ABSTRACT
Experts and practitioners who work in international law can attest to a communication challenge for the field. At the level of both abstraction and matters of fact—that is, events or dealings that traverse national borders – international law has appeared unavailing to outsiders. Its tenets can look like postures: bluff, sophistry, accusations, even ‘cheap talk’ spoken for political ends. Curing or ameliorating biased ignorance about international law is a task that those aforementioned outsiders can support. In this article, I speak about the field from the identity of what activists who pursue social justice call an ally. Like persons who desire progress in a realm like race or gender while at the same time not claiming membership in the group whose rights and interests they believe are at stake, I write committed to international law in principle without qualifying for the label of international lawyer or international law scholar.
Bernstein, Anita, An Ally Can Connect Tort Theory to International and Comparative Law (May 22, 2024), Texas International Law Journal, Forthcoming; Brooklyn Law School, Legal Studies Paper No 769.
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