Founded in 1991 by Victor M. Marroquin, the University of Miami International and Comparative Law Review (ICLR) began as a multilingual publication in English, French, and Spanish. Victor was joined by four other founding members, Jill Anderson, Michael Johnson, Kevin Roberts, and Alex Palenzuela, who all shared Victor’s vision for a new, more globally focused publication. Victor’s mission stated: “We wanted to create an original publication, a journal that would serve not only as a forum for the discussion and development of international law in the English speaking world, but also as a tool of research and practice for English as well as non-English reading international lawyers and scholars.” Victor’s mission continues to guide the International and Comparative Law Review today.
Originally published as the University of Miami Yearbook of International Law and modeled after European-style publications, the journal later adopted its current name to avoid confusion, allow for biannual publication, and reflect its expanded scope. The addition of “comparative” to the title signaled a commitment to publishing scholarship that engages with both comparative and international law. Today, the review publishes articles that cover a myriad of international and comparative topics and has opined on the legal issues of countries from all corners of the world.
The International and Comparative Law Review now publishes biannually, featuring five to six scholarly articles in each issue, written by leading academics, practitioners, judges, and students. All submissions, regardless of author, undergo a rigorous editorial process to ensure quality, clarity, and adherence to Twenty-Second Edition of The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation. As a student-run organization, student editors make all editorial and organizational decisions
Some of the prominent authors that have been published in the International and Comparative Law Review include our founder, Victor M. Marroquin, as well as Francisco Garcia-Amador, Sir Robert Jennings, Jose Daniel Amado, Patrick Macrory, and Edwin Vermulst, among many others.
In addition to publication, the International and Comparative Law Review hosts an annual spring symposium that brings together leading voices in international and comparative law to engage in dialogue on timely and pressing legal issues
ICLR is both a professional and educational enterprise. Professionally, it serves the legal community by providing a platform for high-quality scholarship on topics spanning jurisdictions and addressing legal issues from every corner of the globe. Educationally, it offers its members training in the editorial and administrative work of a professional legal publication and supports each member in producing an original work of scholarship suitable for professional publication.
In the 2025–2026 academic year, ICLR will publish its 33rd volume.
Cite as: U. MIA. Int’l & Compar. L. Rev.
For more information about becoming a member or submitting an article for publication, please contact the current Editor-in-Chief, Sophia Ward, at umiclr@miami.edu.
