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For decades, pharmaceutical companies have maintained that patent protections are an essential component of scientific innovation.[1] In the U.S., a patent confers the right to exclude others from making, using, or selling the claimed invention for twenty years from the filing of the patent application.[2]  As drug prices continue to rise[3], this system raises ethical … Read more

The Convention on the Rights of the Child (hereinafter “CRC”) recognizes “that the child, for the full and harmonious development of his or her personality, should grow up in a family environment, in an atmosphere of happiness, love and understanding”.[1] The CRC was entered into force on September 2, 1990, and 195 countries are currently … Read more

One out of ten people in Guatemala have a disability.[1] Guatemala decided to take action after receiving a report from a study performed in 2005 revealing that “only 10 per cent of children with disabilities concluded primary school, 77 per cent did not have access to rehabilitation services and 53 per cent could not read … Read more

The United States, which is already considered the leading power in artificial intelligence (AI) technology, is now taking the lead in its regulation, with President Biden signing a far-reaching executive order on October 30, 2023.[1] The regulation is intended to be the first step in a “new era of regulation for the United States.”[2] With … Read more

Turkmenistan’s new leader Serdar Berdimuhamedow has recently expressed an interest in expanding Turkmenistan’s global economic policy in Europe through the oil and gas industry.[1]Turkmenistan is a reclusive, authoritarian nation, and the government exercises complete control over the media.[2] Berdimuhamedow’s true foreign policy goals are therefore opaque, and little is known about his motives besides what … Read more

The South China Sea has long been a focal point of international concern, mired in maritime disputes that raise complex questions regarding territorial claims, freedom of navigation, and the interpretation of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS). This essay delves into the multifaceted challenges presented by these disputes and the … Read more

The reasons that drive an individual to commit a crime are as complex and varied as the criminals themselves, but for a large percentage of people that reason is simply necessity.[1] Article 25 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights recognizes that all humans simply by virtue of their humanity deserve access to “a standard … Read more

It is axiomatic that human and educational rights are inextricably intertwined. This belief is affirmed by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and further detailed in the Convention against Discrimination in Education.[1] The European Convention on Human Rights states the right to education bluntly, “No person shall be denied the right to education.”[2] This provision … Read more

On September 19, Azerbaijan launched an assault on Nagorno-Karabakh–an enclave within Azerbaijan’s territory in the South Caucasus that Armenian separatists had self-governed for decades.[1] In just 24 hours, Azerbaijan took control of the enclave and its weapons, prompting the exodus of almost all of Nagorno-Karabakh’s population.[2] The enclave’s population was almost entirely ethnic Armenian, and … Read more

Greg Abbott, the governor of Texas, proposed the creation of a state crime of illegal entry into Texas under H.B. 4.[1] As part of his Operation Lonestar plan, Mr. Abbott proposed the bill to give police the authority to arrest migrants, or in the alternative, send them back to where they crossed over from Mexico.[2] … Read more