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
Critical Analysis: Trans Pacific Partnership Negotiations Resume
The next round of negotiations on the proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) will be held in Singapore this month. This will be the 16th round of
The State of the Private Ends Debate
It has been both interesting and informative to watch the debate over the meaning of piracy’s “private ends” requirement unfold between Kevin Jon Heller and
Human Security and Human Rights Panel Discussion
On March 2, 2013, the American Branch of the International Law Association held its Western Regional Conference on International Law and Human Security in the
David Cameron Wants Out of the EU: What are the Risks and Rewards?
The Treaty of Maastricht established the European Union (“the EU”) under its current name in 1993.[1] The Treaty included a Social Chapter that laid “down
Critical Analysis: Syrian Civil War Threatens to Engulf Neighboring Lebanon
As the Syrian Civil War rages unabated, the conflict has taken on a distinctly sectarian angle. Bashar Al-Assad’s forces are now composed mainly from the
Critical Analysis: The Threat of International Internet Regulation
At a United Nations conference last December, eighty-nine countries voted to create a revised telecommunications treaty that would implement a system of international government regulation
Raul Resigns: Cuban President Announces Final Term after 50+ Years of Castro-Brother Rule
Sunday evening, Cuban president Raul Castro announced that he would step down as the country’s president and communist leader after one final five-year term. In