Italian Yearbook of International Law: Genesis, Development and Prospects

The present contribution sets out the genesis, evolution and prospects of the Italian Yearbook of International Law (IYIL). After sketching the main stages of development from its creation to the current Volume 28, consideration is given to the dynamic scholarly and historical context which favoured the emergence of the IYIL in the 1970s. Notwithstanding several precursors, a rising number of competitors and the growing reliance on Internet-based services by international law researchers and practitioners, it is submitted that the IYIL was born out of and continues to appear as a distinctive and peculiar experience in the Italian legal publishing environment.