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The United States withdrew from Afghanistan in the summer of 2021 and promised Afghan allies access to the United States through Special Immigrant Visas. Volume XLV staff editors Azadeh Amir-Aslani & Michaela Gawley argue that the Taliban’s takeover, the United States’ problematic immigration system, and COVID-19 have hindered these vulnerable individuals’ ability to seek refuge out of Afghanistan.
Read Moreollow the Leader? Legal Uncertainties Shape the Risk Perception of El Salvador’s Adoption of Bitcoin as Legal Tender - writes Volume XLV staff editor Francisca Johanek.
Read MoreThe 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics have put a spotlight on China’s treatment of the Uyghurs and increased the pressure on countries to take decisive actions against the alleged human rights abuses. Volume XLV staff editor Sydney Glazer argues that once the Olympics end and the spotlight fades, countries must continue to take a stand against China’s abuses.
Read MorePeople falsely confess to crimes, and the US practice of lying to suspects during interrogations does nothing to limit false confessions. Volume XLV staff editor Caitlin McNeil argues that the US should consider conducting interrogations similar to those in the UK, with information gathering, not obtaining a confession, as the focus.
Read MoreAs tensions between Russia and the Ukraine rise, the United States must decide how to react. Volume XLV staff editor Alana McAndrews argues that under the United Nations Charter, the United States can legally intervene with military force to defend Ukraine from a Russian attack.
Read MoreVolume XLV staff editor Lauren Park argues that U.S. courts have the authority to customize discovery orders to comply with foreign blocking statutes to a degree judged to be appropriate according to international comity and do not shy away from discovery sanctions. When asserting control over discoverable documents and information in U.S. litigation, foreign jurisdictions should also consider whether they are also prepared to enforce their blocking statutes.
Read MoreLast year, China passed two different laws focused on data security and privacy. Volume XLV staff editor Anthony Wong discusses how these laws impact the transfer of data and documents, potentially impacting litigation in the United States, where discovery is much broader than those of many other countries.
Read MoreVolume XLV staff editor Celeste Williams discusses the forthcoming judgment from the European Court of Justice on the authority of the European Union to withhold funding from member states who violate the values of the bloc. A decision supporting such power could provide the Union with more teeth to sanction states for human rights violations and threats to democratic institutions.
Read MoreVolume XLV staff editor Matthew Jackson discusses medically unnecessary surgeries performed on intersex children, and the legislative progress developing in several countries to restore basic medical rights to intersex people. This piece also examines how global lawmakers can make important reforms to their jurisdiction’s informed consent laws.
Read MoreVolume XLV staff editor Jessica Lagnado discusses the new, hit movie, Don’t Look Up as a scathing critique on the world’s response (or lack thereof) to climate change and a commentary on why the Paris Agreement and, most recently, COP26 are not doing enough to combat the issue.
Read MoreVolume XLV staff editor Spencer Park discusses the advantages and disadvantages of phasing out cryptocurrencies in favor of central bank digital currencies (CBDC) to counter financial crimes, especially money laundering.
Read MoreThe Build Back Better Framework proposes a 15 percent minimum profit-based tax on corporations. Volume XLV staff editor Samana Bhatta argues that that this will bring the US in symmetry with corporate taxation of the world’s leading economies and encourage a fair corporate tax system.
Read MoreDigital assets are becoming increasingly prevalent in our economy. Volume XLV staff editor Adam Fink argues that while individual countries may regulate them within their borders, their supranational qualities require cooperation from the international community for regulation to be effective.
Read MoreVolume XLV staff editor Jacqueline Hayes argues that following an almost 20-year occupation, the United States left Afghanistan abruptly in the Spring of 2021. Many Afghans arrived in the United States on temporary humanitarian parole which does not provide a unique path to lawful immigration status. As such, many are advocating for the Afghan Adjustment Act which includes a particularized roadmap for Afghans on humanitarian parole to receive lawful immigration status.
Read MoreVolume XLV staff editor Joy Su argues that although the Netherlands has similar abortion laws to the current US law, it has seen consistently low abortion rates and few cases of unsafe abortions because of its widely accessible safe abortion procedures and contraceptives. There is a push for stricter abortion laws and abstinence-only education in the US, but findings show better access to safe abortion procedures and family planning resources lower abortion rates and unintended pregnancies.
Read MoreVolume 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.
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