Category: Articles
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Black Lives Matter is a Human Rights Issue, Vol. 55
Gerald Lenoir
In 2015, Opal Ayo Tometi, on of the three Black women who co-founded Black Lives Matter (BLM), along with this author, co-authored an article on the Time magazine website titled, “Black Lives Matter is Not a Civil Rights Movement.” In that piece, we argued that the Black Lives Matter Movement has been described as the…
Nov 2023
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Only Sovereignty? Global Emergencies Between Domestic and International Law, Vol. 55
Rottem Rosenberg Rubins & Gad Barzilai
The COVID-19 pandemic demonstrates the need for global norms that assist nation-states in preserving democracy amid emergencies, mitigating the threat of a worldwide democratic decline. This articles examines the role of international law in providing nation-states with such norms on two levels.
Nov 2023
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Investment Law’s Transparency Gap, Vol. 55
Sebastian Puerta & Tim R. Samples
One of the fastest growing areas of international law in recent times is also one of the most controversial. Between 1990 and 2010, the number of investment treaties surged from less than 500 to over 3,000.
Nov 2023
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Patent Philanthropy, Vol. 55
Haochen Sun
As in previous global public health crises, such as the HIV epidemic, patents have presented a major obstacle to vaccine supply amid the devastating COVID-19 pandemic. Compulsory licensing and intellectual property waiver have been put forth as solutions.
Nov 2023
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Avoiding the TRIPS Trap: A Path to Domestic Disclosure of Clinical Drug Data Consistent with International Norms, Vol. 54
Cynthia M. Ho
Should doctors, patients, and policymakers have complete information about new drugs? Complete transparency may seem like the obvious answer. But the reality is that available information is often incomplete.
Nov 2023
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International Sales Law in Europe: Pitfalls & Opportunities, Vol. 54
Soterios Loizou
This Article examines the latest international uniform law initiative on the creation of an International Sales Law for Europe, namely the Common European Sales Law (CESL). It comprises four parts, which correspond to the most complex and important aspects of the project’s novel legal response to the problem of creating a transnational uniform legal instrument.
Nov 2023
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Cyber Checks and Balances, Vol. 54
Elad D. Gil
How does the digital era affect the ability of governments to “govern”? On the one hand, global connectivity and data-driven technologies provide governments with powerful new ways to exercise coercion.
Nov 2023
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Modern Slavery in Global Supply Chains: Towards a Legislative Solution, Vol. 54
David Hess
Modern slavery is a global problem. Over 25 million people are in forced labor, with many of those people directly or indirectly involved in the production of goods sold in the U.S. through multinational corporations’ supply chains.
Nov 2023
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A Global Pandemic Remedy to Vaccine Nationalism, Vol. 54
Orit Fischman-Afori, Miriam Marcowitz-Bitton, & Emily Michiko Morris
The Covid-19 pandemic has had devastating effects on our social, economic, and political lives. While the race to develop vaccines has yielded results in record time, ensuring widespread, affordable access to these vaccines remains a major challenge.
Nov 2023
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A Proposed Interpretation of GATT Article XXI (b) (ii) in Light of its Implications for Export Control, Vol. 54
Kentaro Ikeda
GATT Article XXI(b)(ii) has received little scholarly attention, but increasing measures taken under the name of national security require heightened attention to it, especially with regard to export control measures. We need a detailed interpretation of the clause that can be used to distinguish measures permissible under the clause from impermissible ones.
Nov 2023