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About the Author : Bio: Juan Carlos Portilla Jaimes is a leading scholar and educator in the field of international financial law. As Professor at Universidad de La Sabana’s Law School, he designs and teaches graduate‐level courses on cross-border banking regulation, anti-money laundering frameworks, asset recovery, and the intersection of financial crime and human rights. His classroom emphasizes case-based learning, comparative analysis, and policy development tailored to e

About the Author: Lily Moser (J.D. Candidate, Class of 2028) is a first-year law student and contributing editor. Her interests include environmental law, international human rights, and community-based justice. She earned a B.A. in Political Science and a B.S. in Society and Environment from the University of California, Berkeley. Before law school, Lily worked for Congresswoman Barbara Lee and for the City and County of San Francisco, serving as a field representative engag

About the Author: Todd Howland is the Interim Director of the Environmental Justice Clinic and Visiting Professor of Law at Vermont Law and Graduate School, and a Senior Fellow at the Institute on Race, Power and Political Economy at the New School. As a former senior UN official, Howland served as the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights Representative in Colombia, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and Angola, among other posts. He authored about 30 scholarl

Image Available Here About the Author: Arnav Laroia is a fourth-year law student at The West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences (WBNUJS) in Kolkata, India. He has strong academic interests in public international law, international humanitarian law, criminal law, and constitutional law. He also serves as the Chief of Staff—South Asia at JURIST, the world’s only law school-based comprehensive legal news service reporting on the rule of law in crisis. Introduction

Suhana is a third-year undergraduate student at Hidayatullah National Law University, India. Image available here . Introduction South Korea is home to some of the world’s most influential tech giants, such as Samsung, that have secured their positions as industrial powerhouses. However, this part of the market is largely dominated by Korea’s wealthy elite , commonly referred to as large family-owned business conglomerate s, or “chaebols”. Each chaebol consists of a network

Vaishali Patro is a third-year B.A., LL.B. (Hons.) student at the National University of Juridical Sciences (NUJS), Kolkata. A space satellite hovering above the coastline. Available here At COP28 , nearly 200 countries recognized the need to transition away from fossil fuels to achieve net-zero carbon dioxide emissions by 2050. To achieve this, they agreed to have sustained reductions in greenhouse gas emissions of 43% by 2030 and 60% by 2035. Some countries like Germ

Muhammad Mustafa Arif is a final-year LL.B. (Hons) candidate at Pakistan College of Law (University of London). He is a regular...

About the Author: Inika Dular is an undergraduate student at the Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law, India. Image by Mathieu Stern...

About the Author: Lilit Arakelyan is a first-year law student and incoming Senior Articles Editor with the Berkeley Journal of...

About the Author: Liam Roche , LL.B., is a Master of Laws (LL.M. 2025) candidate at UC Berkeley School of Law, specializing in law and...

About the Author: Laiba Imran recently completed her Bachelor of Laws degree with Honors at the Pakistan College of Law, Punjab...

About the Author: Laurel Fletcher is the Chancellor’s Clinical Professor of Law and Director, Global Rights Innovation Lab Clinic, UC...

About the Author: Vaishnav M. is a BA LLB (Hons) student at the National University of Advanced Legal Studies, Kochi, India. His...

Taken too far? Source countries’ recent trend of overreaching their cultural ownership claims could dilute the argument for respecting...

About the author: Weifeng Yang (J.D. Candidate, Class of 2025) is an Assistant Contributor. His interests include administrative law, EU...

About the Author: Eleanor Iris Gartstein is a first-year law student at Berkeley Law with a passion for art history and its intersections...

About the Author: Kartik Sharma and Aditya Singh are BA.LL.B. (Hons) students at the National Law School of India University, Bengaluru,...

About the author: Sophia Wang (J.D. Candidate, Class of 2026) is a Travaux contributor. She is interested in comparative human rights...

About the Author: Dr. T. Markus Funk is a former federal prosecutor, USDOJ Section Chief in Kosovo, and law professor at institutions...

About the Author: Dr. Nafees Ahmad is an Associate Professor at the Faculty of Legal Studies, South Asian University (SAU)-New Delhi. He...

About the Author: Eleanor Iris Gartstein is a first year law student at Berkeley Law with a passion for art history and its intersections...

About the Author: Shubhankar Sharan, a third-year student pursuing B.A. LL.B from Gujarat National Law University. Image by Christian Lue...

About the author: Adrija Guhathakurta is a law student with an ardent interest in international human rights law, gender justice, public...

About the Author: Sergiy Panasyuk is a Lecturer at the Department of Constitutional Law of Charles University (Prague, Czech Republic), a...

About the Authors: Ashutosh Anand is an undergraduate law student at the National University of Study and Research in Law, Ranchi, India....

Amanda Colding (J.D. Candidate, Class of 2024) is a contributing editor. Her interests include private-sector international law, human...

Spencer M. Perry (JD '23) is a Berkeley Law student pursuing a career in international criminal law as a federal prosecutor. Before law...

Manavendra Gupta is a 2023 LL.M. candidate at Berkeley Law. The average consumer often experiences a power imbalance when embroiled in...

About the Author: Mr. Mayank Jain is a 3rd year B.A. LL.B (Hons.) student at O.P. Jindal Global University. Image by Official U.S. Navy...

About the Author: Kosha Doshi is a fourth-year B.A LL.B (Hons.) student at Symbiosis Law School in Pune, India. Her primary areas of...

Alex MacLennan (J.D. Candidate, Class of 2024) is a contributor. His interests include international and comparative law, US and foreign...

Meredith Sullivan (J.D. Candidate, Class of 2025) is a contributor. Her interests include human rights, tech policy, and international...

Lessons Learned from the Anwar R. Prosecution in Germany Spencer M. Perry (JD '23) is a Berkeley Law student pursuing a career in...

David Enrique Garzón Garcia is an LL.M. candidate at the University of California, Berkeley, School of Law and a guest contributor to...

About the author: Dr. Srikant Parthasarathy is a Professor of International Law. Image by Julia Rekamie available here. Martial law, as...

Shivani Dewalla is a guest contributor to Travaux. She is currently an LL.M. candidate at the University of California, Berkeley, School...

About the author: Tushar Krishna is a penultimate student at West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences, Kolkata. His deep...

About the author: Rohit Gupta is a final-year law student at the West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences, Kolkata. Any ...

Amanda Colding (J.D. Candidate, Class of 2024) is a contributing editor. Her interests include private-sector international law, human...

About the author: Sarthak Gupta is an undergraduate law student at the Institute of Law, Nirma University, India. He is a staff writer...

About the author: Priyal Sepaha is an LLM graduate from the Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights (2021-22)....

Dr. Atul Alexander is an Assistant Professor of Law at the West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences (WBNUJS), Kolkata, and...

Pratyush Singh is a third year student of the B.A. LL.B (Hons.) programme at National Law School of India University, Bangalore. Image by...