Category: Articles
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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
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The Covid-19 Pandemic and International Law, Vol. 54
Oona A. Hathaway, Preston J. Lim, Alasdair Phillips-Robins, & Mark Stevens
How does the Covid-19 pandemic affect States’ obligations under international law? This is a question of not just academic interest but real importance for people’s lives.
Nov 2023
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In Re Section 301 Litigation, Vol. 56.1
Nicholas Moran
Introduction Glistening racks of aluminum frames hang from industrial beams, as orange-vested laborers walk through chest-high rows of bike tires. South Carolina’s Kent Bikes produces 350,000 bikes annually from its 200,000 square-foot domestic plant, and employs 130 Americans. Kent’s output relies heavily on Chinese and Taiwanese part imports, which now come with import tariffs of…
Aug 2023
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International Data Transfer Challenges: Lack of Trust in U.S. Data Protection Mechanisms, Vol. 56.1
Amit Avram
It used to be the case that companies from the European Union could freely and legally transfer their consumer data to companies located in the United States without adhering to today’s strict requirements and safeguards. This smooth transfer process was a byproduct of the adequacy decision on the EU-US Privacy Shield, which was what initially…
Aug 2023
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The Global Race to End Dog Racing: An Analysis of Legal vs. Social Power, Vol. 56.1
Alex Lefkowitz
Introduction As society turns a critical eye toward animal rights issues and the humane treatment of living things, global legal systems have met the people’s dismay with mixed responses. Greyhound racing provides a good case study into the way governments respond to growing public concerns. Over the past several decades, many animal rights lobbyist groups…
Aug 2023
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Defining Incurable: The Legality of Medical Assistance in Dying for Mental Illness in Canada, Vol. 56.1
Brianna Ramos
Medical Assitance in Dying in Canada Canada legalized medical assistance in dying (MAID) in 2016, following a Supreme Court Case, Carter v. Canada, where the Court held that prohibiting MAID violated the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Over 30,000 people have used MAID since its legalization, with 10,064 patients in 2021, accounting for 3.3%…
Aug 2023
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How Does International Law Apply to the Chinese Balloon?, Vol. 56.1
Nicholas Moran
Introduction Sooty piles of gray stone rose into an overcast gray sky. One could barely distinguish the two grays. Neon vests shone sharply against the gray, worn on workers scurrying about the hard-rock mines of Montana’s hill country. Miner Michael Alverson’s gaze drifted to the sky and noticed the moon. Soon another moon grew apparent…
Aug 2023