Mass Incarceration at Home and Decarceration Abroad
Around the world, there are around ten million people in prison at any given time. While the world’s criminal justice systems struggle to ensure access
How a Mosquito Bite Differs By Two Weeks
Now that the Zika virus has been confirmed in mosquitoes of Miami Beach, concern about the spread of the disease in the United States has
Renewed Violence in the Central African Republic Threatens Fragile Peace
The UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) has reported renewed violence this week in the Central African Republic (CAR). On
President Obama to Veto 9/11 Tort Legislation to Protect Sovereign Immunity
On Monday, September 12, 2016, White House press secretary Josh Earnest said that despite bipartisan support, President Obama is likely to veto legislation approved by
The Road Ahead for Colombia, as FARC Agrees to Peace
The Western Hemisphere has reason to celebrate… The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Columbia finally agreed to end the longest running armed conflict of the Americas.
A Bittersweet Ending to the Longest Civil War in Latin America: Colombia-FARC
Colombia has struggled for decades to combat the illegal drug trade, terrorism, and violence that FARC (Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia) has contributed to since
Comparing the United States to Other O.A.S. Members in Protecting Victims of Domestic Violence
In my forthcoming Note, titled Filling the Gap of Domestic Violence Protection: Returning Human Rights to U.S. Victims[1] I argue that “[b]y failing to hold
Where do Clinton and Trump stand on U.S. intervention?
What should be the U.S. role in the world? In the current election cycle, the debate on this vital question is especially focused on America’s
An International Convention on the Enforcement of Mediated Agreements?
There is a growing use of mediation in international commercial disputes. Many have pointed out that mediation is ‘the new arbitration’, because arbitration has become
The State of European Burqa Bans
Recent attacks in France and Germany have put the international community on alert and caused governments in those countries to draft or enforce legislation aimed
Senegal’s Habré Sentence Sends a Strong Message
For the court of one country to prosecute the ruler of another is unprecedented. But that is what happened two weeks ago in a historic
70 Years of Justice
This week we celebrate a very important birthday – on April 18th, 1946, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) was born. Since its birth 70
