by Sarah Kenny Werner | Feb 22, 2021 | All, Comparative Law, Environment, Human Rights, Public International Law
Though international law is traditionally viewed as a means of regulating sovereign states, cities are drawing increasing (albeit careful) attention as objects of international legal concern. Cities should not be ignored. In a global context characterized by...
by Alexis Mayer | Feb 18, 2021 | Africa, All, Human Rights, United Nations
In the mid-2000s, a militant insurgent and terrorist group, Al-Shabaab, developed in Somalia. Al-Shabaab has become “the largest and most connectedly violent arm of al-Qaeda.” Al-Shabaab, which translates from Arabic to “the Youth,” has recruited thousands of...
by Danielle Barnes-Smith | Feb 15, 2021 | All, Human Rights, Indigenous Rights, North America
Note on Terminology: Across North America, different indigenous groups identify with different terms. A number of tribes in the United States identify as American Indian or indigenous while some in Canada identify instead as First Nation. There is no single term...
