Featured articles by staff, students, guests, professors, and any posts that are not “daily news digest”
She doesn’t have bruises. She adorns photos and televisions with a near-perfect, pearly-white smile and a haircut fit for a queen. She’s a first lady who’s chic and fashionable. She laughs and jokes with gusto—even stating once that she was the “real” dictator of the family, and not her husband. But once a friendly face … Read more
2013 Nuclear Test While the exact details remain unknown, on February 13, 2013, North Korea conducted its first nuclear test since 2010. Early morning reports of February 13 included a large seismic event located near a prior North Korean underground nuclear test site. Following this report, the Korean Central News Agency released a government statement … Read more
Governmental leaders began meeting the week of March 18, 2013, to once again discuss the possibility of a U.N. Arms Trade Treaty (Arms Treaty) that would regulate the $60 billion global arms trade. The desire to create regulations governing the global trade of conventional arms arose in 2006. The General Assembly of the United Nations … Read more
When stuck between a rock and a hard place, what is the right course? The tiny island of Cyprus is forced to choose the best of only bad options. After years of over zealous banking leading to an oversized financial sector, Cyprus’ economy has finally snapped. Continuing the trend of failing European Union countries, Cyprus … Read more
It took 20 years of campaigning and several delays, but on March 11, 2013, the European Union law went in to effect to ban cosmetic products and their ingredients that use research on animals. The ban stipulates that no new products tested on animals will be imported in the EU. This ban will include products … Read more
On March 11, Egyptian protestors burned a flag belonging to the Libyan Embassy in Cairo to protest the death of an Egyptian Christian suspected of proselytizing in Libya. The Egyptian Christian, Ezzat Atallah, died in prison where he was detained in Libya with four other Egyptians – all charged with spreading Christianity. While the Egyptian … Read more
Late last month, Dennis Rodman traveled to North Korea to try his hand at unsanctioned “Basketball Diplomacy.” More famous for his antics off the court, Rodman was a power forward for, among several other teams, the 1995 – 1998 championship winning Chicago Bulls. Modeled after the ping pong diplomacy that the United States and … Read more
Venezuela’s controversial President Hugo Chávez died on March 5, 2013, after struggling with cancer since June 2011. As Venezuela prepares for the presidential election that is scheduled for April 14th, many wonder how Chávez’s death will impact Venezuela’s place in the international community. Chávez was a polarizing figure with enthusiastic supporters, and equally enthusiastic critics, … Read more
Some two dozen rounds of a powerful automatic gun are suddenly fired from one vessel on the high seas onto another. The latter is an unarmed Indian fishing boat with nets cast. Two fishermen are killed on deck, some eleven are asleep below deck and are injured. The vessel has some 16 bullets on … Read more
International Law Weekend-West was held the weekend of February 2nd at the University of Denver Sturm College of Law. The conference addressed a number of issues that should be on the forefront of the minds of all international lawyers who seek to address threats to human security. The first panel’s topic (“Environmental Threats to Human … 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.
