Opinio Juris is a blog dedicated to the informed discussion of international law by and among academics, practitioners and legal experts, published independently in cooperation with the
International Commission of Jurists.[1] The blog has been described as "the leading blog on international law" at Lawfare.[2] It is one of the two most widely read international law blogs, together with
EJIL: Talk!.[3]
In 2007,
State Department Legal AdviserJohn Bellinger became a guest blogger for a week. This marked the first time that a US government official blogged in an official capacity on international law.[4]
Notable contributors to the blog have included British-French lawyer, academic, and author
Philippe Sands,[5] American lawyer and U.S. official
Harold Hongju Koh,[6] and
Diego García-Sayán, UN Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers.[7]
Reception
The blog is consistently cited in journal articles and research outputs.[8][9] Opinio Juris blog posts are often cited in reports by
Human Rights Watch and other news media.[10][11][12][13][14]
^Roque, Harry Jr. (July 22, 2010).
"Plagiarized and twisted". Manila Standard Today (Opinion). Manila, Philippines: Kamahalan Publishing Corporation. Archived from
the original on 2010-07-23.