Featured articles by staff, students, guests, professors, and any posts that are not “daily news digest”
This is a follow up post to my prior post: David Cameron Wants Out of the EU: What are the Risks and Rewards? Britain’s Prime Minister, David Cameron, arrived in Berlin last week to engage in talks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel. The purpose? Demonstrate “the close relationship between the two center-right leaders and a … Read more
Professor Ruth Wedgwood’s Keynote Speech –“Human Security and the Tradition of Myres McDougal” – at the 2012 Regional Conference of the American Branch of the International Law Association, held at the Sturm College of Law DU’s Sturm College of Law was honored to receive Professor Ruth Wedgwood as the keynote speaker for the International Law … Read more
On December 12, 2012, the European Commission proposed an amendment (Proposal) to Council Regulation (EC) No. 1346/2000 on insolvency proceedings adopted in 2002. The Proposal, (EC) No. 2012/0360, seeks to modernize the EU’s existing insolvency laws, which have proven to be inadequate in the face of the recent economic recession. The current insolvency laws … Read more
On April 15, 2013, North Korea celebrated the 101st birthday of its founding leader, Kim Il Sung. The day was filled with flowers to honor both its founder and current leader, Kim Jong Un; however, North Korea did not take a reprieve from threatening South Korea and the United Nations. From Pyongyang, North Korea’s capital, the … Read more
As many, if not all of you, know, the conflict in Syria continues to rage on, affecting thousands in Syria and the surrounding areas. What started out as a desire to move towards democracy in a peaceful fashion has turned into a bloody and unrelenting war that only continues to get worse. In fact, the … Read more
Two weeks ago, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Hollingsworth v. Perry and United States v. Windsor, both cases concerning the rights of gay and lesbian couples to enjoy the status and benefits of traditional marriage. In Singapore, a more basic right is being questioned: is a law criminalizing sexual contact between homosexual men, … Read more
Congress passed the Arms Export Control Act in the 1970s to prevent sensitive technology from being exported to US adversaries. To accomplish this goal, the Act created the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), which authorized the Department of State to create a set of guidelines to control and license sensitive exports. ITAR’s purpose is to further … Read more
Ugandan and American troops have suspended their joint hunt for war crimes suspect Joseph Kony and his Lord’s Resistance Army (“LRA”) due to political turmoil in the Central African Republic, where rebel groups unaffiliated with Kony seized power and forced President Francois Bozize to flee the country. A Ugandan army spokesman told reporters that the … Read more
Since being sanctioned by the UN in March for carrying out a third nuclear test, Pyongyang has threatened nuclear strikes on the US, formally declared war on the South, and pledged to reopen a nuclear reactor in blatant defiance of UN Security Council resolutions. On Friday, North Korea warned it would not be able to … Read more
How should nations behave in the face of cyber attacks? Can you distinguish between civilians and combatants in cyberspace? Are the laws of war capable of guiding actions in the age of cyber conflict? The newly released Tallinn Manual addresses these and many other questions about modernizing international law to address cyber war. The latest … 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.
