by Michael C. Arianas | Mar 1, 2022 | All, Uncategorized
For most of us here at GW Law, the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine represents one of the gravest violations of international law in our lifetimes. As the International Law Society, it is our duty to condemn this invasion in the strongest possible terms, and to...
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 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...
