Can Superpowers Be Superheroes? How Global Superpowers Face Their Moral Debts
From colonization to wars and military occupations, global superpowers have a history of influencing the landscapes of foreign countries.[1] However, once these superpowers distance themselves
A New Era of Corporate Accountability: Mandatory Human Rights Due Diligence
The “Business and Human Rights Galaxy” that governs corporate accountability for human rights abuses in supply chains lacks sufficient legal incentives for businesses to adhere.[1]
The Biden Administration’s Incrementalism is Failing Asylees: The Domestic Violence Decision That Does Not Go Far Enough
President Biden has failed to fulfill his commitment to creating a more humane asylum system. The administration has continued some of the most egregious Trump-era
Steven Donziger: The Confinement of a Human Rights Lawyer
Steven Donziger is a human rights lawyer who has battled Chevron for as long as I have been alive. He has been on house arrest
The Case for a Comprehensive U.S. Privacy and Data Protection Law
In 2016, the European Parliament and European Council adopted the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”),[1] a set of comprehensive data protection rules[2] enshrining seven principles
Poland’s Challenge to the Primacy of EU Law: Who is Right and Who is Wrong?
On October 7, 2021, Poland’s Constitutional Tribunal (the “Constitutional Court”) issued a ruling declaring that the country’s constitution (the “Constitution”) is a supreme law relative
Not Gone for Good: Why the U.S. May Be Forced to Return to Afghanistan
The U.S. completely withdrew from Afghanistan on August 30.[1] The weeks leading up to the withdrawal did not go as planned; the Taliban took control
Beyond Vaccine Diplomacy: The U.S. Push for Expanded Access to COVID Vaccines
As the pace of vaccinations slows in the U.S.,[1] countries like India are eager to get their hands on extra vaccine doses currently sitting in
America’s New Floating Black-Sites
The exploitation of grey areas in international law created floating prisons, black-sites, and the potential for and the probability of grave human rights violations. In
The Trump Administration’s New “Peace in the Middle East”: What does that Mean for Palestine?
On September 15, 2020, the Trump White House brokered the Abraham Accords between Israel, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and Bahrain, recognizing the normalization of
International Patent Registration: The PCT System
The patent system was created to give inventors the right to “exclude others from making, selling, or using [their] invention.”[1] Patent owners therefore want widespread
The Right to Health: An International Obligation to Provide Access to Medication and Healthcare
Over the past 70 years, the international legal community has created a legal obligation for states to provide access to health care and medicines to
