
The COVID-19 Pandemic in a Time of Deglobalization: Challenges and Perspectives for Global Governance and International Cooperation
This text assesses global governance and international cooperation in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic considering deglobalization. Issues with the functioning of global governance have highlighted flaws and gaps in

Invigorating Enforcement Mechanisms of the International Labor Organization in Pursuit of U.S. Labor Objectives
The purpose of international labor law at the beginning of the twentieth century and a motivating influence behind the formation of the International Labor Organization (“ILO”) was the prevention of

International Legal Problems in the Peaceful Use and Exploration of Outer Space
Advances in space science and technology have led to the evolution of a new rubric of international law that impacts upon public, private, and comparative law. In order to deal

Indigenous Peoples’ Rights: Mabo and Others v. State of Queensland
Australian Aboriginals share the common heritage of indigenous peoples. It is a history of violent dispossession, followed by alternating neglect and paternalism, culminating in belated and bewildered concern.’ An international

Human Security and Social Development
Global issues no less than community concerns influence social development, though the impact is not always apparent to those most closely involved. One of the harshest realities facing communities in

Human Rights Violations by the U.S. Government Against Native Americans in the Passage and Enforcement of Pub. L. No. 93-531
Pub. L. 93-531 is the U.S. law behind the forced removal of over 10,000 people from their homeland,’ the largest relocation of an ethnic group since the internment of the

Human Rights and Access to Health Care
Three years prior to the American Civil War, Abraham Lincoln stated that “a house divided against itself cannot stand.”, With the advent of international telecommunications, extensive travel and economic interdependence,

Friend, or Foe or Something Else
One billion dollars and an apology: reparations by the United States government for 60,000 surviving Americans of Japanese ancestry imprisoned during World War II without charges, trial or evidence of

Diversity and the European Union: Grant V. Swt, the Treaty of Amsterdam, and the Free Movement of Persons
In the huge diversity of peoples who make up the human race, there are a number of universal constants which have always been part of the human condition. One is

Are Unaccompanied Alien Children Really Getting a Fair Trial?
Sudha is an 11-year old girl from India.’ Her parents abused her, placed her in a home for unwanted children, and then gave her to a male stranger who accompanied

An Ethics of Human Rights: Two Interrelated Misunderstandings
Within the subject of an ethics of human rights are subsumed some of the most controversial debates in current philosophical and political discourse. It is helpful to begin by analyzing

A Conversation About Equality
Equality is a topic very near to my heart. Since I believe that you have to pose the right questions to get good answers, I will explore some of the