Aim & Scope

Public and Private International Law Bulletin (PPIL), which is regularly being published by Istanbul University Faculty of Law Research Center of International Law and International Relations since 1981, targets national and international audience. Articles submitted to Public and Private International Law (PPIL) are subject to a double-blind peer-review evaluation system. Public and Private International Law (PPIL) is published twice a year, in June and December. The academic papers requested to be published in Public and Private International Law (PPIL) have to be submitted by the latest March 31st for June issue and September 30th for December issue.

Disciplinary and interdisciplinary academic papers focused on the diverse faces of public and private international law in connection with the basis of justice are being published in Public and Private International Law Bulletin (PPIL). Therefore, while following public and private international law and international relations issues and publishing related academic papers this journal aims to help academicians studying or making researches in the same field.

Besides academic articles on public international law and private international law, book reviews regarding the same subjects and evaluations of related court decisions are published in Public and Private International Law Bulletin (PPIL).

Mainly preferred topics of (a) public international law and (b) private international law in Public and Private International Law Bulletin (PPIL) are listed below.

(a) Public International Law
  1. International Law (in general, i.e., History, Philosophy, Theory, Sources, Subjects of International Law; The Relations of International and National laws)
  2. International Law Personality, Recognition of States and Governments
  3. Territorial Sovereignty and State Jurisdiction 
  4. International Transactions: Unilateral Acts and The Law of Treaties
  5. International Peace and Security Law and Use of Force
  6. International Human Rights Law
  7. International Environmental Law
  8. International Humanitarian Law ( Armed Conflicts Law)
  9. International Organizations Law
  10. International Law of the Sea
  11. International Economic Law
  12. State Responsibility
  13. International Criminal Law
  14. International Refugees Law
  15. Peaceful Settlement of International Disputes (Diplomatic and Judicial Means)
  16. International Air and Space law
  17. Transboundary Waters and Aquifer (groundwaters) Law
(b) Private International Law:
  1. General Principles of Private International Law
  2. International Procedure Law
  3. Conflict of Laws Rules
  4. International Investment Law
  5. Law on Aliens (i.e., Social Rights, Property Rights, Right to Education)
  6. Citizenship Law
  7. International Jurisdiction
  8. Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Court Judgements and Foreign Arbitration Awards
  9. International Family and Child Law
  10. International Contracts Law
  11. Alternative Dispute Resolutions
  12. International Commercial Arbitration
  13. Migration Law
Intersecting topics of these two areas such as immigration and refugee law, investment law are also being subject to interdisciplinary legal reviews. 


Period Months
June December