Putting a Price on Carbon
This July, Australia abandoned its plans to implement a carbon tax. Prime Minister Kevin Rudd stated that the reason was to reduce the burden on
The Esquire: An Interview with Francois Roux
Francois Roux has been an attorney for 38 years. In that time, he has represented defendants before various international criminal jurisdictions such as the International Criminal
Critical Analysis: China’s ‘Rebalancing’ Through Urbanization
Chinese officials recently announced their intention to move 250 million rural residents into cities over the next decade in an effort to reform China’s economy.
Critical Analysis: An Investigation into Russia’s “Foreign Agent” NGO Laws
In November of 2012, Russian Parliament passed a new law requiring Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) that receive funding from foreign governments and participate in political activities
Critical Analysis: Does Snowden have a “Right to Asylum?”
Edward Snowden has become America’s newest celebrity. The former National Security Agency employee has been charged with espionage by the United States after leaking top
Critical Analysis: An “Imperial Skyjacking”
After attending a conference in Moscow, Bolivian president Eva Morales boarded a private airplane and began his journey home. However, shortly after departure, the plane
Critical Analysis: Australia and Japan head to the ICJ
From June 26th to July 16th the International Court of Justice (ICJ) will hear arguments from Australia and Japan over the dispute concerning Japan’s whaling
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Corporations Have a Duty to Practice Public Responsibility
It took the disastrous collapse of a building in Bangladesh that housed several garment factories and the loss of more than 1,000 lives for the
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How Germany Surpassed Great Britain … Economically At Least
In the wake of Prime Minister David Cameron’s call for a voter referendum on Britain’s membership in the EU, new grassroots groups have sprung up
Critical Analysis: Bangladeshi Garment Factory Nightmares
A woman was recently pulled out of the rubble of an eight-story building that collapsed in Dhaka, Bangladesh. She was alive and had survived,
Critical Analysis: Judge Overturns Acquittal in Amanda Knox Murder Trial
The Amanda Knox saga is far from over, as Italy’s highest court overturned a judgment of acquittal and has ordered a new trial. The initial
Critical Analysis: International Murder Conspiracy?
Last summer, a seemingly ordinary American died under suspicious circumstances in Singapore. Shane Todd, a recent PhD candidate in electrical engineering, had gone to Singapore