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
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
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
Kiobel and the Future International Human Rights
The recent United States Supreme Court decision dismissing all the plaintiffs’ claims in Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum has drawn attention and mixed reactions from
Hudson Institute’s Persecution Report Sheds Light on International Religious Persecution
On April 13, 2013, members of the Islamic extremist group Al Shabaab shot 42-year-old Fartun Omar to death in Buulodbarbe, Somalia, less than a year
Critical Analysis: International Labor Solidarity Influential in Hong Kong Dockworkers’ Strike
Dockworkers in Hong Kong have been on strike since March 28, protesting salaries that have remained stagnant since 2003 while the cost of living in
Where Does Outer Space Begin?
A state’s jurisdiction once went from the depths of Hell to the heights of Heaven. Airplanes challenged this tradition, and satellites ended it. Since then, the
