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 tenth volume of The Irish Yearbook of International Law engages with contemporary issues in international law, raising questionsboth 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.

Editorial Fiona de Londras and Siobhán Mullally Symposium: Guest Editor 'Collective Responsibility for Migrants at Sea' Editorial, Richard Collins, 'Europe's Shared Burden: Collective Responsibility for Migrants at Sea' Patrick Burke, 'Troubled Waters: The Legal Issues Inherent in the Irish Defence Forces' Role in the Mediterranean Migrant Crisis' Kristof Gombeer, 'Human Rights Adrift?: Enabling the Disembarkation of Migrants to a Place of Safety in the Mediterranean' Ainhoa Campàs Velasco, 'The International Convention on Maritime Search and Rescue: Legal Mechanisms of Responsibility Sharing and Cooperation in the Context of Sea Migration?' Francesca Mussi and Nikolas Feith Tan, 'Comparing Cooperation on Migration Control: Italy-Libya and Australia-Indonesia' Bríd Ní Ghráinne, 'Left to Die at Sea: State Responsibility for the May 2015 Thai, Indonesian and Malaysian Pushback Operations' Daria Davitti and Annamaria La Chimia, 'A Lesser Evil? The European Agenda on Migration and the Use of Funding for Migration Control' Correspondent ReportsBrice Dickson, 'Human Rights in Northern Ireland 2015' Fiona O'Regan, 'Human Rights in Ireland 2015' Dug Cubie, 'Ireland and International Law 2015' Roderic O'Gorman, 'Ireland and the European Union 2015' DocumentsStatement by Mr Tim Mawe, Deputy Permanent Representative at the Open Debate of the Security Council 'Sexual Violence in Conflict' New York, 15 April 2015 Iveagh Lecture at Dublin Castle, Ban Ki-moon, UN Secretary-General, 25 May 2015 Statement by the Taoiseach in Advance of the October Meeting of the European Council Dáil Éireann, 7 October 2015 Statement by Minister Flanagan re Foreign Affairs Council, 16 November 2015 Statement by Mr James Kingston, Legal Adviser, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, at the Sixth Committee, General Assembly 70th Session, 'The Report of the International Law Commission at its 67th Session: Ch VI (Identification of customary international law), Ch VII (Crimes against humanity) and Ch VIII (Subsequent agreements and subsequent practice in relation to the interpretation of treaties), New York, 6 November 2015 Statement by Mr Trevor Redmond, Assistant Legal Adviser, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, at the Sixth Committee, General Assembly 70th Session, 'The Report of the International Law Commissionat its 67th Session: Ch IX (Protection of the Environment in relation to Armed Conflicts), Ch X (Immunity of State officials from foreign criminal jurisdiction) and Ch XI (Provisional Application of Treaties), New York, 10 November 2015 National Statement delivered by An Taoiseach Enda Kenny TD, 21st Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, 30 November 2015 Minister Charles Flanagan, European Union, Human Rights Council-24th Special Session, Statement by Ireland, 17 December 2015 Book ReviewsConor McCormick, Public Sentinels: A Comparative Study of Australian Solicitors-General, by Gabrielle Appleby, Patrick Keyzer and John M Williams (eds), Surrey, Ashgate Publishing Ltd, 2014,304 pp, hbk £100, ISBN: 978-1-4094-5425-0