Are Current U.N. Sanctions Insufficient to Deter North Korea’s Nuclear Proliferation?
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
Critical Analysis: Proposed United Nations Arms Trade Treaty
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
An Indecent Proposal: Cyprus Setting A Dangerous Precedent
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
Critical Analysis: International Movement to Ban Products Using Animal Research
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
Critical Analysis: Egyptians Protest Christian’s Death in Libyan Prison
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
Critical Analysis: Eccentric 90’s American Basketball Player Attempts Diplomacy – Korean War Reignites
Late last month, Dennis Rodman traveled to North Korea to try his hand at unsanctioned “Basketball Diplomacy.” More famous for his antics off the
Post Chávez Venezuela: The End of “21st Century Socialism” or Just New Management?
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
Homicide at Sea: Which Vessel is the Pirate in the Italy-India Conflict?
Some two dozen rounds of a powerful automatic gun are suddenly fired from one vessel on the high seas onto another. The latter is
Critical Analysis: Environmental Threats to Human Security and International Law’s Response
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
Is it Time for a More Robust Registration Convention?
In December 2004, the United States representative to the UN Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (COPUOS) commented that the Registration Convention—the international
Critical Analysis: Fighting in Mali Continues
In early 2012, fighting broke out in northern Mali after a coup by army officers in the capital of Bamako. Shortly thereafter, Tuareg fighters and
Human Security, International Law, and Corporate Social Responsibility
On March 2nd, Douglas Scrivner, adjunct professor of law at the University of Denver Sturm College of Law and former General Counsel of Accenture, spoke