Category: Articles
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Pulp Friction, Vol. 2
CC image courtesy of Y’amal Pulp Friction: World Trade Organization Violations in the European Union’s Ban of Indian Fruit Exports by Chinmay Deshmukh* I. Introduction On April 24, the European Union banned Indian imports of mangoes, along with four other vegetables, from May 1 till the end of 2015.[1] The ban leaves Indian mango growers…
Sep 2014
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The Problematics of a Passport, Vol. 2
CC Image Courtesy of swimparallel The Problematics of a Passport by Jordan Calazan Manalastas* It is sometimes amusing, and perhaps a bit bewildering, to see the U.S. Supreme Court bumble about in international affairs. In this term’s Bond v. United States, for instance, the Court must consider whether the Treaty Power enables Congress radically to…
May 2014
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Google Paves The Way For Italian ISPs, Vol. 2
CC Image Courtesy of Robert Scoble Google Paves The Way For Italian Internet Service Providers: Personal Data Protection In Italy By Timothy Prosky* Over the last twenty years, the use of the Internet has fostered innovation and creativity; it has also, through its open, decentralized nature, created communication channels throughout the world. However, the Internet’s…
May 2014
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Data Duel: Divergent EU and US Personal Information Collection Decisions, Vol. 2
CC Image courtesy of Irita Kirsbluma Data Duel: Divergent EU and US Personal Information Collection Decisions by Yujin Chun* The European Court of Justice (ECJ), Europe’s most senior court, ruled on April 8 that the 2006 EU Data Retention Directive (the Directive),[1] which required telecom companies to store user data for up to two years…
Apr 2014
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Vigilante Justice in Mexico—Concerned Citizens or Criminal Groups?, Vol. 2
CC image courtesy of Pedro Fanega Vigilante Justice in Mexico—Concerned Citizens or Criminal Groups? By Oscar Lopez* I. Introduction With a consumption of roughly $65 billion annually, the United States is the world’s most drugged-up nation.[1]Because about 95% of the cocaine destined for the United States travels through Mexico, along with most of the production…
Apr 2014
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Break, Break, Break, on the Wrecked Fuselage, O Sea! The Large Damages of a Forum Lost Will Never Come Back to Me, Vol. 2
Break, Break, Break, on the Wrecked Fuselage, O Sea! The Large Damages of a Forum Lost Will Never Come Back to Me by Noah Black* The image of the ambulance chaser is, for better or for worse, the classic stereotype of a lawyer.[1] You can spot him running alongside every new technological development, ready to…
Apr 2014
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Recognition, Realization, Resignation: The Human Right to Water in Europe, Vol. 2
CC image courtesy of EU Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection Recognition, Realization, Resignation: The Human Right to Water in Europe by Yujin Chun* On February 17, 2014, the European Parliament began to debate on the European Citizens’ Initiative proposal on the human right to water.[1] The Right2Water initiative pushes for European Commission legislation recognizing water…
Apr 2014
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Motion to Dismiss Fails to Launch, Vol. 2
CC image courtesy of Steve Jurvetson Motion to Dismiss Fails to Launch By Alex Kerrigan* I. Introduction The private spacecraft company Sea Launch began in 1995 as a joint venture between Boeing, RSC-Energia of Moscow, Aker ASA of Oslo, and SDO Yuzhnoye of Dnepropetrovsk (Ukraine) to create an affordable non-governmental satellite launch system.[1] Sea Launch…
Apr 2014
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200 Years Later, the Caribbean Seeks Reparations, Vol. 2
Agostino Brunias, A Linen Market with a Linen-stall and Vegetable Seller in the West Indies Yale Center for British Art collection 200 Years Later, the Caribbean Seeks Reparations By Oscar Lopez* I. Introduction The recent blockbuster and critical darling 12 Years a Slave takes pains to dwell on the cruel, gruesome reality of slavery. But…
Apr 2014
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O the Humanity: The Law of Killer Robots, Vol. 2
CC image courtesy of Francisco Gonzalez O the Humanity: The Law of Killer Robots By Jordan Calazan Manalastas* When considering the vice or virtue of various instruments of death, I like to recall Christopher Hitchens’ words near the start of our adventure in Afghanistan: “Cluster bombs are perhaps not good in themselves, but when they…
Apr 2014