The Emerging Role of Cities in International Law
Though international law is traditionally viewed as a means of regulating sovereign states, cities are drawing increasing (albeit careful) attention as objects of international legal concern. Cities should not be ignored. In a global context characterized by...
Rehabilitation of Child Soldiers in Somalia
In the mid-2000s, a militant insurgent and terrorist group, Al-Shabaab, developed in Somalia. Al-Shabaab has become “the largest and most connectedly violent arm of al-Qaeda.” Al-Shabaab, which translates from Arabic to “the Youth,” has recruited thousands of...
Stolen Sisters: Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women in North America
Note on Terminology: Across North America, different indigenous groups identify with different terms. A number of tribes in the United States identify as American Indian or indigenous while some in Canada identify instead as First Nation. There is no single term...
Who Is Biden’s Pick For UN Ambassador? And What Could It Mean For US Foreign Relations?
On November 23, President-elect Joe Biden chose Linda Thomas Greenfield, a career diplomat, to serve as his Ambassador to the United Nations. The U.N. Ambassadors serve as the voice of the United States at the UN. They negotiate and promote foreign policy objectives...
A New Dawn for New START?
Tweet How long does it take to negotiate and conclude a major international arms control and/or disarmament treaty? Apparently the 2021 answer to this question could be “15 days.” That is how much time is left after President Joe Biden’s inauguration to conclude a new...
Interrupting a Force-Fed Supply Chain: The Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act
Tweet For students returning home from school, there is often a sense of joy that comes with the reunion of student to family. But for some Uyghur students coming home to the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of the People’s Republic of China, they were met with the...
Anti-Policing Demonstrations During a Pandemic: A Look at the US and Kenya
Tweet The summer of 2020 was defined for many by the global COVID-19 pandemic and civil demonstrations against police brutality. In the United States, the killing of George Floyd sparked nationwide protests as it rekindled outrage over how police kill Black men...
Stemming An Epidemic of Peacekeeper Sexual Exploitation: A Case Study
Tweet The conflict in the Central African Republic (CAR) began in 2012 when Muslim rebels called Séléka overthrew the government and ousted the President, François Bozizé. A “self-defense” coalition later formed, the anti-Balaka, and the subsequent conflict between...
Could TRIPS Trip Up Covid-19 Vaccine Access?
Tweet When the World Trade Organization (WTO)’s Council on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) reconvenes in 2021, it will continue to consider a proposal to temporarily waive some provisions of the TRIPS Agreement—a 1995 agreement...
COVID-19: American Versus Indian Federalism
Tweet From time to time, states must confront emergencies that require a national response, including wars, famines, natural disasters, and pandemics. Is it possible that the very structure of a country can inhibit its response to a national emergency? The case can be...