Emilia Justyna Powell

About

Emilia Justyna Powell is Professor of Political Science at the University of Notre Dame with a concurrent appointment at the Notre Dame Law School. Powell specializes in international law and international courts, as well as the nexus between Islamic law and international law. She has been a Kellogg Institute faculty fellow since 2012.

Her prominent publications include a book published in Cambridge University Press (2011) entitled Domestic Law Goes Global: Legal Traditions and International Courts (with Sara McLaughlin Mitchell), and several articles in top political science academic journals such as International Organization, Journal of Politics, International Studies Quarterly, Journal of Peace Research, Journal of Conflict Resolution, Law and Contemporary Problems, among others. Her most recent book project entitled Islamic Law States and International Law: Peaceful Settlement of Disputes provides a comprehensive examination of differences and similarities between Islamic law and the classical international law, especially in the context of dispute settlement. She has been a fellow at the Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies, and the University of Copenhagen Law School, icourts Centre for International Courts.

Thematic Interests

International law and organizations; international courts; territorial disputes; comparative law and peaceful resolution of interstate disputes

Current Research

I am currently working on a book project that explores the intricate relationship between Islamic law and international law in the context of peaceful resolution of international disputes. Why are some Islamic law states attracted to international adjudication and others repeatedly use less formalized methods, such as bilateral negotiations or mediation?

Regions

Books

Powell, Emilia Justyna and Krista E. Wiegand. The Peaceful Resolution of Territorial and Maritime Disputes. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press, 2023.

Domestic Law Goes Global: Legal Traditions and International Courts (with Sara McLaughlin Mitchell) (Cambridge University Press, 2011)

Journal Articles

“Islamic law states and the International Court of Justice,” Journal of Peace Research 50, 2 (2013)

“Two Courts—Two Roads? Domestic Rule of Law and Legitimacy of International Courts,” Foreign Policy Analysis. Published electronically July 10, 2012.

“Past Experience, Quest for the Best Forum, and Peaceful Attempts to Resolve Territorial Disputes” (with Krista Wiegland), Journal of Conflict Resolution 55 (2011)

“Unexpected Companions: Bilateral Cooperation Between States Involved in Territorial Disputes” (with Krista Wiegand), Conflict Management and Peace Science 28 (2011)

“Negotiating Military Alliances—Legal Systems and Alliance Formation,” International Interactions 36 (2010)

“International Trade and Domestic Legal Systems: Examining the Impact of Islamic law on Bilateral Trade Flows” (with Stephanie Rickard), International Interactions 36 (2010)

“Legal Systems and Peaceful Attempts to Resolve Territorial Disputes” (with Krista Wiegland), Conflict Management and Peace Science 27 (2010)

“Domestic Institutions and Human Rights Treaty Violations” (with Jeffrey K. Staton), International Studies Quarterly 53, 1 (2009)

Grant Year: 2019-2020 The Islamic Legal Tradition and the International Human Rights Regime Grants to Support Faculty Fellows' Research

Grant Year: 2016-2017 Islamic Law and International Law: Peaceful Resolution of Disputes Grants to Support Faculty Fellows' Research

Grant Year: 2014-2015 International Society for Public Law Conference; and American Political Science Conference Grants to Support Faculty Fellows' Research

Grant Year: 2012-2013 Poland’s Domestic Laws and International Courts Grants to Support Faculty Fellows' Research

Mar 11 to 12, 2024

CAROL Lab Influences the Practice of Constitutionalism and the Rule of Law Around the World

Sep 25, 2022

Basic institutions of liberal democracy and law have been under enormous stress in the United States and internationally. That’s according to Kellogg Faculty Fellow Paolo Carozza, who helped establish the Kellogg Institute Policy and Practice Lab on Constitutionalism and the Rule of Law (CAROL).

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Kellogg Congratulates Promoted Faculty Fellows

May 26, 2022

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