, 6 Afr. J. Int’l Crim. Just. 75 (2020).

Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Work of the International Law Commission, 114 Am. J. Int’l L. 726 (2020).

Codifying the Obligations of States Relating to the Prevention of Atrocities, 52 Case W. Res. J. Int’l. L. 27 (2020).

Peremptory Norms of General International Law (Jus Cogens) and Other Topics: The Seventy-First Session of the International Law Commission Current Developments, 114 Am. J. Int’l L. 68 (2020).

Obligations of States in Disputed Areas of the Continental Shelf, in New Knowledge and Changing Circumstances in the Law of the Sea 183 (Tomas Heidar ed., Brill, 2020).

Anniversary Commemoration and Work of the International Law Commission’s Seventieth Session Current Developments, 113 Am. J. Int’l L. 90 (2019).

(With Peter Tomka.)  Seventh Annual Charles N. Brower Lecture: A Century of Dispute Settlement through International Law (1919-2019): The Role of Multilateralism: Remarks, 113 Am. Soc’y Int’l L. Proc. 299 (2019).

Closing Plenary: International Law as an Instrument for Development: Remarks, 113 Am. Soc’y Int’l L. Proc. 389 (2019).

The Utility and Limits of Canons and Other Interpretive Principles in Public International Law, in Between the Lines of the Vienna Convention? Canons and Other Principles of Interpretation in Public International Law 13  (Joseph Klingler et al. eds., 2019).

Klatsky Endowed Lecture in Human Rights, Presented by the Manatt/Ahn Professor of International Law, George Washington University, 50 Case W. Res. J. Int’l L. 249 (2018).

Foreword:  Laying the Foundations for a Convention on Crimes against Humanity,16 J. Int’l Crim. Just. 679 (2018).

Tribute, Richard N. Gardner: Teacher, Mentor, Colleague, Friend, 57 Colum. J. Transnat’l L. 478 (2018).

Immunity Ratione Materiae of State Officials From Foreign Criminal Jurisdiction: Where Is the State Practice in Support of Exceptions?, 112 AJIL Unbound 4 (2018), https://doi.org/10.1017/aju.2018.8.

Crimes against Humanity and Other Topics: The Sixty-Ninth Session of the International Law Commission, 111 Am. J. Int’l L. 970 (2017).

(With Orin S. Kerr.)  Government Hacking to Light the Dark Web:  What Risks to International Relations and International Law?, 70 Stan. L. Rev. Online 58 (2017), https://www.stanfordlawreview.org/online/government-hacking-to-light-the-dark-web/.

International Law Relating to Islands, 386 Recueil des Cours 9 (2016).

Protection of Persons in the Event of Disasters and Other Topics: The Sixty-Eighth Session of the International Law Commission, 110 Am. J. Int'l L. 718 (2016).

The Identification of Customary International Law and Other Topics:  The Sixty-Seventh Session of the International Law Commission, 109 Am. J. Int’l L. 822 (2015).

(With William Schabas & Nimrod Karin.) International Law and the Future of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, 109 Am. Soc’y Int’l L. Proc. 19 (2015).

New Mechanisms for Punishing Atrocities in Non-International Armed Conflicts, 16 Melbourne J. Int’l L. 299 (2015).

"Reflections on the ICJ Advisory Opinion on Kosovo: Interpreting Security Council Resolution 1233 (1999)," in The Law and Politics of the Kosovo Advisory Opinion, Chapt 8. Ed. by Marco Milanovic and Michael Wood. New York: Oxford University Press, 2015.

"The Crime of Aggression at the International Criminal Court," in Oxford Handbook of the Use of Force in International Law, p. 533-560. Ed. by Marco Milanovic and Michael Wood. New York: Oxford University Press, 2015.

"The Expulsion of Aliens (Revisited) and Other Topics: The Sixty-Sixth Session of the International Law Commission," 109 American Journal of International Law 125-141 (2015).

"Does International Law Obligate States to Open their National Courts to Persons for the Invocation of Treaty Norms that Protect or Benefit Persons?," in The Role of Domestic Courts in Treaty Enforcement: A Comparative Study, p. 61-119. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2014.

"Immunity Ratione Personae of Foreign Government Officials and Other Topics: The Sixty-Fifth Session of the International Law Commission," 108 American Journal of International Law 41-57 (2014)

"International Judicial Bodies for Resolving Disputes," in The Oxford Handbook of International Adjudication p. 181-2004. New York: Oxford University Press, 2014.

"Deconstructing Fragmentation: Koskenniemi's 2006 ILC Project," 27 Temple International & Comparative Law Journal293-308 (2014).

"The Expulsion of Aliens and Other Topics: The Sixty-Fourth Session of the International Law Commission," 107 American Journal of International Law 164-177 (2013).

"Jus ad Bellum, Values, and the Contemporary Structure of International Law," 41 Journal of Religious Ethics 20 (2012).

"Counter-Claims," in The Statute of the International Court of Justice: A Commentary, p. 1000. Edited by Andras Zimmerman, et al. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2012.

"The International Court of Justice," in The Rules, Practice, and Jurisprudence of International Courts and Tribunals. Edited by Chiara Giorgett. Leiden: Koninklijke Brill, 2012.

(With Harrington, John, Jason Poblete, and Jonathan M. Myer.) "National Security," 45 International Lawyer 425-434 (2011).

"Aggression, Legitimacy and the International Criminal Court," 20 European Journal of International Law 1147-1156 (2009).

"Criminalizing Humanitarian Intervention," 41 Case Western Reserve Journal of International Law 341-377 (2009).

"Does International Law Obligate States to Open Their National Courts to Persons for the Invocation of Treaty Norms that Protect or Benefit Persons," in The Role of Domestic Courts in Treaty Enforcement : A Comparative Study, p. 61- 119. Edited by David Sloss. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2009.

"Protean Jus ad Bellum," 27 Berkeley Journal of International Law 22-52 (2009).
     Also published in A Wiser Century? Veroffentlichungen des Walther-Schucking-Instituts fur Internationales Recht an der Universitat Kiel, p. 183. Thomas Giegerich, ed. Berlin : Duncker & Humblot, 2009.

"The International Legality of U.S. Military Cross-Border Operations from Afghanistan into Pakistan," 84 International Law Studies (U.S. Naval War College) 109-139 (2009).
     Also in 39 Israel Yearbook on Human Rights 281-313 (2009).

"The United States and the International Court of Justice : Coping with Antinomies," in The Sword and the Scales : The United States and International Courts and Tribunals, p. 46-111. Edited by Cesare P. R. Romano. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2009.

"Evolving Geneva Convention Paradigms in the 'War on Terrorism': Applying the Core Rules to the Release of Persons Deemed 'Unprivileged Combatants."" 75 The George Washington Law Review 1105-1164 (2007).

"Interim Measures of Relief: The Continuing Importance of the Iran-U.S. Claim Tribunal's Jurisprudence." The Iran-U.S. Claims Tribunal at 25: The Cases Everyone Needs to Know for Investor-State & International Arbitration 75-82, edited by Christopher R. Drahozal & Christopher S. Gibson. Dobbs Ferry, NY: Oxford University Press, 2007.

"Foreword--Lawyers and Wars: A Symposium Issue in Honor of Edward R. Cummings." 38 The George Washington International Law Review 493-499 (2006).

"Humanitarian Intervention." in 1 Encyclopedia of Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity 465, edited by Dinah L. Shelton. Farmington Hills, MI: Macmillan Reference, 2005.

"Self-Defense and the Israeli Wall Opinion: An Ipse Disit from the I.C.J.?" 99 The American Journal of International Law 62-76 (2005).

"Taking Multinational Corporate Codes of Conduct to the Next Level." 43 Columbia Journal of Transnational Law 389-433 (2005).

"The Doctrine of Preemptive Self-Defense." (Symposium: Brave New World: U.S. Responses to the Rise in International Crime). 50 Villanova Law Review 699-748 (2005).

"Assessing the Legality of Invading Iraq." 92 Georgetown Law Journal 173-257 (2004).

"Contemporary Practice of the United States Relating to International Law." 98 The American Journal of International Law 349-370 (2004).

"Contemporary Practice of the United States Relating to International Law." 98 The American Journal of International Law 820-854 (2004).

"Contemporary Practice of the United States Relating to International Law." 98 The American Journal of International Law 579-609 (2004).

"Contemporary Practice of the United States Relating to International Law." 98 The American Journal of International Law 169-199 (2004).

"Comments on Senator Mitchell's Lecture." 97 Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the American Society of International Law 177-179 (2003).

"Contemporary Practice of the United States Relating to International Law." 97 The American Journal of International Law 179-208 (2003).

"Contemporary Practice of the United States Relating to International Law." 97 The American Journal of International Law 419-445 (2003).

"Contemporary Practice of the United States Relating to International Law." 97 The American Journal of International Law 681-710 (2003).

"Contemporary Practice of the United States Relating to International Law." 97 The American Journal of International Law 962-991 (2003).

"International Law, the United States, and the Non-Military 'War' Against Terrorism." 14 European Journal of International Law 347-364 (2003).

"Liability and the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control," 5 International Law Forum du Droit International 62-71 (2003).

"Contemporary Practice of the United States Relating to International Law." 96 The American Journal of International Law 956-983 (2002).

"Contemporary Practice of the United States Relating to International Law." 96 The American Journal of International Law 706-735 (2002).

"Contemporary Practice of the United States Relating to International Law." 96 The American Journal of International Law 461-488 (2002).

"Contemporary Practice of the United States Relating to International Law." 96 The American Journal of International Law 237-263 (2002).

"Terrorism and the Concept of 'Armed Attack' in Article 51 of the U.N. Charter." 43 Harvard International Law Journal 41-51 (2002).

"Biotechnology and International Law." 42 Harvard International Law Journal 47-139 (2001).

"Contemporary Practice of the United States Relating to International Law." 95 The American Journal of International Law 387-421 (2001).

"Contemporary Practice of the United States Relating to International Law." 95 The American Journal of International Law 132-161 (2001).

"Contemporary Practice of the United States Relating to International Law." 95 American Journal of International Law 873-903 (2001).

"Contemporary Practice of the United States Relating to International Law." 95 American Journal of International Law 626-655 (2001).

"Modalities and Practicalities of Reform to Address Humanitarian Intervention." Published in online journal, American Diplomacy, available at https://ciaotest.cc.columbia.edu/olj/ad/ad_v6_2/mus01.html.

"The Intervention in Kosovo: A Law-Shaping Incident?" Published in part in Proceedings of the 94th Annual Meeting, American Society of International Law 302-304 (2000).

"The U.S. Lawyer-Statesman at Times of Crisis: A Look at Colonial America." Proceedings of the 95th Annual Meeting, American Society of International Law 99-106 (2001).

"Amplifying the World Court's Jurisdiction through Counter-Claims and Third-Party Intervention." 33 George Washington International Law Review5-30 (2000).

"Contemporary Practice of the United States Relating to International Law." 94 The American Journal of International Law 102-139 (2000).

"Contemporary Practice of the United States Relating to International Law." 94 The American Journal of International Law 348-381 (2000).

"Contemporary Practice of the United States Relating to International Law." 94 The American Journal of International Law 677-706 (2000).

"Contemporary Practice of the United States Relating to International Law." 94 The American Journal of International Law 516-545 (2000).

"Does the World Need a New International Environmental Court?" 32 George Washington Journal of International Law & Economics 333-349 (2000).

"Securing Payment of the Award." in The Iran-United States Claims Tribunal and the Process of International Claims Resolution: A Study, at 299, edited by David D. Caron & John R. Crook. Ardsley, NY: Transnational Publishers, 2000.

"Contemporary Practice of the United States Relating to International Law." 93 The American Journal of International Law 161-194 (1999).

"Contemporary Practice of the United States Relating to International Law." 93 The American Journal of International Law 879-912 (1999).

"Contemporary Practice of the United States Relating to International Law." 93 The American Journal of International Law 628-667 (1999).

"Contemporary Practice of the United States Relating to International Law." 93 The American Journal of International Law 470-501 (1999).

"Democratic Legitimacy and the Recognition of States and Governments." 48 International and Comparative Law Quarterly 545-581 (1999).
     Reprinted in Democratic Governance and International Law, edited by Gregory H. Fox & Brad R. Roth. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2000.

"Progress and Jurisprudence of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia." (Developments in International Criminal Law). 93 The American Journal of International Law 57-97 (1999).

"Panel III: The Role of the United Nations with Respect to the Means for Accomplishing the Maintenance and Restoration of Peace." (Part of a Colloquium: The Role of the United Nations in the Maintenance of Peace Before and After the Year Two Thousand). 26 Georgia Journal of International and Comparative Law 115-121 (1996).

"Nation-Building: A Look at Somalia." 3 Tulane Journal of International and Comparative Law 19-43 (1995).

"Prospective Liability Regimes for the Transboundary Movement of Hazardous Wastes." 88 The American Journal of International Law 24-75 (1994).
     Reprinted in part in International Law, 1130-1143, by Barry E. Carter & Phillip R. Trimble. 3rd ed. Gaithersburg, MD: Aspen, 1999.
     Reprinted in International Environmental Law Anthology, 162, by Anthony D'Amato and Kirsten H. Engel. Cincinnati: Anderson, 1996.

"The Security Council, Legitimacy and the Concept of Collective Security after the Cold War." 32 Columbia Journal of Transnational Law 201-288 (1994).

"Law--The Basel Convention on Hazardous Wastes." 35 Environment 42 (1993).

"Executive Branch Implementation of Arms Control Treaties: Remarks." (Panel Discussion). Proceedings of the 85th Annual Meeting, American Society of International Law 483-484 (1991).

"The ELSI Case: An Investment Dispute at the International Court of Justice." 16 Yale Journal of International Law 391-452 (1991).

"The Role of Bilateral Defense Agreements in Maintaining the European Security Equilibrium." (Restructuring European Security: The Role of International Law). 24 Cornell International Law Journal 415-435 (1991).

(with West, Mary Beth). "The Impact on U.S. Litigation of Non-Recognition of Foreign Governments." 26 Stanford Journal of International Law 435-478 (1990).

(Reporter). "Neutrality, the Rights of Shipping, and the Use of Force in the Persian Gulf War." Proceedings of the 82nd Annual Meeting of the American Society of International Law 594-613 (1988).

"International Joint Ventures in the United States: The GM-Toyota Deal." 22 Columbia Journal of Transnational Law 505-540 (1984).

BOOK REVIEWS

Review of The Max Planck Encyclopedia of Public International Law, edited by Rudiger Wolfrum. 107 American Journal of International Law 510-511 (2013).

Review of The Law of International Responsibility, by James Crawford, Alain Pellet, and Simon Olleson, in 106 American Journal of International Law 885 (2012).

Review of The Making of International Law, by Alan Boyle and Christine Chinkin, in 104 American Journal of International Law 697-701 (2010).

Review of The Law and Practice of the International Court, 1920-2005, by Shabtai Rosenne. 100 American Journal of International Law 963-967 (2006).

Review of War and Responsibility: Constitutional Lessons of Vietnam and its Aftermath, by John Hart Ely. 88 The American Journal of International Law 843-845 (1994).

OTHER

"The Law of the Lands: Why U.S. Courts Look Overseas," Boston Globe, June 5, 2005, p. D12.

"Evaluation of an International Liability Regime for the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control." (2001).