Steven R. Ratner

Bruno Simma Collegiate Professor of Law
Member of University of Michigan Law School Faculty 2004-

Forthcoming

• "Self-Defense Against Terrorists: The Meaning of Armed Attack." In The Leiden Policy Recommendations on Counter-terrorism and International Law, edited by N. Schrijver and L. van den Herik. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, Forthcoming.
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• "Persuading to Comply: On the Deployment and Avoidance of Legal Argumentation." In International Law and International Relations: Synthesizing Insights from Interdisciplinary Scholarship, edited by J. L. Dunoff and M. A. Pollock. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, Forthcoming.
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• "Behind the Flag of Dunant: Secrecy and the Compliance Mission of the International Committee of the Red Cross." In Transparency in International Law, edited by A. Bianchi and A. Peters. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, Forthcoming.
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Books

• Co-author. International Law: Norms, Actors, Process: A Problem-Oriented Approach. 3rd ed. J. L. Dunoff and D. Wippman, co-authors. New York: Aspen Publishers, 2010.
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• Co-author. Accountability for Human Rights Atrocities in International Law: Beyond the Nuremberg Legacy. 3d ed. J. S. Abrams and J. L. Bischoff, co-authors. Oxford: Oxford Univ. Press, 2009.
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• Co-author. Teacher's Manual for International Law: Norms, Actors, Process: A Problem-Oriented Approach. 2d ed. J. Dunoff and D. Wippman, co-authors. New York: Aspen, 2006.
• Co-author. International Law: Norms, Actors, Process: A Problem-Oriented Approach. 2nd ed. J. Dunoff and D. Wippman, co-authors. New York: Aspen, 2006.
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• Co-editor. The Methods of International Law. A. Slaughter, co-editor. Studies in Transnational Legal Policy, 36. Washington, D.C.: The American Society of International Law, 2004.
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• Co-editor. International War Crimes Trials: Making a Difference? Proceedings of an International Conference Held at the University of Texas School of Law. J. L. Bischoff, co-editor. Austin, Tex.: Univ. of Texas School of Law, 2004.
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• Co-author. International Law: Norms, Actors, Process: A Problem-Oriented Approach. J. L. Dunoff and D. Wippman, co-authors. New York: Aspen Law & Business, 2002. (Work published when author not on Michigan Law faculty.)
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• Co-author. Accountability for Human Rights Atrocities in International Law: Beyond the Nuremberg Legacy. 2nd ed. J. S. Abrams, co-author. Oxford: Oxford Univ. Press, 2001. (Work published when author not on Michigan Law faculty.)
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• Co-author. Accountability for Human Rights Atrocities in International Law: Beyond the Nuremberg Legacy. J. S. Abrams, co-author. New York: Oxford Univ. Press, 1997. (Work published when author not on Michigan Law faculty.)
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• The New UN Peacekeeping: Building Peace in Lands of Conflict After the Cold War. New York: St. Martin's Press, 1995. (Work published when author not on Michigan Law faculty.)
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Book Chapters

• "From Enlightened Positivism to Cosmopolitan Justice: Obstacles and Opportunities." In From Bilateralism to Community Interest: Essays in Honour of Judge Bruno Simma, 155-71. Oxford: Oxford Univ. Press, 2011.
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• "Between Minimum and Optimum World Public Order: An Ethical Path for the Future." In Looking to the Future: Essays on International Law in Honor of W. Michael Reisman, edited by M. Arsanjani et al., 195-216. Leiden: Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, 2011.
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• "Do International Organisations Play Favourites? An Impartialist Account." In Legitimacy, Justice and Public International Law, edited by L.H. Meyer, 123-62. Camridge: Cambridge Univ. Press, 2009.
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• "Administration of Territories by the United Nations: Is There Room for International Humanitarian Law?" In International Humanitarian Law: Human Rights and Peace Operations, edited by G. L. Beruto, 169-74. San Remo, Italy: International Institute of Humanitarian Law Roundtable Proceedings, 2009.
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• "Chair of the United Nations Group of Experts for Cambodia." In Sir Ninian Stephen: A Tribute, edited by T. L. H. McCormack and C. Saunders, 206-19. Carlton, Australia: Miegunyah Press, 2007.
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• "Business." In The Oxford Handbook of International Environmental Law, edited by D. Bodansky, J. Brunnée, and E. Hey, 807-28. Oxford: Oxford Univ. Press, 2007.
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• "The Security Council and International Law." In The U.N. Security Council: From the Cold War to the 21st Century, edited by D. M. Malone, 591-605. Boulder, Colo.: Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2004.
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• "Accountability for the Khmer Rouge: A (Lack of) Progress Report." In Post-Conflict Justice, edited by M. C. Bassiouni, 613-21. International and Comparative Criminal Law Series. Ardsley, N.Y.: Transnational Publishers, 2002. (Work published when author not on Michigan Law faculty.)
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• "Democracy and Accountability: The Criss-Crossing Paths of Two Emerging Norms." In Democractic Governance and International Law, edited by G. H. Fox and B. R. Roth, 449-90. Cambridge: Cambridge Univ. Press, 2000. (Work published when author not on Michigan Law faculty.)
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• "Ethnic Conflict and Territorial Claims: Where Do We Draw a Line?" In International Law and Ethnic Conflict, edited by D. Wippman, 112-27. American Society of International Law. Ithaca, N.Y.: Cornell Univ. Press, 1998. (Work published when author not on Michigan Law faculty.)
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• "Peacemaking, Peacekeeping, and Peace Enforcement: Conceptual and Legal Underpinnings of the U.N. Role." In U.N. Peacekeeping: Japanese and American Perspectives, edited by S. S. Harrison and M. Nishihara, 17-30. Washington, D.C.: Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, 1995. (Work published when author not on Michigan Law faculty.)
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• "The United Nations in Cambodia: A Model for Resolution of Internal Conflicts?" In Enforcing Restraint: Collective Intervention in Internal Conflicts, edited by L. F. Damrosch, 241-73. New York: Council on Foreign Relations Press, 1993. (Work published when author not on Michigan Law faculty.)
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• "The Gulf of Sidra Incident of 1981: The Lawfulness of Peacetime Aerial Engagements." In International Incidents: The Law That Counts in World Politics, edited by W. M. Reisman and A. R. Willard, 181-201. Princeton, N.J.: Princeton Univ. Press, 1988. (Work published when author not on Michigan Law faculty.)
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Journal Articles

• Co-author. "In Memoriam: Eric Stein." D. Halberstam and M. W. Reimann, co-authors. Am J. Int'l L. 106, no. 1 (2012): 98-101.
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• "Law Promotion Beyond Law Talk: The Red Cross, Persuasion, and the Laws of War." Eur. J. Int'l L. 22, no. 2 (2011): 459-506.
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• Co-author. "Democratizing International Law." R. E. Goodin, co-author. Global Policy 2, no. 3 (2011): 241-7.
• "Regulatory Takings in Institutional Context: Beyond the Fear of Fragmented International Law." Am J. Int'l L. 102, no. 3 (2008): 475-528.
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• "Labeling Mass Atrocity: Does and Should International Criminal Law Rank Evil?" Wayne L. Rev. 54, no. 2 (2008): 569-75.
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• "Symposium: State Intelligence Gathering and International Law: Introduction." Mich J. Int'l L. 28, no. 3 (2007): 539-42.
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• "Predator and Prey: Seizing and Killing Suspected Terrorists Abroad." J. Pol. Phil. 15, no. 3 (2007): 251-75.
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• "Can We Compare Evils? The Enduring Debate on Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity." Wash. U. Global Stud. L. Rev. 6, no. 3 (2007): 583-9.
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• "The War on Terrorism and International Humanitarian Law (Symposium: From Nuremberg to Abu Ghraib: The Relevance of International Criminal Law to the Global War on Terror)." Mich. St. J. Int'l L. 14, no. 1 (2006): 19-26.
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• "Land Feuds and Their Solutions: Finding International Law Beyond the Tribunal Chamber." Am. J. Int'l L. 100, no. 4 (2006): 808-29.
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• "Is International Law Impartial?" Legal Theory 11, no. 1 (2005): 39-74.
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• "Foreign Occupation and International Territorial Administration: The Challenges of Convergence." Eur. J. Int'l L. 16, no. 4 (2005): 695-719.
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• "Are the Geneva Conventions Out of Date?" Law Quad. Notes 48, no. 1 (2005): 66-71. (This article is based on an earlier article that appeared at the Crimes of War Website as part of a debate on "Rethinking the Geneva Conventions.")
• Co-author. "The Method Is the Message." A. Slaughter, co-author. Stud. Transnat'l Legal Pol'y 36 (2004): 239-65.
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• "Overcoming Temptations to Violate Human Dignity in Times of Crisis: On the Possibilities for Meaningful Self-Restraint." Theoretical Inquiries L. 5, no. 1 (2004): 81-109.
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• "Empirical Work in Human Rights." American Society of International Law Proceedings 98 (2004): 197-8.
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• Co-author. "Appraising the Methods of International Law: A Prospectus for Readers." A. Slaughter, co-author. Stud. Transnat'l Legal Pol'y 36 (2004): 1-21.
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• "The International Criminal Court and the Limits of Global Judicialization (Symposium: Judicialization and Globalization of the Judiciary)." Tex. Int'l L. J. 38, no. 3 (2003): 445-53. (Work published when author not on Michigan Law faculty.)
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• "Revising the Geneva Conventions to Regulate Force by and Against Terrorists: Four Fallacies." IDF L. Rev. 1 (2003): 7-18. (Work published when author not on Michigan Law faculty.)
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• "Precommitment Theory and International Law: Starting a Conversation (Symposium: Precommitment Theory in Bioethics and Constitutional Law)." Tex. L. Rev. 81, no. 7 (2003): 2055-81. (Work published when author not on Michigan Law faculty.) 
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• "Belgium's War Crimes State: A Postmortem." Am. J. Int'l L. 97, no. 4 (2003): 888-97. (Work published when author not on Michigan Law faculty.)
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• "Jus ad bellum and jus in bello after September 11." Am. J. Int'l L. 96, no. 4 (2002): 905-21. (Work published when author not on Michigan Law faculty.)
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• Co-author. "The Multinational Enterprise as Global Corporate Citizen: Symposium." J. E. varez et al, co-authors. N. Y. L. Sch. J. Int'l & Comp. L. 21, no. 1 (2001): 1-39. (Work published when author not on Michigan Law faculty.)
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• "Corporations and Human Rights: A Theory of Legal Responsibility." Yale L. J. 111, no. 3 (2001): 443-545. (Work published when author not on Michigan Law faculty.)
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• "Does International Law Matter in Preventing Ethnic Conflict? (Colloquy: Minority Disputes in Europe: Toward New Roles for International Law)." N. Y. U. J. Int'l L. & Pol. 32, no. 3 (2000): 591-698. (Work published when author not on Michigan Law faculty.)
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• "Why Only War Crimes? De-Linking Human Rights Offenses from Armed Conflict." Hofstra L. & Pol'y. Symp. 3 (1999): 75-85. (Work published when author not on Michigan Law faculty.)
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• "New Democracies, Old Atrocities: An Inquiry in International Law." Geo. L. J. 87, no. 3 (1999): 707-48. (Work published when author not on Michigan Law faculty.)
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• Co-author. "Appraising the Methods of International Law: A Prospectus for Readers." A. Slaughter, co-author. Am. J. Int'l. L. 93, no. 2 (1999): 291-423. (Work published when author not on Michigan Law faculty.)
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• "The Schizophrenias of International Criminal Law." Tex. Int'l. L. J. 33, no. 2 (1998): 237-56. (Work published when author not on Michigan Law faculty.)
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• "International Law: The Trials of Global Norms." Foreign Pol'y. 110 (1998): 65-80. (Work published when author not on Michigan Law faculty.)
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• "Drawing a Better Line: UTI Possidetis and the Borders of New States." Am. J. Int'l. L. 90, no. 4 (1996): 590-624. (Work published when author not on Michigan Law faculty.)
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• "Image and Reality in the UN's Peaceful Settlement of Disputes." Eur. J. Int'l. L. 6, no. 3 (1995): 426-44. (Work published when author not on Michigan Law faculty.)
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• "The Cambodia Settlement Agreements." Am. J. Int'l. L. 87, no. 1 (1993): 1-41. (Work published when author not on Michigan Law faculty.)
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• Co-author. "Saving Failed States." G. B. Helman, co-author. Foreign Pol'y. 89 (1992): 3-20. (Work published when author not on Michigan Law faculty.)
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• "Land, Island, and Maritime Frontier Dispute (El Salvador/Honduras), Application to Intervene." Am. J. Int'l. L. 85, no. 4 (1991): 680-6. (Work published when author not on Michigan Law faculty.)
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• "The Gulf of Sidra Incident of 1981: A Study of the Lawfulness of Peacetime Aerial Engagements." Yale J. Int'l. L. 10, no. 1 (1984): 59-77. (Work published when author not on Michigan Law faculty.)
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Reviews

• Review of Lawless World: America and the Making and Breaking of Global Rules from FDR's Atlantic Charter to George W. Bush's Illegal War, by P. Sands. Am. J. Int'l L. 100, no. 3 (2006): 746-51.
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• Review of Human Rights: Between Idealism and Realism, by C. Tomuschat. Ethics 115, no. 3 (2005): 633-8.
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• Review of Unspeakable Truths: Confronting State Terror and Atrocity, by P. B. Hayner. Am. J. Int'l L. 95, no. 4 (2001): 994-7. (Work published when author not on Michigan Law faculty.)
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• "Judging the Past: State Practice and the Law of Accountability." Review of Transitional Justice: How Emerging Democracies Reckon with Former Regimes, by N. Kritz, editor. Eur. J. Int'l L. 9, no. 2 (1998): 412-20. (Work published when author not on Michigan Law faculty.)
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• "Briefer Notices." Review of International Rules: Approaches from International Law and International Relations, by R. J. Beck et al., co-editors. Am. J. Int'l. L. 91, no. 1 (1997): 220-21. (Work published when author not on Michigan Law faculty.)
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