Featured articles by staff, students, guests, professors, and any posts that are not “daily news digest”
This is the second blog post in a series of three blog posts proposing that the Smart Grid is a possible contributing remedy to fighting global climate change. This post analyzes the Smart Grid on a more country-specific level and discusses how the United States, the European Union, and China define and value the Smart … Read more
The international pet trade for exotic animal species is a highly lucrative, multi-billion dollar enterprise, second only to drugs and weapons on the black market. Notably, exotic birds are one of the most significantly impacted species by the international pet trade industry. The number of exotic birds in the wild has dramatically declined in recent … Read more
Would you like to strike it rich through the purchase of land use rights? Consider bidding on the next oil and gas auction by the Brazilian government. Two of the most popular offerings by Brazil are described below. Sedimentary Basin Brazil enacted Law No. 9.478 (“Petroleum Law”) in 1997 to establish Concession Agreements, the contracts … Read more
This is the first blog post in a series of three blog posts proposing that the Smart Grid is a possible contributing remedy to fighting global climate change. This post provides context about global climate change in general and details what the Smart Grid is. The second blog post discusses the Smart Grid on a … Read more
Baby hatches (also called baby boxes) are not an entirely modern concept, as their use can be traced back to medieval times. Their purpose has also largely remained the same: to allow a mother to anonymously leave the child in a safe and protected place, the baby box, when she feels she is not capable … Read more
About a month ago, the International Court of Justice at the Hague (“ICJ”) issued a ruling in a dispute between Peru and Chile that was instigated in 2008. Over 14,000 square miles of ocean in international waters were at stake. The ruling granted Peru control over the majority of the disputed waters, but Chile retained … Read more
After a controversy spanning five years, Ugandan President Museveni signed a bill into law expanding the criminalization of homosexuality in Uganda. GLBTQ individuals could now face up to life imprisonment. Besides an inherent anti-GLBTQ sentiment, the rhetoric surrounding the passage of the bill has been strongly anti-colonial and anti-West. Decried by nations and NGO’s as … Read more
Major upheaval in the Ukrainian government followed fiery and deadly protests in Kiev’s Independence Square last week. Parliament ousted President Viktor Yanukovych and declared a new interim president. Two groups, members of parliament (“MPs”) and hoards of protesters, played an integral part in the changes in Ukraine. Maintaining the tentative peace in Ukraine depends in … Read more
Very little in international intellectual property is more controversial than the internet. Hosted on the internet are millions of pieces of intellectual property – articles, blogs, software, logos, and trade names, just to name a few. Balancing protection for the authors with the aim of widespread information access has proven difficult, to say the least. … Read more
If you are reading this blog post then you have access to the internet, a network that you are currently sharing with 2.4 billion other people, some of which may not have your best interests at heart. Many people use this network for daily activities, ranging from shopping to social networking. As internet users interact … 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.
