The Alien Tort Statute in the United States: U.S. Compliance with International Law Norms following Nestlé v. Doe
An Online Annotation by Anuja Chowdhury, Staff Editor
China and International Labor Standards: New Guidelines Extend Labor Protections to Platform Workers
China and International Labor Standards: New Guidelines Extend Labor Protections to Platform Workers An Online Annotation by Galia Popov, Staff Editor PDF version available here. International labor standards are largely promulgated by the International Labour Organization (ILO), whose conventions, protocols…
Non-disclosure Agreements and Equitable Access to COVID-19 Vaccines
An online annotation by Young Park, Staff Editor* PDF version available here. I. Introduction In May 2020, 140 world leaders and experts signed an open letter advocating for all COVID-19 diagnostics, treatments, and vaccines to be treated as “public goods,”…
Political Opinion, Societal Power, and Northern Triangle Gangs
An online annotation by Adam Weir, Staff Editor. PDF version available here. I. Introduction Recent scholarship argues that the term “political opinion” under the 1951 Refugee Convention (“1951 Convention”) and the 1967 Protocol Relating to the Status of Refugees (“1967…
LexisNexis and I.C.E.: An Examination of LexisNexis’s Human Rights Responsibilities
An online annotation by Yulanda Lui, Staff Editor. PDF Version available here. I. Introduction The use of personal data and identification technology in immigration enforcement is not new.[1] In the United States, the practice can be traced back as early…
A Doomed Investigation: How Political Immunity, Corruption, and a Lack of Judicial Independence Stymy an Investigation into the Beirut Port Explosion of August 4, 2020
PDF version available here. An online annotation by Lucius Lambert, Staff Editor. I. The Economic State of Lebanon before and after the Beirut Port Explosion On August 4, 2020, in one of the largest non-nuclear explosions in modern history, the…
Promoting Global Democracy: Can and Should the United States Continue to Play a Role?
An online annotation by Hannah Colter, Staff Editor PDF version available here. I. Introduction January 6, 2021 marked a dark and fearful day for global democracy, when the United States faced a coup attempt upon its Capitol. This siege not…
Analyzing the Implications of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam
An online annotation by Jack Rogers, Staff Editor PDF version available here. Water is the most vital resource and access to freshwater is essential to the function of a modern state. Beyond access to drinkable water, states also use freshwater…
Covid-19: A Reckoning of the Immigration Detention System and a Call for Alternatives to Detention Programs
An online annotation by Rebecca Niederberger Martinez, Staff Editor PDF version available here. I. Introduction: The Covid-19 Pandemic Exposes Immigration Detention Conditions On September 8, 2020, media sources around the world captured the raging flames consuming the Moria refugee camp…
Statelessness in the Context of Climate Change: The Applicability of the Montevideo Criteria to “Sinking States”
An online annotation by Antonio Joseph DelGrande, Senior Online Editor PDF version available here. I. Introduction As resource extraction and fossil fuel and greenhouse gas emission continue to fuel global climate change, nearly one billion people continue to live in…