by Drew Weisberg | Nov 21, 2022 | All
Introduction & Background Against the Biden administration’s opposition, the Supreme Court agreed in October to hear an appeal from the Second Circuit by a Turkish state-owned bank, Halkbank, on whether the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act (“FSIA”) protects...
by Jonathan Haskin | Nov 16, 2022 | All, Brazil
On January 25th, 2019, a dam built to support the Córrego de Feijão iron ore mine collapsed. Built in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais to store a slurry of byproducts from the process of separating iron from the surrounding mineral deposits, the dam’s collapse...
by Gabrielle Hangos | Nov 14, 2022 | All, European Union, Internet Law, Technology
Despite all the wonders that technology has increasingly brought – connecting people on the other side of the world throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, advancing medicine, and increasing productivity, just to name a few – there exists today, fairly little regulation of...
by Alec Goodrich | Nov 11, 2022 | Arbitration, China, Cybersecurity, Financial, Intellectual Property, Internet Law, National Security, North America, Trade, U.S. Foreign Policy
International intellectual property (IIP) theft occurs when foreign actors infringe upon, or outright steal, intellectual property (IP) owned by a domestic entity. IIP theft takes many forms, from the manufacture and export of counterfeit Birkin bags to sophisticated...
by Austin Newman | Nov 7, 2022 | All, Climate Change, Environment, Europe, European Union, Germany, Italy, Russia, Ukraine, United Kingdom
After decades of investing in renewable energy sectors while decreasing investment in fossil fuels and relying on Russian gas instead, the European Union now finds itself in an energy crisis. After the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Europe responded by banning the...
by Mark Rook | Nov 4, 2022 | All, Human Rights, immigration, Uncategorized
Feature Image for Article. Source: https://media.vanityfair.com/photos/62e9986df57bcae37888ae9c/master/pass/migrants-sent-to-dc-by-bus.jpg Non-Citizens Bussed to Washington D.C., New York City, and Chicago Since April 2022, Texas governor Greg Abbot has bussed...
by Sarah Burns | Nov 2, 2022 | Africa, All, Human Rights
Introduction In March 2022, María Hernández, Yohannes Haleform, and Tedros Gebremariam began their daily task of searching for casualties to assist in the war-torn region of Tigray in northern Ethiopia. The next day, they were found dead. A part of Médecins Sans...
by Zach Burgoyne | Nov 2, 2022 | All, Human Rights, United Nations
Do universal human rights exist? In 1948 the world was tired. It had suffered through back-to-back world wars and an increasing rise in globalism led the world’s nations toward a unified goal: Peace and international unity. This newfound internationalism led to the...
by Sabrina Rodriguez | Nov 1, 2022 | All, Children, Columbia, Covid-19, Ecuador, Egypt, Human Rights, Russia, Ukraine, United Nations, Women
Introduction The right to protest is under threat across all regions of the world and repression has grown increasingly common. This year, we have seen various examples of this repression in Russia, Iran, Ecuador, and Chad. However, this problem has always been...
by Jocelyn Martinez | Oct 27, 2022 | All, Comparative Law, Criminal Procedure, Europe, European Union, Italy
Introduction This article will look at the United States rights guaranteed to a defendant during pretrial proceedings and focus on the rights afforded to defendants in Italy. United States and Italy In the United States, once a person has been charged or convicted...
