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“Safe Third Country Agreements” Violate the International Law Principle of Non-Refoulement
Photo by UNHCR/Roger Arnold Article by Francesco Arreaga, At the end of 2019, there were 79.5 million forcibly displaced persons...

BJIL
Oct 5, 20205 min read


Migrants Drown in Shipwreck off Libya Coast
Italian navy rescue asylum seekers by V. Futscher Article by Paulina Montez, In 2017, Italy and Libya signed a Memorandum of...

BJIL
Oct 5, 20203 min read


Police Brutality and Use of Force: An International Human Rights Law Perspective
Black Lives Matter movement in Austria by Ivan Radic Article by Akshita Tiwary, The killing of George Floyd has sparked protests against...

BJIL
Sep 28, 20208 min read


Redefining Micro-Investment Disputes Before the ICSID During COVID-19
Ministerial Roundtable: 21st Century Global Investment Policy Making by UNCTAD Article by Parth Tyagi and Achyutam Bhatnagar, Since the...

BJIL
Sep 21, 20206 min read


Do Human Rights Violations During COVID-19 Limit Sovereign Immunity?
The International Court of Justice in The Hague by R. Boed Article by Adrika Bisen, Many have filed petitions in various national courts,...

BJIL
Sep 21, 20206 min read


TRANSITIONAL JUSTICE IN KOSOVO AFTER THE WAR: THE HARDSHIP IT FACES
Photo credit: Jean-Philippe KSIAZEK /AFP via Getty Images) Article by Enio Ibro, “We all do better when we work together. Our differences...

BJIL
May 14, 20203 min read


IP IMPLICATIONS OF PANDEMICS ON INTERNATIONAL TRADE: COMBATING THE COVID 19 CRISIS
Article by Amreen Taneja Berkeley Law LLM Class of 2020, IMPLICATIONS OF PANDEMICS Infectious diseases count as one of the top ten...

BJIL
May 4, 20206 min read


Keeping up with Promises made: US China Trade Agreement Phase 1
Article by Amreen Taneja, The beginning of this year marked a potential end to the two-year long trade war between US and China dawning a...

BJIL
May 2, 20202 min read


Economic justice—not criminalization—is the key to shelter in place orders in the U.S.
Article by Najia Humayun I. Introduction: In Italy, people with COVID-19 (coronavirus) symptoms who refuse to self-isolate could be...

BJIL
Apr 19, 20205 min read


The Need of Global Information Privacy Governance: A Lesson from the Coronavirus Outbreak
Article by Bhredipta Socarana, CIPP/E (LLM ‘20) Introduction The outbreak of the coronavirus (COVID-19) that first infected the people of...

BJIL
Apr 19, 20204 min read


Current Events: The Syrian Refugee Crisis Confronts Europe’s “Shield” Once Again
Article by Jonathan Abrams, As thousands of Syrian refugees desperately tried to storm barbed wire fences at the Turkish-Greek border,...

BJIL
Mar 7, 20203 min read


Current Events: UK unveils new points-based immigration system
Article by Annabelle Wilmott The United Kingdom is to dramatically overhaul its immigration system. On February 19, 2020, the Home Office...

BJIL
Mar 7, 20202 min read


The Diversity Gap in U.S. Government is a Disservice to National Security and Foreign Policy
Article by Tyler Takemoto, In terms of gender and racial diversity, staff at the executive agencies that enact U.S. foreign policy and...

BJIL
Dec 2, 20196 min read


DNA testing in immigration: Where to draw the line?
Article by Annabelle Wilmott, DNA testing can provide a reliable way of revealing a person’s identity for immigration purposes. Although...

BJIL
Nov 24, 20195 min read


“This is wrong”: Interview with plaintiffs challenging the Mauritian sodomy law
Article by Luke Miller (JD, 2021) and Martin Ren (LLM, 2020), In the last few weeks, Luke Miller (JD, 2021) and Martin Ren (LLM, 2020)...

BJIL
Nov 16, 201912 min read


Arming International Law and Disarming War Criminals: Colombia’s Transitional Justice Court
Article by Helena Von Nagy, Established consciously as an entity informed by international human rights, humanitarian, and criminal law...

BJIL
Nov 11, 20196 min read


US Withdrawal from Syria Revives Fundamental Constitutional Questions
Article by Tyler Takemoto, Announced last month, the US withdrawal from Northern Syria raises a complex set of issues implicating the...

BJIL
Nov 11, 20192 min read


Is the failure to take action against climate change a violation of fundamental HR?
Article by Martin Neira, As mentioned in my previous article, there has been a surge in international HR and environmental litigation in...

BJIL
Nov 3, 20192 min read


Prohibition of face veils in the EU and how it violates International Law
Article by Ramita Sareen, The Burqa ban has proliferated in Western Europe at an alarming rate and around 14 countries have banned and...

BJIL
Oct 28, 20194 min read


Climate Change in the International Context: Not Just California Fires
Article by Aaron J. Cheung, The Kincade fire in Sonoma County has already spread to over 10,000 acres amid high winds. This fire followed...

BJIL
Oct 26, 20192 min read
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