University of Wisconsin–Madison

Category: Jus Gentium

Visiting Staff: Volume 1

Articles: Colonizing and Decolonizing International Laws: Peace Treaties as Defense Mechanisms of Imperial Systems 1648-1952; Hyeonwoo Won
Reinterpreting International Law: Is the Destruction of Cultural Properties Considered the ‘New’ War Crime?
Yousef Fakhro; Safeguarding Cultural Heritage: The Protection of Cultural Property From Looting and Illicit Trafficking Under International and U.S. Law.
Yousef Fakhro.

Gap in Environmental Accountability for Imposing Trade Barriers to Low-carbon Energy Technologies

This article examines if the trade measures in one country hinder low carbon transition in another country, can and should the restriction-imposing country be accountable for the impact of the restriction.

A Modern Exodus: Climate Induced Migration in Brazil’s Amazon Rainforest

By Alexandria Virginski

Be Bold: Comparative and International Arguments for a Campaign to Re-Enfranchise the United States’ Prison Population

By Hannah Tuttle

The Legal Framework for Post-Conviction Relief in Taiwan: Focusing on the Reforms after 2014

By Mong-Hwa Chin

An Absence of Ekatvam: Divisions and Silence in Modi’s India

By Mehak Qureshi

Reconciliation of Inuit Elder-Care

By Mark MacNeill

Girls Just Wanna Have Equal Representation on Corporate Boards: A Comparative View of Female Directorships in Norway, France, and Japan

By Breana Drozd

Fleming v. Ontario: Police Discretion and the Heckler’s Veto

By Jake Thorne

What is the way forward for the Global South in the era of climate change?

Vidya Ann Jacob

The 25th Conference of Parties of the UNFCCC took place in Madrid during December of 2019. Thousands of negotiators and observers emphasized the goals laid down by the Paris Agreement of 2015. International climate change negotiations are convened not only with the goals of mitigating and adapting to climate impacts, but also looking at mechanisms to lessen climate-induced human rights violations, and achieving feasible sustainable development…