An Ongoing Crisis in Egypt: Human Rights Abuses
For years, Egypt’s human rights abuses have been known and reported on by journalists in the country hoping to bring the tragedies to light. Only recently, however, has the Egyptian government publicly addressed the issue and set forth initiatives to tackle the problem. Despite the outward perception that change in the country is taking place, the realities seem to remain the same.
Privacy vs Free Speech: Challenges with Adopting the European Union’s Right to be Forgotten in the United States
Introduction In 2019, Jane Slater found out that her (now-ex) boyfriend was cheating, after noticing repeated spikes in his Fitbit heart rate data at 4 a.m. whenever he was not home. In 2020, a civilian employee at Fort Bragg used the Army Installation’s official...
China’s New Tech Regulation
Abstract: The Chinese Communist Party has long tightly controlled private sector enterprises. In the past year, that control has taken a new form: board seats. Over the past several months, China has pivoted from regulating tech companies through fines and...
BREAKING: Sanctions Worsen Impact of Earthquake in Syria
Syria, a nation ravaged by war, was devastated by a deadly earthquake earlier this week on February 6, 2023. Although levied by the international community to put an end to human rights abuses, sanctions have inflicted more harm than relief, especially during a natural disaster of this magnitude.
Disability-Inclusive Climate Resilience and Decision-Making Rights in a Changing World
This article provides a brief overview of the disproportionate impact climate change has on people with disabilities and discusses the relevance the right to legal capacity has to climate change and disability-inclusive climate resilience plans.
Spotlight on Blasphemy Laws
As antiquated as it may sound, 84 countries currently have laws criminalizing blasphemy. The international community has long recognized the problematic nature of these laws; the ‘End Blasphemy Laws campaign,’ launched in the wake of the 2015 Charlie Hebdo massacre,...
Pharmaceutical Patents During COVID-19 and The TRIPS Agreement
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...
Nord Stream Sabotage
Introduction On September 26th, 2022, in the middle of the night, an unknown actor blew up the underwater Nord Stream 1 and 2 Pipelines in the Baltic Sea, causing one of the largest releases of methane gas ever. Investigations began immediately, but findings and...
How Involuntary Commitment Laws Relate to Mental Health and Homelessness: the U.S. and Italy
This article will suggest that the U.S. should follow the legal framework of Italy’s involuntary commitment laws. Adding the “need for treatment” standard, coupled with increasing the number of verifications along the chain to commitment, could affect the rates of...
Move Over, Russia: China Increased its Election Interference Efforts as the 2022 US Midterms Approached
Lin Qiming, a Chinese state security agent, had several creative suggestions for how to destroy Yan Xiong’s nascent congressional campaign in the Democratic primary for New York’s 10th District. In Mr. Lin’s conversations with a private investigator (PI) he had hired...