The Conflict Over the Northern Ireland Protocol & Irish Sea Customs Border
The United Kingdom’s exit from the European Union and the EU’s single market system introduced a need for a customs border on the island of
Combatting Racism Through International Law & Policy: A Paradox?
One must recognize the daunting role racism has historically and currently plays in international law and policy formation and research. In the United States, recent
Investigating War Crimes: Are U.S. Officials Hypocrites?
Since the Russian invasion and subsequent war in Ukraine, U.S. President Joe Biden has called for an investigation into Vladimir Putin, calling him a war
Commercial Remote Sensing: The National Security Dilemma
In the advent of the “space race,” when the Soviet Union launched the world’s first artificial satellite, Sputnik I, Lyndon Johnson
Does Privatization Require Policy for Reform?
Introduction Governments are controlled by people, and where there are people, there is a human tendency toward self-preservation. This can influence people to prioritize agendas
Global Tax Accord: Economic Diplomacy or Imminent Sanctions?
In October 2021, Janet Yellen championed the Global Tax Accord (“GTA”), aimed at multinational corporations and tax avoidance, calling the occasion a “historic day for
The Path to Legal Personhood for Rivers
The Rights of Nature Framework poses the idea that aspects of our ecosystem, such as rivers and forests, are entitled to certain fundamental rights in
Global Climate Change: Collapse of Property Law
With the increasing amount of climate catastrophes occurring around the world daily, it is easy to wonder how global climate change impacts property law. In
Will Turkey’s Continued Human Rights Abuses Bar All Hope of EU Accession?
Turkey has spent decades negotiating their admittance into the European Union (“EU”). The EU declared Turkey eligible to join in 1999 and formally
LGBTQ+ Activists Sentenced to Death in Iran
Iran is one of thirteen countries where being homosexual is punishable by death.[1] Since 1979, over 4,000 people have been sentenced to death for having
Protecting Refugees in Colorado: A Model for Progress
Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine earlier this year, the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) traced more than 10 million refugee border crossings from Ukraine to
Homelessness: International Human Rights and Local Law Enforcement
Homelessness is a violation of human dignity that affects countries around the world because of increasingly diverse social and economic factors.[1] Homelessness can be characterized