by Emma Ross | Oct 28, 2021 | All, Asia, Children, Human Rights
Introduction Mass consumption is on the rise and the fashion industry is no exception. Worldwide 80 billion pieces of clothing are consumed every year, a 400% increase from only twenty years ago. However, approximately 85% of these textiles end up in a landfill every...
by Caroline Dumoulin | Oct 26, 2021 | Africa, All, Cultural History, History, Iraq, Middle East & North Africa, Uncategorized, United Kingdom
From a U.S. craft store chain to the British Museum, many pieces proudly displayed in the world’s museums have gotten there through illegal means. Today, several countries whose cultural artifacts have been pillaged, stolen, or smuggled are now demanding them back....
by Andrea Lorch | Oct 25, 2021 | Africa, All, Uncategorized, United Nations
Western Sahara remains an anomaly in the field of international law. In the eyes of the United Nations, it is a Non-Self Governing Territory with no administering power. However, even after an international promise of independence from colonization, Western Sahara is...
by Samantha Carswell | Oct 21, 2021 | All, Cybersecurity, National Security, U.S. Foreign Policy
Social media has brought the entire world to our fingertips. It’s easier than ever to find like-minded individuals. Most of us trust that there is a human on the other end of that Tweet or Facebook post we see on our feed. However, some people believe that the...
by Renée Lettow Lerner | Oct 21, 2021 | All, Comparative Law, Criminal Procedure
Note: This is the first post of a three-part series on inquisitorial procedure and its lessons for the U.S. criminal justice system. Part I: The Investigative File A major weakness of the U.S. adversarial criminal system is that often no one but the prosecutor and law...