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Morality-Obscenity Dichotomy: An Unfathomable Intellectual Property Law Approach
Article by Lokesh Vyas Should the legality (measured by the yardstick of morality) of the subject matter be taken into consideration...

BJIL
Jan 21, 20196 min read


Who Holds the UN Responsible for its Human Rights Breaches? An Open Inquiry in the Haitian Case
Article by Amin R. Yacoub The United Nations (“UN”) has been the strongest supporter of Human Rights since its invention. The term “human...

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Jan 20, 20196 min read


Current Event: Otto Warmbier’s Parents Sue North Korea for His Death
Article by Min Soo Kim On Christmas Eve, Judge Howell of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia held that North...

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Jan 18, 20191 min read


ISIS & al-Qaida Online: Dangerous Evolutions of Social Media in Terrorism & Int'l Cyber Recruitment
Article by Talha A. Mirza, JD 2021 Summary: From publishing a women’s fashion magazine to luring recruits with “kittens and Nutella”,...

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Jan 18, 20193 min read


Current Event: Ukraine-Russia Standoff in the Sea of Azov
Article By Nick Reem Ukraine has imposed martial law following the seizure of three naval ships and detention of twenty-four sailors by...

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Dec 1, 20181 min read


Refugee Protections for Victims of Domestic Violence
Article by Elizabeth Lee Since 2014, the United States has experienced an unexpected influx of migrants—particularly women and...

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Nov 25, 20184 min read


Incorporating International Environmental Law into Human Rights Law
Article by Kerensa Gimre The Stockholm Declaration of 1972 internationally recognized the link between human rights and the environment,...

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Nov 18, 20186 min read


INVESTMENT COURT SYSTEM: A DRACONIAN PROPOSAL
Article by Amrit Singh Introduction to investment arbitration ISDS or investor-state dispute settlement is a procedural mechanism through...

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Nov 18, 20186 min read


Current Event: North Korea: US-ROK Military Drills Violate Inter-Korean Agreement
Article by Min Soo Kim On November 5th, the Korean Marine Exchange Program (KMEP), consisting of about 500 United States and South Korean...

BJIL
Nov 17, 20182 min read


Current Event: The Migrant Caravan
Article by Sela Brown As the caravan of Central American migrants continues to travel towards the United States, countries have reacted...

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Nov 17, 20181 min read


Foreign Investment Protection Standard of National Treatment Becoming a Norm of Customary Int'l Law?
Article by Hannepes Taychayev The existence of customary international investment law is a contested matter. However, some scholars put...

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Nov 17, 20186 min read


Current Event: French Polynesia’s Former President Files ICC Complaint Against France
Article by Kerensa Gimre On October 2nd, French Polynesia’s former president, Mr. Oscar Temaru, filed a complaint with the International...

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Nov 10, 20181 min read


Yemen, International Accountability and Jamal Khashoggi
Article by Karin Bashir When Hatice Cengiz said goodbye to her fiancé Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi as he entered the Saudi consulate...

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Nov 10, 20184 min read


Current Event: The Migrant Caravan’s Journey to Survive
Article by Karin Bashir On October, 12th, a caravan of migrants from Sad Pedro Sula, Honduras began their journey to the United States. ...

BJIL
Nov 3, 20182 min read


Business and Human Rights: The Role of International Law
Article by Alix Vadot In today’s world, where all of us are so interconnected, we have a reached a point where some of the products we...

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Nov 3, 20184 min read


The Legality of the Extraterritorial Abductions by the Erdogan Regime under International Law
Article by: Yasir Gökçe The massive crackdown that the Erdogan regime has initiated particularly after the coup attempt in July 2016...

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Oct 28, 20186 min read


Rising Displacement and the Need for Legal Reform
Article by: Adnan Toric, JD 2021 Background As the world nurtures a global village and displacement due to conflict grows, caring for the...

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Oct 27, 20183 min read


Current Event for the Week of 10-27-2018: Jamal Khashoggi
Article by: Adnan Toric, JD 2021 A single man’s disappearance is simultaneously threatening international relations and poses an...

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Oct 27, 20182 min read


Prosecuting Treaty Crimes in the ICC
Article by: Ishita Chakrabarty Introduction The proposal made by several nations during the Rome Conference, to give the International...

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Oct 24, 20186 min read


Current Event, week of 10-19-2018: The Enforced disappearance of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi
Article by Fabian Unser-Nad The case of dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi, who had gone missing on 2 October 2018, after he visited...

BJIL
Oct 21, 20182 min read
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