A Global Definition of Privacy: More Harmful Than Helpful
“Privacy” is acknowledged as “a fundamental human right in the U.N. Declaration of Human Rights, the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, and in
Taking a Human Rights Approach to Climate Change
“Climate change is an urgent global problem requiring a global solution.”[1] The report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change released in August provided a
International Cannabis – Legalize, Regulate, Export
Over the last decade, the United States’ cannabis industry developed into a fully feathered golden goose for the states that have deviated from cannabis’ dated
A Gordian Knot: Disentangling State-sponsored Election Interference and Free Speech Online
Russia developed “troll farms” to influence the 2016 American presidential election using misinformation spread via social media.[1] Experts disagree on the impact, but this type
Can Superpowers Be Superheroes? How Global Superpowers Face Their Moral Debts
From colonization to wars and military occupations, global superpowers have a history of influencing the landscapes of foreign countries.[1] However, once these superpowers distance themselves
A New Era of Corporate Accountability: Mandatory Human Rights Due Diligence
The “Business and Human Rights Galaxy” that governs corporate accountability for human rights abuses in supply chains lacks sufficient legal incentives for businesses to adhere.[1]
The Biden Administration’s Incrementalism is Failing Asylees: The Domestic Violence Decision That Does Not Go Far Enough
President Biden has failed to fulfill his commitment to creating a more humane asylum system. The administration has continued some of the most egregious Trump-era
Steven Donziger: The Confinement of a Human Rights Lawyer
Steven Donziger is a human rights lawyer who has battled Chevron for as long as I have been alive. He has been on house arrest
The Case for a Comprehensive U.S. Privacy and Data Protection Law
In 2016, the European Parliament and European Council adopted the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”),[1] a set of comprehensive data protection rules[2] enshrining seven principles
Poland’s Challenge to the Primacy of EU Law: Who is Right and Who is Wrong?
On October 7, 2021, Poland’s Constitutional Tribunal (the “Constitutional Court”) issued a ruling declaring that the country’s constitution (the “Constitution”) is a supreme law relative
Not Gone for Good: Why the U.S. May Be Forced to Return to Afghanistan
The U.S. completely withdrew from Afghanistan on August 30.[1] The weeks leading up to the withdrawal did not go as planned; the Taliban took control
Beyond Vaccine Diplomacy: The U.S. Push for Expanded Access to COVID Vaccines
As the pace of vaccinations slows in the U.S.,[1] countries like India are eager to get their hands on extra vaccine doses currently sitting in
