Blog

RECENT PUBLICATIONS

Nov 22, 2019

Read about an upcoming article from our May Issue!

We are already very excited about our upcoming May Issue. To learn more about one of the articles we will be publishing, titled:...

Apr 26, 2018

CEDAW and Treaty Compliance: Promoting Access to Modern Contraception

Modern contraception is widely recognized as a crucial component of family planning services and is recognized as a reproductive right...

Apr 26, 2018

The Gap-Filling Role of Private Environmental Governance: A Case Study of Semiconductor Supply Chain

Three of the principal international agreements that govern various aspects of hazardous substances or wastes are not legally binding on...

Apr 26, 2018

Water Management on the Brahmaputra and the Applicability of the UNECE Water Convention

The Brahmaputra River is one of the world’s largest transboundary waterways, yet it lacks a coherent, international management framework....

Apr 26, 2018

Ebola Does Not Fall from the Sky: Structural Violence & International Responsibility

This Article challenges the conventional understanding that international crises are limited to instances of direct physical violence....

Apr 26, 2018

“Development” Versus “Sustainable Development”?: (Re-) Constructing the International Bank for Susta

This Article scrutinizes the potential contribution of the World Bank, as an international economic organization, to the sustainable...

Apr 26, 2018

Governing Xenophobia

The problem of xenophobia has gained remarkable notoriety of late, and reports from around the world paint a chilling picture of its...

Mar 1, 2018

Made in Misery: Mandating Supply Chain Labor Compliance

Virtually all consumer products in the developed world are produced in supply chain factories abroad. Media exposés periodically reveal...

Mar 1, 2018

Constructing a “Creative Reading”: Will US State Cannabis Legislation Threaten the Fate of the Inter

While marijuana remains illegal at the federal level in the United States, state-level efforts to legalize cannabis have gained enormous...

Mar 1, 2018

Regulating Geoengineering: Applications of GMO Trade and Ocean Dumping Regulation

Geoengineering—the deliberate, large-scale manipulation of the environment—is being increasingly considered as an emergency solution to...

Mar 1, 2018

When Genealogy Matters: Intercountry Adoption, International Human Rights, and Global Neoliberalism

“Those who believe in children’s human rights need to promote children’s basic human right to be liberated from the conditions under...

Mar 1, 2018

Chinese Legal Development Assistance: Which Rule of Law? Whose Pragmatism?

China is both a recipient and a donor of foreign development aid. As a donor state, China insists that it does not interfere in the...

Mar 1, 2018

Community Participation in Development

A remarkable series of legal reforms and private innovations has given municipalities, indigenous peoples, and other local groups vital...

Mar 1, 2018

Cartel Criminalization in Europe: Addressing Deterrence and Institutional Challenges

This Article analyzes cartel criminalization in Europe from a deterrence and institutional perspective. First, it investigates the idea...

Jan 2, 2018

The Need for Speed: Regulatory Approaches to High Frequency Trading in the United States and the Eur

High frequency trading (HFT) is a financial investment execution technique with a growing presence in world financial markets. Investment...

Jan 2, 2018

A Look into the Data Privacy Crystal Ball: A Survey of Possible Outcomes for the EU-U.S. Privacy Shi

The trade relationship between the European Union and the United States, the largest cross-border data flow in the world, is in a state...

Jan 2, 2018

Hunt or Be Hunted

Bulgaria is the geographic and political center of the European migrant crisis, which has the Bulgarian citizenry uneasy about its...

Jan 2, 2018

Indiscriminate Attacks and the Past, Present, and Future of the Rules/Standards and Objective/Subjec

Civil society, the United Nations, and others are subjecting the conduct of hostilities to increasing scrutiny. But they often lack...

Jan 2, 2018

Globalizing Property Law: An Institutional Analysis

This Article identifies the key role that institutions play in moving toward an effective cross-border regime in property law. Property...

Jan 2, 2018

Fairness, Legitimacy, and Selection Decisions in International Criminal Law

The selection of situations and cases remains one of the most vexing challenges facing the International Criminal Court (ICC) and other...