Millions of children are victims of trafficking and commercial sexual exploitation each year.  Governments have responded with a range of...

In recent decades, the world’s various fisheries have seen a number of problems, primarily depletion of fish stocks due to overfishing. ...

Since the landmark case Filártiga v. Peña-Irala, foreign individuals have increasingly utilized the Alien Tort Statute to raise claims of...

This Article analyzes how scientific uncertainty is handled in international environmental law. It identifies ten legal techniques used...

This Article addresses the mystery of why some countries appear to become democracies seamlessly while others face insurmountable...

This Article examines the notion of superior responsibility of civilians for international crimes committed in civilian settings.  The...

State sovereignty has long held a revered post in international law, but it received a blow in the aftermath of World War II, when the...

The secondary mortgage market in the United States has helped millions of people purchase homes over the past half century.  Following...

On October 27, 2005, thirty-two international nongovernmental organizations (INGOs) and intergovernmental organizations (IGOs) signed the...

The Supreme Court’s decision in U.S. v. Morrison struck down, as a violation of the Commerce Clause, § 13,981 of the Violence Against...

It is well settled in international human rights law that a human right to water exists.  Nevertheless, to date, there has been little...

Ukraine has never had a criminal or civil jury trial despite the fact that the right to a criminal jury trial is guaranteed by Ukraine’s...

This Article considers how U.K. courts might exercise review under a hypothetical British “war powers act,” in the event that the current...

This Article examines the three most prominent uses of the term “object and purpose” within the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties...

In June 2008, the Supreme Court extended the Suspension Clause to foreign detainees at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba.  Since then, courts have...

Although often marginalized, guestworkers are an integral part of the United States economy.  In 2006 alone, the U.S. government...

This Article presents a critical analysis of the Linkline case that refuses to recognize price squeeze claims as antitrust claims under...

Civilian-owned and -operated entities will almost certainly be a target in cyberwarfare because cyberattackers are likely to be more...

Transnational domestic labor regulation (TDLR) is unilateral regulation introduced by a government to influence labor practices in...

On November 29, 2009, Swiss voters adopted a ballot initiative introducing a constitutional ban on the construction of minarets.  This...