Marija Đorđeska , LL.M., is a Thomas Buergenthal Scholar and an S.J.D. Candidate at the George Washington University Law School, in Washington D.C. Marija is currently researching the topic of general principles of law through the jurisprudence of international courts and tribunals and is a research assistant to Professor Thomas Buergenthal. Her forthcoming publication addresses international judicial law-making and the relationship between the International Court of Justice and the International Law Commission. Besides public international and comparative law, her area of interest and specialization include U.S. national security law and Islamic law. Previously, Marija was a visiting scholar at the Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law in Heidelberg, Germany, research assistant to Professor Ernest Petrič at the UN International Law Commission in Geneva, Switzerland, and a research assistant at the Hengeler Mueller law firm in Berlin, Germany.