by Nur Evin Mercan | Dec 2, 2022 | All, Covid-19, Intellectual Property, patents, pharmaceuticals, World Trade Organization
Overview of Intellectual Property Rights Intellectual property rights protect the inventions of an individual’s creativity by protecting them under the general categories of copyright law and industrial property law. Copyright law focuses on the creative work of...
by Sabrina Rodriguez | Nov 1, 2022 | All, Children, Columbia, Covid-19, Ecuador, Egypt, Human Rights, Russia, Ukraine, United Nations, Women
Introduction The right to protest is under threat across all regions of the world and repression has grown increasingly common. This year, we have seen various examples of this repression in Russia, Iran, Ecuador, and Chad. However, this problem has always been...
by Gabrielle Hangos | Apr 20, 2022 | All, Covid-19, Environment, United Nations
An overlooked, but detrimental element of the COVID-19 pandemic has been the food insecurity faced by millions throughout the United Nations (UN). Food insecurity refers to “a lack of available financial resources for food at the household level.” In 2019, it was...
by Katherine Dolgenos | Mar 23, 2022 | All, Asia, China, Covid-19, Cybersecurity, Human Rights, Internet Law, National Security
After initially downplaying the COVID-19 pandemic and preventing medical professionals from speaking out, the Chinese government reversed course and acted swiftly to stop the virus from spreading. The government’s public health measures included extensive data...
by Garrett May | Feb 25, 2022 | All, Climate Change, Covid-19, Environment, Philippines, U.S. Foreign Policy
Update: The White House has announced President Biden’s intent to nominate as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Mrs. MaryKay Loss Carlson. In May of 2021 I wrote for the International Law & Policy Brief about the storied relationship...
by Amanda Bini | Nov 10, 2021 | All, Asia, China, Covid-19, Cultural History, Human Rights, Migration Law, U.S. Foreign Policy
Pictured: Angel Island, where the question of “How to actually implement the Chinese Exclusion Act?” was answered. “The surge in violence against Asian-Americans is a reminder that America’s present reality reflects its exclusionary past.” – Michael Luo In 1890, Hong...
