This volume of the Netherlands Yearbook of International Law (NYIL) is the fiftieth in the Series, which means that the NYIL has now been with us for half a century. The editors decided not to let this moment go by unnoticed, but to devote this year's edition to an analysis of the phenomenon of yearbooks in international law.
Once the decision was made that this would be the subject of this year's NYIL, the editors asked themselves a number of questions. For instance: Not many academic disciplines have yearbooks, so what is the reason we do? What is the added value of having a yearbook alongside the abundance of international law journals, regular monographs and edited volumes that are published on a yearly basis? Does the existence of yearbooks tell us something about who we are, or who we think we are, or what we have to contribute to the world? These questions will be addressed both in a general and in a specific sense, whereby a number of yearbooks published all over the world will be looked at in further detail.
The Netherlands Yearbook of International Law was first published in 1970. It offers a forum for the publication of scholarly articles in a varying thematic area of public international law.

The first time that editors of yearbooks on international law, published in all parts of the world, came together to jointly reflect on what distinguishes a yearbook from other publications The volume offers a unique illustration of the variety of approaches and ideas on what it means to be and edit a yearbook on international law This book provides a rich collection of best practices and lessons learned to inspire the next generation of yearbook editors, helping them secure a bright future for their publication and guarantee the yearbook's lasting relevance

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Chapter 1. The Phenomenon of Yearbooks in International Law: An Introduction.- Part I. General reflections on yearbooks of international law.- Chapter 2. The 'Turn to History' and the Year of the Yearbook of International Law.- Chapter 3. A Case in the Politics of Form Yearbooks of International Law.- Chapter 4. Archiving Legality: The Imperial Emergence of the International Law Yearbook.- Chapter 5. On Yearbooks.- Part II. Contributions by Yearbooks of International Law.- Chapter 6. African Yearbook of International Law: A Quarter-Century of Contribution to the Development and Dissemination of International Law.- Chapter 7. Australian Yearbook of International Law.- Chapter 8. Canadian Yearbook of International Law/Annuaire Canadien de droit international: Founding, Function, Future.- Chapter 9. The Chinese (Taiwan) Yearbook of International Law and Affairs: Contributing to the Grotian Moment in Asia.- Chapter 10. Czech Yearbook of Public and Private International Law on the Occasion of its 10th Anniversary: Achievements and Perspectives.- Chapter 11. Ethiopian Yearbook of International Law: Towards Diversifying and Democratizing Voices in the Making and Development of International Law.- Chapter 12. Finnish Yearbook of International Law Past, Present and Future.- Chapter 13. Annuaire Francais de Droit International.- Chapter 14. German Yearbook of International Law: Origins, Development, Prospects.- Chapter 15. The Past, Present and Future of the Hungarian Yearbook of International Law and European Law An Evolving Story.- Chapter 16. Indonesia and the Absence of a Yearbook on International Law.- Chapter 17. Italian Yearbook of International Law: Genesis, Development and Prospects.- Chapter 18. The Development and Future of the Japanese Yearbook of International Law: From Japanese Perspectives to International Academic Forums.- Chapter 19. Mexican Yearbook of International Law as a Concept for Researching, Disseminating, and Teaching International Law.- Chapter 20. 'There was an idealism that this information is useful' - The Origins and Evolution of the Netherlands Yearbook of International Law.- Chapter 21. Palestine Yearbook of International Law A Medium for a Principled International Law on Palestine and the Palestinian People.- Chapter 22. The Polish Yearbook of International Law: A History of Constant Change and Adaptation.- Chapter 23. Anuario Español de Derecho Internacional: History, Functions and Future.- Part III. Dutch Practice.- Chapter 24. Fundamental Rights in Digital Welfare States: The Case of SyRI in the Netherlands.- Chapter 25. The Continuing Saga of State Responsibility for the Conduct of Peacekeeping Forces: Recent Practice of Dutch and Belgian Courts.- Chapter 26. The Enemy of My Enemy: Dutch Non-Lethal Assistance for 'Moderate' Syrian Rebels and the Multilevel Violation ofInternational Law.- Table of Cases.- Index.