
Will Turkey’s Continued Human Rights Abuses Bar All Hope of EU Accession?
Turkey has spent decades negotiating their admittance into the European Union (“EU”). The EU declared Turkey eligible to join in 1999 and formally

LGBTQ+ Activists Sentenced to Death in Iran
Iran is one of thirteen countries where being homosexual is punishable by death.[1] Since 1979, over 4,000 people have been sentenced to death for having

Protecting Refugees in Colorado: A Model for Progress
Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine earlier this year, the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) traced more than 10 million refugee border crossings from Ukraine to

Homelessness: International Human Rights and Local Law Enforcement
Homelessness is a violation of human dignity that affects countries around the world because of increasingly diverse social and economic factors.[1] Homelessness can be characterized

Unexpected Consequences: How Gender Inequality in American Sports May Lead to a Resurgence of Prolonged International & Civil Wars
From Billie Jean King in 1973 to the Women’s National Soccer Team today, the gender pay and opportunity gap in American sports has stood stubbornly

Italy’s Case 1 Euro Program: a Policy Solution for Rural Communities in America?
Across Italy, young Italians migrate from the countryside to urban centers in search of more lucrative job markets, forcing rural towns to struggle with the

Brace Yourselves, Schrems III is Coming
The EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) mandates that personal data may only be transferred to a third country for processing if that country’s laws

South Africa: A Deceptive Reputation of Protection for Trans Refugees
South Africa is recognized as a frontrunner in protecting the rights of both “gender refugees” and asylum seekers. The term “gender refugee” refers to “people

Europe’s Literal Race to the Bottom for a Carbon Neutral Future
In July 2022, the European Parliament approved nuclear energy as “green” in its continued effort to make European Union climate neutral by 2050.[1] Not

The Death of the Death Penalty
“The issue of the death penalty is associated with two fundamental human rights norms: the right to life and the protection against cruel, inhuman, and

Prosecuting International Crimes in 2022
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Evaluating NATO in 2022
In response to the devastation occasioned by the Second World War and the looming threat of Communism led by the Soviet Union with its new