The Arrest of Telegram CEO Pavel Durov & What it Says about Europe’s Approach to Privacy
Photo by Schreibvieh via Wikimedia Commons On August 24, 2024, Pavel Durov, the CEO of the messaging app Telegram, was arrested in Paris....
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Nov 177 min read
Arrest the President, Hypothetically
By what authority does one dare direct that famous phrase, “j’accuse!” at the state’s supreme executor of law?
Jan 86 min read
Constitutional Constraint: The United States Should Follow in New Zealand’s Gun Reform Footsteps
By: Jillian Fantuzzi The Second Amendment to the United States Constitution protects “the right of the people to keep and bear arms.”[1]...
Dec 4, 20236 min read
Testing the Boundaries of Torture: Forced Circumcision as a Crime Against Humanity
By: Marina Coriale Female genital mutilation (FGM) has history that extends across countless cultures and regions, impacting women and...
Nov 24, 20236 min read
A Comparative Analysis of the Animal Protection Laws in the United States and Switzerland
By: Kelly Ziyu Xia In the words of Mahatma Gandhi, “The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals...
Apr 25, 20224 min read
Freedom of Expression and Corporate Social Responsibility
By: Amanda Sivin The international governance of freedom of speech involves a few moving parts: The UN Guiding Principles on Corporate...
Mar 2, 20224 min read
Imposing New Tariffs During the Pandemic Could Have a Detrimental Impact on Society, and Here’s Why:
By: Samantha Grosinger While the merits of imposing tariffs are highly disputed, Americans should agree on one thing: no new tariffs...
Feb 21, 20225 min read
Facial Recognition Technology: Issues, Legislation, and a Need for Education
By: Ivan Bohorquez Artificial Intelligence (“AI”) could be understood as information gathered through the use of technical machines that...
Feb 2, 20225 min read
Solitary Confinement in the U.S. Criminal Legal System: U.N. Convention Against Torture Implications
By: Catherine Naas Not only does the U.S. have one of the highest incarceration rates worldwide—causing the U.S. to have the largest...
Apr 5, 20215 min read
A Possible Solution for Conflicting International Discovery Practices
*By: Bryan McCracken The scope of pretrial discovery in the United States (“U.S.”) is the most expansive of any common law country in the...
Mar 23, 20214 min read
Will the Entertainment Industry Survive COVID-19?
*By: Gladys Zakharova The pandemic has put film and television production on pause worldwide.[1] The European Union suffered a “69.0%...
Feb 22, 202110 min read
U.S. Housing Relief During COVID: Successes and Failures - and What Policymakers Can Do
* By: Gabriel Bildirici Housing insecurity has increased drastically since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic last year.[1] Millions...
Feb 15, 20215 min read
Florida’s Disenfranchisement of Ex-Offenders Shows Criminal Restitution Must Be Reformed
* By: Justin Gendler All eyes were on Florida after the passage of Amendment 4 in 2018, whereby voters passed a constitutional amendment...
Feb 1, 20214 min read
Let Them Just Eat
* By: Evelyn Baert Paris and New York City (“NYC”) are two cities with a reputation for the best food served by the world’s best...
Oct 26, 20205 min read
United States Accused of Violating International Labor Laws, Remains Far Behind Developed Nations
* By: Mia Bornstein This past month, a group of labor and trade union leaders filed a complaint with the United Nations’ labor agency,...
Oct 19, 20206 min read
Golden Passports in the EU: Is the End Near?
* By: Stjepan Klinar Immigration has been a much-debated topic across the European Union (“EU”) member states and institutions for a...
Sep 28, 20205 min read
Flipping Black Art: Christie's Special Contract
* By: Jessica Wang This past summer, Christie’s auction house began asking prospective purchasers and collectors to sign a special...
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