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The South China Sea: The United States and China’s Waves of Discord

by Joseph Ritter | March 14, 2019 | Uncategorized | 0 Comments

By Joseph Ritter The territorial disputes in the South China Sea have pitted China against the United States, its neighbors, and the greater international community. Efforts to adhere to the United National Convention on the Laws of the Sea have failed, and rulings by...

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Restorative Justice in the Age of Mass Incarceration: Is Norway the New Way?

by Kristianna Anderson | Mar 14, 2019 | Uncategorized

By Kristianna Anderson In the midst of the debate on mass incarceration, perhaps the U.S. should look to the justice system of Norway and what it has accomplished under its sometimes-shocking model of restorative justice. Despite being one of the most developed...

Friend or Foe? ISDS, Foreign Investment and Sovereignty

by Jarrod Carman | Mar 14, 2019 | Uncategorized

By Jarrod Carman Introduction The Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) is one of the most controversial aspects of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) and now the Comprehensive and Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA.) ISDS is a clause through which corporations...

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