[3] It is listed among the Peace Palace Library's top international law journals.

[14][15][16][17][18][19] Several States, including Canada, Costa Rica, India, Israel, Nigeria, the United States, and South Africa, have also cited to the Journal in their written submissions, memorials, and counter-memorials to the International Court of Justice in respect of several landmark contentious cases and advisory opinions, including the Legality of the Threat or Use of Nuclear Weapons, Wall and the South West Africa Advisory Opinions.

[1] During its second decade, the journal expanded publication to three issues per year, experimented with themed issues, and published some of the early proceedings of the Friedmann Conference which is held annually at Columbia Law School.

[1] By the beginning of its third decade, the journal's themed issues—entire issues dedicated to the examination of current international law problems—became regular publications.

[27][28] The Wolfgang Friedmann Memorial Award is presented annually to an individual who has made outstanding contributions to the field of transnational law.