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After two years of ineffective negotiations between the United Kingdom (UK) and the European Union (EU) over the parties’ dispute regarding the Northern Ireland Protocol and the Irish Sea customs border, the parties have ultimately reached a compromise with an agreement called the Windsor Framework.[1] The UK Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, and the President of … Read more

In reaction to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (“COVID-19”) pandemic and continued development of big health data and computational capabilities, increasingly digitized global healthcare systems face a growing tension between efficiency and privacy vulnerabilities. Internet-enabled and cloud-based technology promise to make healthcare more accurate and cost effective but require access to protected health information (“PHI”), which … Read more

  Countries across the globe are banning the use of TikTok, a social media app owned by Chinese company ByteDance amidst a host of privacy and security concerns.[1] The United States,  which has banned use of the app on government devices[2] and is now considering legislation to ban the app entirely, is leading the push. … Read more

Current U.S. nuclear policy, known as “calculated ambiguity,” neither confirms nor denies the possibility of American forces initiating a nuclear first strike.[1] However, recent geopolitical developments, including the evolving nature of warfare and growing concerns about nuclear nonproliferation and conflict, call for a reassessment of this policy.[2] This article examines the reasoning behind the calculated … Read more

Migrant labor is a result of shifting cultural and economic patterns which push workers to migrate to find work across borders.[1] This unique type of migration and the uncertainty inherent to it opens workers to exploitation and precarious situations in unknown places.[2] Despite the risks of poor working conditions, limited social security, and undocumented residence, … Read more

Stolen artifacts and the need to return them to their origin country has been a topic in the international community for some time. In 2021, U.S. craft store Hobby Lobby found itself in hot water after it was discovered it had purchased an Iraqi artifact that had been stolen during the Iraqi conflict then illegally … Read more

         TikTok is a popular app and social media platform that is owned by a Chinese company called ByteDance. [1] Recently, the United States government has expressed growing concern about TikTok regarding privacy and national security. [2] In fact, the White House recently banned TikTok on all federal devices. [3] The U.S. took … Read more

The United Nations has recognized the needs of international consumers since it put forth its Guidelines for Consumer Protection (UNGCP) in 1985.[1] In 1998, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) brought e-commerce into the conversation with “A Borderless World: Realising the Potential of Global Electronic Commerce.”[2] The following year, the UN updated the … Read more

In late 2018, just days after successfully obtaining a temporary injunction for his client Jay-Z’s trademark infringement case, attorney Alex Spiro publicly criticized the American Arbitration Association (AAA) for its lack of diverse arbitrators.[1] Although Spiro correctly pointed out that litigants are often “deprive[d]… of  a meaningful opportunity to have their claims heard by a … Read more

International law is clear: vulnerable people require additional protections.[1] In 1989, the United Nations adopted the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) as an intended turning point in the rights of children within international law.[2] Since its inception, the CRC has improved the recognition of international human rights of children, and it expressly … Read more