CJIL Online 2.2
Summer
2023

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Article
CJIL Online 2.2
Technologically Enabled Surrender Under the Law of Armed Conflict
David A. Wallace
Brigadier General (ret.) David A. Wallace previously served as the Professor and Head, Department of Law, United States Military Academy, West Point, New York, and has been designated a Professor Emeritus. He is currently the United States Naval Academy Class of 1971 Distinguished Military Professor of Law & Leadership.

The views expressed in this work are those of the authors. They do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the United States Naval Academy, United States Military Academy, the Department of the Navy, the Department of the Army, or the Department of Defense.

Shane R. Reeves
Brigadier General Shane R. Reeves is the 15th Dean of the Academic Board of the United States Military Academy, West Point.

The views expressed in this work are those of the authors. They do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the United States Naval Academy, United States Military Academy, the Department of the Navy, the Department of the Army, or the Department of Defense.

Christopher J. Hart
Lieutenant Commander Christopher J. Hart is a submarine officer stationed at the United States Naval Academy as a senior instructor in the Leadership, Ethics, and Law Department.

The views expressed in this work are those of the authors. They do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the United States Naval Academy, United States Military Academy, the Department of the Navy, the Department of the Army, or the Department of Defense.

This Article discusses the development of the modern legal consequences of surrender under the law of armed conflict and explores how technologically enabled surrender is being used in Ukraine. It concludes with an analysis of the impact of these technologies on the surrender process and presents an adaptive interpretation of existing norms, leading to three overarching themes.

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CJIL Online 2.2
Constitutional Incorporation of International Human Rights Standards: An Effective Legal Mechanism?
Mary Kathryn Healy
B.A. 2020, Emory University; J.D. Candidate 2024, The University of Chicago Law School.

Thank you to my family and my partner for their unwavering support. Thank you to the members of the Chicago Journal of International Law and the CJIL Online team for their wonderful feedback and advice. And finally, thank you to Professor Aziz Huq for his generous advice on this Comment and Professor Tom Ginsburg for fostering my interest in comparative law.

This Comment analyzes the range of ways that constitutions tend to incorporate human rights. It argues that the success of the method of incorporation of human rights conventions into constitutions does not produce the results one would expect, but hinges on whether the construction is able to strike a balance between ensuring that the judiciary implements international human rights standards while still leaving the judiciary with meaningful independence and agency.

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CJIL Online 2.2
Family Influencing in the Best Interests of the Child
Rachel Caitlin Abrams
B.A. 2020, University of Chicago; J.D. Candidate 2024, The University of Chicago Law School.

I would like to thank the board and staff of the Chicago Journal of International Law for their constant guidance and support and Professor Emily Buss for her insightful feedback.

Family influencer and parent-facilitated child influencer content has gained popularity and many parents are making significant money by sharing content featuring their children. This Comment assesses the potential dangers that arise from sharing a child’s personal information on a public forum and how the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) can be utilized to protect the children of family influencers from exploitation on social media.