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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…
24 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%…
24 Aug 2023
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TikTok: The Clock is Ticking on Online Copyright Infringement, Vol. 56.1
Alex Lefkowitz
Background On January 1st, 2021, a new blanket licensing system was established by the Music Modernization Act. This system, facilitated by the Mechanical Licensing Collective, is one of many steps in the ongoing battle to distribute royalties to their rightful copyright owners across the globe. Historically, songwriters and musicians received mechanical royalties every time their…
24 Aug 2023
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Holding Back the Tiers: Can FINRA Benefit From India’s Tiered Arbitration Mechanism?, Vol. 56.1
Evangeline Charles
“The courts of this country should not be the places where resolution of disputes begins. They should be the places where the disputes end after alternative methods of resolving disputes have been considered and tried.” — U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) refers to a variety of processes and techniques…
24 Aug 2023
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The Other War Russia is Waging: Putin’s Attack on LGBTQ+ Rights Villainizes Individuals in His Campaign Against Western Values, Vol. 56.1
Brianna Ramos
Introduction Following its restrictive 2013 anti-LGBT propaganda law, which liberally punished what Russia calls “the promotion of non-traditional sexual relationships to minors,” the Russian government signed into law on December 5, 2022, an anti-LGBT bill expanding criminal liability for the dissemination of “LGBT propaganda” amongst adults. While the 2013 law restricted displays of homosexual lifestyles…
24 Aug 2023
Is a Two-Party System Possible in Turkey?: Two-Party System vs. Two-Political Alliance System
Batuhan Ustabulut
Introduction Why and how do two-party systems emerge? Why do some countries prefer to implement two-party systems? The answers to these questions come from the political history of the countries; politics build legal rules just as the latter build the former. This study examines the emergence of two-party systems in Turkey through this lens. Political…
25 Apr 2023
Rainbow Families: Pioneering Ruling on Legal Recognition to Same-Sex Parentage Across all EU Member States
Kosha Doshi & Naga Sumalika Rangisetti
Introduction Europe has seen a remarkable surge in the prevalence of countries that provide legal recognition to informally cohabiting (same-sex) partners, as well as the number of countries that allow same-sex couples to marry or at least enter into a form of registered partnership. However, even in countries where same-sex marriage is accepted, same-sex parentage…
18 Jan 2023
The Legal Significance of the US Recognition of the Atrocities on the Rohingya as Genocide
Dr. Md. Rizwanul Islam
On March 21, 2022, US Secretary of State, Antony J. Blinken stated that the US concluded that the crimes perpetrated on the Rohingyas in the Rakhine Province of Myanmar amount to crimes against humanity and genocide. The US has also committed to resettle some (though no number was specified) Rohingya to its own territories. Arguably,…
17 Jan 2023
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Vertical Law and Development, Vol. 54
Ngọc Sơn Bùi
Drawing on the scholarship on the transnational legal process and the diffusion of international law, this Article conceptualizes and illustrates vertical law and development. Vertical law and development refers to a transnational legal process whereby a state or institution integrates norms of public international law into international economic law which may then be adopted in…
4 Aug 2022
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Fake News in International Conflicts: A Humanitarian Crisis in the Post-Truth Era, Vol. 55
Fu Kwong-or Ricky
Introduction “World War III is coming,” is it ‘fake news’? On February 24, 2022, Russia launched a large-scale invasion of Ukraine, or “special military operation,” three days after Russia officially recognized the Donetsk People’s Republic and the Luhansk People’s Republic. Shortly after the whole world witnessed the largest military conflict in Europe since World War…
20 Jul 2022