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Volume XLV staff editor Esat Acar argues that Turkey’s withdrawal from the Istanbul Convention has severe consequences for victims of gender based violence, directly through the removal of legal protections, but also indirectly through the signaling effect withdrawal has and the removal of the monitoring mechanism of the convention, GREVIO.
Read MoreVolume XLV staff editor Micaela Gold argues that Trump-appointed judges have complicated the roll-back of Trump-era immigration policy, such as the Remain in Mexico policy. The Remain in Mexico policy has placed asylum seekers in danger by forcing many to await their asylum hearings in Mexico. The Biden administration has been forced to enforce the policy despite an attempted rescission.
Read MoreVolume XLV staff editor Rosa Kim discusses how world leaders gathered and agreed to set a global minimum corporate tax rate of 15 percent, a first step towards global tax reform to disincentivize multinational corporations’ tax avoidance practices. The next step would be to tackle IP-derived income, which also impact offshoring of patents and software IP to minimize corporate taxes.
Read MoreVolume XLV staff editor Abrahim Assaily investigates the ways in which the judicial investigation into the "Beirut Blast" has revealed the way that sectarianism has infected the Lebanese judicial system. And, why attempts to overcome this sectarianism have been met with hostility and violence from the political system.
Read MoreVolume XLV staff editor Jacqueline Bartha argues that in order to fully address the problem of sexual assault in state military forces, nations have begun contemplating removing these cases to civilian courts. Removal from the chain of command is crucial in ensuring that victims get access to justice.
Read MoreVolume XLV staff editor Jonathan Gold explains that while Brexit is a two-edged sword when it comes to on-field product of the English Premier League, its ultimate effect will be to further cement the power of the very richest clubs. Ironically, those clubs are almost universally backed by unaccountable foreign investors with near-limitless resources.
Read MoreVolume XLV staff editors Danielle Cepelewicz and Maura McKeon call for global digital reform to make access to the internet a mandatory right as a matter of customary international law. The coronavirus pandemic has revealed the internet’s necessity as a source of communication and as a safeguard of the most fundamental rights, including but not limited to freedom of expression, freedom of religious worship, right to work, and right to education. Without the internet, many have had to face the possibility that the pandemic might eradicate their most fundamental rights. The denial of rights has had a disproportionate impact on impoverished communities.
Read MoreVolume XLV staff editor Caroline Hymes focuses on the current surge of labor union activity in the United States, and compares the movement to widespread strikes in France that occurred in 2019. The comparison reveals the relative strength of US labor organizations right now.
Read MoreVolume XLV staff editor Angelica Mehta explains how political and social unrest in Afghanistan have led to poor and unsafe education opportunities to girls and women over the past four decades. Their education rights are once again being threatened since the United States withdrawal from Afghanistan in August 2021.
Read MoreVolume XILV staff editor Evan Richardson explains the litigation behind the meaning of “DLC,” or Downloadable Content, and its probable impact on the gaming industry.
Read MoreVolume XILV staff editor Aleksandra Ryshina explores the aftermath and implications of the SolarWinds hack.
Read MoreVolume XILV staff editor Jenny Yakir analyzes the status of incarcerated workers under the ILO.
Read MoreVolume XILV staff editor Elyssa Diamond analyzes the future of gig work in both the United States and abroad.
Read MoreVolume XILV staff editor Megan Lundin criticizes the initial roll out of the Biden administration’s immigration policies.
Read MoreVolume XILV staff editor Esti Ness draws on international examples to examine ways the United States can inject the judicial process into impeachments.
Read MoreVolume XILV staff editor Devin Routie compares how the United States’ federalism has fractured its response to COVID-19 as compared to other nations.
Read MoreGuest author Charlotte McFaddin discusses an internal debate within the EU about the future of its ability to levy taxes.
Read MoreVolume XILV staff editor Emily Lowe advocates that the United States switch regulation-based approach to drug control.
Read MoreVolume XILV staff editor Zoe Buzinkai explores how the American legal system differentiates between domestic and foreign terrorism.
Read MoreGuest author Seun Matiluko discusses the Black Lives Matter movement and how international law can more effectively affirm Black people’s right to a dignified life.
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