by Shanni Alon | Jul 21, 2021 | Africa, All, Asia, Children, Human Rights, Law of War, Middle East & North Africa, Refugee Law and Policy
The world has been reeling from the COVID-19 pandemic and as we begin a return to normalcy, we are just beginning to see the rippling effects in other sectors. The United Nations announced that 2020 saw 19,300 children were victims of “grave violations.” Grave...
by Alessandra Palazzolo | Jul 19, 2021 | All, Asia, Trade, United Kingdom
In June 2021, British trade minister Liz Truss announced that the United Kingdom would begin virtual talks to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP). Joining the CPTPP would deepen the UK’s trade ties in the Asia-Pacific...
by Caroline Dumoulin | Jul 12, 2021 | All, Asia, Comparative Law, Covid-19, Human Rights, Labor Law, Middle East & North Africa, Migration Law, Uncategorized
There are an estimated 164 million migrant workers in the world today, approximately 8.5 million of them women, with roughly 19 percent of these women working in the Arab region. Despite these high numbers, due to the private nature of the work causing poor...
by Akhilesh Pillalamarri | Jun 11, 2021 | All, Asia, China, Comparative Law, India, Law of the Sea, Law of War, Middle East & North Africa, National Security, South China Sea, Southeast Asia, Trade, U.S. Foreign Policy
The 21st century is called the “Asian Century” and not without reason. The image below shows the Valeriepieris circle, a hypothetical circle in Asia that contains more than half of the world’s population. In other words, more people live inside the circle than outside...
