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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...
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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. ...
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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...
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Oct 21, 20182 min read


North Korea in Context: A Brief Overview of Denuclearization Efforts
Article by Minsoo Kim East Asian International Relations (IR) is a paradox; in the wake of rising nationalism and territorial disputes,...
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Oct 21, 20186 min read


Human Rights Abuses in Venezuela: How will the International Criminal Court React?
Article by Sela Brown, JD 2021 In September, Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Paraguay, Peru, and Canada signed a letter asking the...
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Oct 13, 20184 min read


US Family Separation Requires UN Action
Article by Nick Reem, JD 2021 In April, United States (US) Attorney General Jeff Sessions issued a memorandum directing federal...
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Oct 13, 20186 min read


Current Event for the Week of 10-12-2018: Signing of NAFTA 2.0, the USMCA
Article by Talha A. Mirza, JD 2021 Background Earlier this month, the United States (US) signed into effect the new USMCA (United...
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Oct 13, 20182 min read


Effectiveness of Individual Complaint Mechanism of CERD
Article by Shantanu Lakhotia Introduction: Racism is not a newly coined termed, it has existed for centuries, as stated by Patrick...
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Oct 13, 20187 min read
Current Event for the Week of 10-5-2018: Analyzing the U.S. Vice President’s Speech regarding China
Article by: Francesco Arreaga The Vice President of the United States delivered a speech on October 4, 2018, condemning China’s behavior...
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Oct 7, 20183 min read
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