Featured articles by staff, students, guests, professors, and any posts that are not “daily news digest”
A “critical tradition” has been established in international law by various schools of thought that “have attempted to excavate, debunk, and deconstruct the myths of the equality and neutrality in international law.”[1] Despite this fact, scholars have acknowledged a “hole in the fabric:”[2] the discussion and analysis of race within international law.[3] This piece analyzes … Read more
In an opinion issued this August, the United States District Court for the District of Columbia denied a plaintiff’s challenge to the U.S. Copyright Office in regard to a work he was seeking to register listing a computer system as the author.[1] By issuing this opinion, the court took a strong stance against artificial intelligence … Read more
This article will explore to what extent international cooperation can increase healthcare access to rural communities in Peru. Peru Healthcare System While there are both private and public healthcare options in Peru, the government has focused on expanding universal coverage in recent years. As a result, medical professionals and medical resources are overextended, meaning that … Read more
A pivot in leadership is unfolding across the Atlantic as Margrethe Vestager announced her exit as Europe’s chief competition regulator to launch her candidacy to head the European Investment Bank.[1] Under her auspices, the European Union (“EU”) led the charge against the world’s largest tech companies,[2] with the spotlight often gleaming on companies like Google, … Read more
On September 14, 2023, Italian Interior Minister Matteo Piantedosi released a decree stating that asylum seekers will need to pay a $5,000 (US) dollar fine to avoid waiting in a detention center while their applications are under review.[1] The decree was promulgated as a direct result of an influx of North African migrants into Italy, … Read more
As two of the largest democratic and economically affluent entities functioning on an international level, the United States and the European Union can be compared in a lot of ways. This perceived similarity can be utilized to get a better idea of how the US and the EU handle interest groups and legislative influence differently, … Read more
Families struggling to maintain their fishing businesses is an unfortunate reality in Laos. Most countries in the Lower Mekong River Basin share this bleak reality. In the past two decades, the water level and quality of the Mekong River in Eastern Asia have declined rapidly.[1] Stretching 2,700 miles, the Mekong is the world’s 12th longest … Read more
On April 6, 2023, the White House released a twelve-page document which “outlines the key decisions and challenges surrounding the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan.”[1] A sensitive topic given the hyper partisan nature of politics in the United States today. However, lost in this debate are discussions of those who have suffered the most from the … Read more
Over the centuries, economies across numerous nations have periodically been subject to asset price bubbles. An asset price bubble is a market phenomenon characterized by surges in asset prices to levels significantly above the fundamental value of that asset.[1] Dating back to the Dutch tulip mania bubble of the early 17th century, speculation drove the value of tulip bulbs to … Read more
In early 2023, ChatGPT took the world by storm.[1] Many flocked to its website to generate poems, articles, and exam answers to see what it was capable of.[2] It is much more advanced than most anticipated.[3] Its surprising level of advancement has led many people and corporations to discuss its potential productivity benefits.[4] Despite all … Read more
The Denver Journal of International Law & Policy is one of the oldest international law journals in the United States and is ranked internationally. It is managed and edited by students at the University of Denver Sturm College of Law.
