The journal publishes articles, essays, notes, and commentary that cover a wide range of topics in international and comparative law.

The New York University Journal of International Law and Politics was established in 1968 with the aid of a Ford Foundation grant.

[1] It features articles on international legal topics, as well as notes, case comments, and book annotations written by journal members.

From 1985 to 1986, the Managing Editor of the Journal was Benjamin B. Wagner, current United States Attorney for the Eastern District of California.

Recent contributors include: Sandra Day O'Connor, Mohammed Bedjaoui, Stephen M. Schwebel, Jagdish Bhagwati, Shimon Peres, Kofi Annan, and three Justices from the Constitutional Court of South Africa: Arthur Chaskalson, Richard Goldstone, and Albie Sachs.