by Austin Newman | Nov 27, 2023 | Armed Intervention, Democracy, ECOWAS
On July 26, 2023, a military junta ousted the democratically elected President of Niger, Mohamed Bazoum, and took him hostage. This coup d’état is one the latest of many coups that have plagued multiple African nations over recent decades. Since 1950, almost half of...
by Audrey Stone | Nov 27, 2023 | Executive Power, Human Rights, Jurisdiction, War Crimes
Introduction In 2010, Jorge Vinicio Sosa Orantes fled his home in Los Angeles to evade Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents that were closing in to arrest him for immigration fraud. Sosa is a Guatemalan ex-commando who participated in the Dos Erres...
by John Tuley | Nov 27, 2023 | Sports, Technology
In February this year, the Federation Internationale de l’Automobile (“FIA”), international motorsport’s governing body, announced the organization was to open up the process to expand Formula One (“F1”)’s World Championship, allowing new teams to apply to join...
by Andrew Allen | Oct 30, 2023 | Uncategorized
Background: TikTok’s Assertions of Data Privacy and U.S. Skepticism Since its meteoric rise in 2016, the social media platform known as ‘TikTok’ has gained popular appeal with its addictive algorithms and trends, garnering over 150 million American users since March...
by Elizabeth Schroeder | Oct 30, 2023 | immigration
A note on language: I use both ‘identify-first’ (disabled person) and ‘people-first’ (person with a disability) language throughout this article because English-speaking disability advocates use (and request that other people use) one or both of these. People with...
by Tyler Capps | Oct 30, 2023 | Uncategorized
While the People’s Republic of China is in the midst of dealing with prominent external issues like Taiwan and the South China Sea, it has also been facing internal struggles over an issue that seems peculiar at first glance for an officially atheist nation: religion....
by David Brown | Oct 25, 2023 | Jurisdiction
Introduction Extraterritorial jurisdiction refers to the legal authority of a state or country to exercise its legal powers beyond its sovereign territory. This gives a nation the legal authority to address certain actions or offenses occurring outside its territorial...
by Joshua Cunningham | Apr 27, 2023 | Israel
Introduction In early 2023, Israel’s longest-serving Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu (Bibi), announced a series of reforms that functionally remove authority from the judiciary and eliminate the Supreme Court’s powers. The current government, which is the most...
by Mary Ameringer | Apr 27, 2023 | Human Rights
On April 15th, President Macron signed into law his unpopular reform act increasing the state pension age from 62 to 64. Since January, millions have mobilized in demonstrations across France to denounce the reform. However, civil unrest exploded in late March after...
by John Darby | Apr 27, 2023 | Brazil, BRICS, China, India, Russia
Introduction The concept of “de-dollarization” has become an increasingly topical issue as countries seek to decrease their dependence on the U.S. dollar as the world’s primary reserve currency. Should de-dollarization occur, there are many countries that would like...
