by Amanda Bini | Oct 23, 2022 | Discovery, Environment, History, Law of War, Private Space Flight, Public International Law, Space Law, United Nations
Images from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope have renewed worldwide interest in space exploration. In addition to the infinite possibilities that exist in outer space, there are several possibilities that hit closer to home. In the words of the U.S....
by Mary Ameringer | Apr 15, 2022 | Asia, China, History, North America, South China Sea, Southeast Asia, Trade, U.S. Foreign Policy, Uncategorized
Bao Bao during her public debut at the National Zoo in 2013. Her birth appeared on the zoo’s live panda cam and generated a surge in viewership that crashed the site. Is there something more to these beloved bears than munching on bamboo and bumbling around? April 16,...
by Austin Newman | Mar 31, 2022 | All, Europe, History, Public International Law, Russia
The horrifying and tragic situation in Ukraine should shock no one; it is just the latest in a pattern of actions that Russia has undergone to induce former Soviet Republics (SSRs) into compliance in an attempt to assert its dominance as a global power. Russia has...
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 Brandon Padgett | Oct 11, 2021 | All, History, Private Space Flight, Public International Law, Space Law, United Nations
Introduction For decades, people around the world have looked up at the stars and thought about the brave women and men who travelled beyond the bounds of earth’s gravity in the name of science and exploration. Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, Valentina Tereshkova, Sally...
by Akhilesh Pillalamarri | Sep 20, 2021 | All, Ancient Law, Asia, Comparative Law, History, India, Middle East & North Africa
In the contemporary world, we have grown used to several features of our legal systems. Many of these we take for granted; for example, the legal equality of citizens, the state’s monopoly on violence, and legal homogeneity—the existence of a single legal system...
