The Irish Yearbook of International Law (IYIL) supports research into Ireland's practice in international affairs and foreign policy, filling a gap in existing legal scholarship and assisting in the dissemination of Irish thinking and practice on matters of international law. On an annual basis, the Yearbook presents peer-reviewed academic articles and book reviews on general issues of international law. Designated correspondents provide reports on international law developments in Ireland, Irish practice in international bodies, Ireland and the Law of the Sea and the law of the European Union as relevant to developments in Ireland. In addition, the Yearbook reproduces key documents that reflect Irish practice on contemporary issues of international law. Publication of The Irish Yearbook of International Law makes Irish practice and opinio juris more readily available to governments, academics and international bodies when determining the content of international law. In providing a forum for the documentation and analysis of North-South relations the Yearbook also makes an important contribution to post-conflict and transitional justice studies internationally.As a matter of editorial policy, the Yearbook seeks to promote a multilateral approach to international affairs, reflecting and reinforcing Ireland's long-standing commitment to multilateralism as a core element of foreign policy.The ninth volume of The Irish Yearbook of International Law engages with contemporary issues in international law, raising questions both as to the conceptual underpinnings of international law in relation to the Responsibility to Protect doctrine, and state practice in fields such as Law of the Sea and belligerent occupation, prosecution of war crimes in domestic courts, and the evolving field of international disability law.

Articles'To Unite Our Strength to Maintain International Peace and Security':The International Response to the Syrian Civil War & the Global Discourse on State Sovereignty Seán ButlerThe Right to Inclusive Education: Article 24 of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and the Irish Experience Andrea BroderickAccountability for Violations of International Humanitarian Law in Domestic Courts: Can War Crimes be Prosecuted in Ireland? Amina Adanan Notes and CommentsOccupying the Continental Shelf?-A Note Considering the Status of the Continental Shelf Delimitation Agreement Concluded between Turkey and the TRNC during the Belligerent Occupation of Northern Cyprus Susan Power Correspondent ReportsIreland and International Law 2014 Dug CubieHuman Rights in Ireland 2014 Fiona O'ReganHuman Rights in Northern Ireland 2014 Brice DicksonIreland and the European Union-2014 Roderic O'GormanIrish State Practice on the Law of the Sea 2014 Ronán Long DocumentsUniversal Periodic Review, Ireland: National Interim Report, March 2014 Treaty Series 2014 N°1, Agreement between the Government of Ireland and the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland establishing a Single Maritime Boundary betweenthe Exclusive Economic Zones of the two countries and parts of their Continental Shelves. Done at Dublin on 28 March 2013, Notifications of Acceptance exchanged at London on 31 March 2014, Entered into force on 31 March 2014 Statement by H.E. Mr. David Donoghue, Permanent Representative at the UN Security Council Open Debate: Women, Peace and Security -Sexual Violence in Conflict, New York, 25 April 2014 Guidelines Relating to the Employment of Private Domestic Employees by Accredited Members of the Mission Statement by the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade of Ireland, Mr. Charlie Flanagan, T.D. to UNGA 69,New York, 29 September 2014 Statement by Mr. James Kingston, Legal Adviser, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade at the Sixth Committee United Nations General Assembly 69th Session, New York, 31 October 2014 Statement by H.E. Mr. David Donoghue, Permanent Representative at the UN Security Council Open Debate on Women, Peace and Security, New York, 28 October 2014 Statement by Mr. Tim Mawe, Deputy Permanent Representative at the UN Security Council Open Debate on Working Methods, New York, 23 October 2014 Statement by Mr James Kingston, Legal Adviser, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade at the Sixth Committee, United Nations General Assembly 69th Session, New York, 27 October 2014