Category: Issues Archive

Articles include: The Future of Just War Theory in the Age of Cyberwarfare by Dr. Waseem Ahmad Qureshi Stranded at the Border: An Analysis of the Legality of International Travel Restrictions Adopted by States in the COVID-19 Pandemic in Light of the Right to Return to One’s Country by Aziz Tuffi Saliba & Mariana Ferolla V. do Valle Notes & Comments include: “I Am the River, the River is Me”: How Environmental Personhood Can Protect Tribal Food Systems by Sequoia L. Butler Codifying Comity: The Case for U.S. Ratification of the 2019 Hague Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments in Civil and Commercial Matters by L. Hunter Maude Trouble in Paradise: Regulation of Instagram Influencers in the United States and the United Kingdom by Grace Stewart

Articles include: The Anti-Defection Provision Contained in the Constitution of Bangladesh, 1972, and Its Adverse Impact on Parliamentary Democracy: A Case for Reform by M. Ehteshamul Bari & Pritam Dey Tainted Harvest: Transborder Labor Trafficking and Forced Servitude in Agribusiness by Luz E. Nagle Russian Mercenaries, State Responsibility, and Conflict in Syria: Examining the Wagner Group Under International Law by Michael A. Rizzotti Notes & Comments include: Playing in the Sandbox: Lessons U.S. Regulators Can Learn from the Successes of FinTech Sandboxes in the United Kingdom and Australia by Amy Harriman Can Transgender Troops Deploy? International Strategies for Managing Transition-Related Care of Transgender Military Personnel by Nina Marie Neff America’s Violation of International Laws: The Trump Administration’s Zero-Tolerance Immigration Policy by Kimberly D. Sweatt

Articles include: Justice Online? Lawyers and Legal Advice Websites in the People’s Republic of China by John Wagner Givens Continuity or Change? The Role of Gender in Career Preferences for Young Russian Lawyers by Kathryn Hendley Evaluation and Regulation of Professional Ethics of Lawyers in China by Wu Hongqi The Gateway to Global China: Hong Kong and the Future of Chinese Law Firms by Sida Liu & Anson Au In Search of Activist Lawyers in China: A Time Machine Back to the Heyday of Political Activism in the Chinese Legal Profession by Ethan Michelson Professional Trajectories of Russian Law Students Graduated from MVD-Affiliated Institutions by Dr. Olga Semukhina Criminal Defense Rate and Underlying Wealth Effect: Data Analysis Based on Judgments of First Instance in Sichuan Province in 2015 and 2016 by Lianhan Zhang & Weimin Zuo

Articles include Whose Duty Of Elder Care? Examining Aging Law And Policy In Taiwan by Chao-Tien Chang The Relevance Of The Concept Of Due Diligence For International Humanitarian Law by Marco Longobardo Navigating The Mississippi International Watercourse: The Right Of Innocent Passage? A Riparian Opportunity For Canada & Mexico by C. Mark Macneill Notes & Comments including Driving The Future: The Antiquated Treaties, Unintended Effects, And Inconsistent Implementation Of Autonomous Vehicle Law by Mason Baranczyk This May Offend You: Scotland's “Nazi Pug” Case And Free Speech In The Internet Age by Farah Famouri The WTO Versus The Donald: Why The WTO Must Adopt A Review Standard For Article XXI(B) Of The GATT by Benjamin Jordan

Articles include "Deciphering the "Right to Read" Under International Human Rights Law: A Normative Framework for Equal Access" by Lida Ayoubi, "System Criminality and International Responsibility: Back to Canonical Questions" by Zhenni Li, "Understanding the Activation of the Crime of Aggression at the International Criminal Court: Progress and Pitfalls" by Jeremy Sarkin & Juliana Almeida. Notes and Comments include "To Register or Not to Register? The Possibility of an Article 102 Sanction in Jadhav" by Beau Bettiga, "Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Mental Healthcare for Syrian Asylum-Seekers and Refugees" by Ashlee Rossler

Articles include "From "Our Common Future" to Sustainable Development Goals: Evolution of Sustainable Development Under International Law" by Sumudu Atapattu, "Shutting Down Poletti: Human Rights Lessons from Environmental Victories" by Rebecca Bratspies, "Sustainable Development Goals and Environmental Justice: Realization Through Disaggregation?" by Joshua C. Gellers & Trevor J. Cheatham, "Shareholder Activism and Stakeholder Engagement Strategies: Promoting Environmental Justice, Human Rights, and Sustainable Development Goals" by Erika George, "Climate Justice and Climate Displacement: Evaluating the Emerging Legal and Policy Responses" by Carmen Gonzalez, "Sustainable Development: Energy, Justice, and Women" by Lakshman Guruswamy

"Talking to the Wrong Guys? Diplomatic Partisanship and the Law" by Paul Behrens, "The Role of Shari’a in International Commercial Arbitration" by Maria Bhatti, "Personal Jurisdiction Based on the Location of a Server: Chinese Territorialism in the Internet Era?" by Jie (Jeanne) Huang. "Sizing Up Labor Relations Down Under: What Australia’s Fair Work Commission Can Teach the National Labor Relations Board" by Jonathan Cook, "Technical Solutions to a Human Problem: Organic Import Reforms in the United States and EU Are Inadequate to Prevent Fraud" by Jacob Mohr, "Putting the Brakes on Rent Increases: How the United State Could implement German Anti-Gentrification Laws Without Running Afoul of the Takings Clause" by Miles Walser.

Articles include "Counter-Terrorism in Saudi Arabia: Going Around in Circles and Hidden Agendas" by Ali Adubisi, "Syria: The Unbearable Lightness of Intervention" by Amy Baker Benjamin, "Confederate Monuments and International Law" by Lucas Lixinski, and "Autonomous Weapon Systems: The Possibility and Probability of Accountability" by Swati Malik. Notes and Comments include "No Cows at Sea: A Proposal for a Ban on Live Export from the United States" by Frank Donahue, "Thailand’s Gender Equality Act: A Solution for the United States’ Transgender Bathroom Debate" by Riley Leonard, and "Equalizing or Encroaching? Ireland’s Place in the European Commission’s Move Toward Tax Harmony" by Katlynn Michalski.

Articles include "Coping with Crisis: Whither the Variable Geometry in the Jurisprudence of the European Court of Human Rights" by Başak Çalı, "Localizing Human Rights Treaty Monitoring: Case Study of Taiwan as a Non-UN Member State" by Yu-Jie Chen, "Not Your Dumping Ground: Criminalization of Trafficking in Hazardous Waste in Africa" by Matiangai V.S. Sirleaf, "“First, Put Out the House Fire”: The Future of the African Human Rights System" by Basil Ugochukwu, "Double or Nothing? The Inter-American Court of Human Rights in an Increasingly Adverse Context" by René Urueña, "Brexit, Democracy, and Human Rights: The Law Between Secession and Treaty Withdrawal" by Jure Vidmar, and "Necessary Checkpoints or Immovable Roadblocks? Accessing the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights" by Oliver Windridge.

Articles include "The Chagos Islands Award: Exploring the Renewed Role of the Law of the Sea in the Post-Colonial Context" by Marina Aksenova & Ciarán Burke, "Transforming International Conflict Resolution to Catch Up with the Twenty-First Century (Promoting Collective Innovation)" by Nancy D. Erbe, and "Engendering Rule of Law in Health Care Delivery in Kenya" by Smith Ouma, Harrison O. Mbori, & Cynthia A.M. Amutete. Notes and Comments include "A Comparison of the Pre-Market Orphan Drug Legal Frameworks in the United States and the European Union" by Claire Dennis, "Beyond Ballot-Stuffing: Current Gaps in International Law Regarding Foreign State Hacking to Influence a Foreign Election" by Logan Hamilton, and "Creating a 21st Century Personal Data Protection Regime in the United States: Consent, Oversight, and Remedial Reform; Lessons from the German Model" by Jared Mehre