By: Connor Stevens PDF: Uncharted Waters As global temperatures continue to rise, states are not on track to achieve net-zero carbon emission goals, as embodied in the Paris Agreement. Countries are beginning to research ocean carbon dioxide removal, such as macroalgae cultivation, iron fertilization and other geoengineering techniques, to reduce atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations. Implementation in the high seas would help drive removal efforts to the scale nations n

By: Caitlin Sharma PDF: A Dose of Accountability The international fentanyl crisis underscores significant gaps in treaty enforcement, particularly with state accountability for drug manufacturing and export practices leading to illicit fentanyl trafficking. Despite preventive measures established by United Nations drug conventions, legal loopholes in these provisions impede meaningful cooperation between state parties. This Note uses key countries, including the United Stat

By: Brook Whitley PDF: A Beacon of Service Recent high profile human trafficking cases—particularly trafficking for sexual exploitation—have highlighted shortcomings in international human rights law. Human trafficking has unique features that necessitate aggressive and innovative approaches to justice for trafficking victims. Trafficking is often a transnational crime, involving transporting victims across borders. The networks traffickers create are pervasive and insidious

By: Ryan McNicholas PDF: Finding a New Enforcer The modern world economy has made it easier than ever for large multinational corporations to avoid paying taxes. As corporate tax rates are largely the domain of individual nations, sophisticated companies are incentivized to take advantage of differences in national taxation to minimize their own tax burden. This avoidance creates significant negative effects for impacted countries, which lose out on a significant source of g