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Comparing Freedom of Speech in the United States and Germany
While the ideal of freedom of speech is shared by many, the application of the right to real life situations differs amongst countries.
Simon Morgenstern
Apr 2


Public, Private, and In-Between: The Future of Healthcare
A growing number of people believe the current hybrid healthcare system in the United States is inadequate.
Kwadwo Amponsah
Mar 12


Exploring Outer Space: The Role of Private Companies
Outer space has quickly developed into a competitive commercial landscape.
Ankita Joshi
Mar 12


The Russian Invasion of Ukraine: A Crime of Aggression
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine constitutes an act of aggression per se.
Karen Glikman
Mar 5


Workers’ Rights in the Gig Economy: A Comparative Analysis Between the United States and Australia
The United States and Australia, despite labeling gig workers in similar ways, differ in their approach to gig workers’ rights.
Atalya Santos
Feb 19


Borders Beyond Borders: Offshore Asylum Processing Across the Globe
Refugee asylum restrictions raise concerns about legality of state action in abridging protections for refugees.
Marcelina Kropiwnicka
Feb 11


Cross-Border Patent Enforcement: Navigating the Evolving International Landscape
In our increasingly interconnected world, the enforcement of patent rights across international borders has become a critical issue.
Yena Hong
Jan 21


State Obligations to Prevent Torture
The right to be free from torture is firmly recognized in international law.
Madeline Cohen
Jan 21


Challenging the State to Protect the Right to a Future Healthy Environment
Climate change litigation has been increasingly used in different countries to fight the climate crisis through various judicial systems.
Grace Messimer
Jan 21


Double Standards? A Comparative Analysis of EU and US Refugee Policies
The disparity in treatment between Ukrainian and Syrian refugees has raised important questions about the consistency and fairness.
Jensen Bee
Jan 21


The Arrest of Telegram CEO Pavel Durov & What it Says about Europe’s Approach to Privacy
Photo by Schreibvieh via Wikimedia Commons On August 24, 2024, Pavel Durov, the CEO of the messaging app Telegram, was arrested in Paris....
Soraya Mazarei
Nov 17, 2024


Arrest the President, Hypothetically
By what authority does one dare direct that famous phrase, “j’accuse!” at the state’s supreme executor of law?
Leo Lombardi
Nov 17, 2024


Windfall Taxes: The New Trend the United States Refuses to Take Part In
Interest in windfall taxes have been rising and have been generally seen as a response to redistribute increased profits.
Maxwell Sears
Jun 20, 2024


“Red Soles” and Search Engines: Louboutin Trademark Lawsuit Proves ChatGPT is Unreliable Evidence of Secondary Meaning
In today’s digital age, Shutiq’s decision begs the question: why can AI not be a reliable source of acquired distinctiveness?
Gianna Policastro
May 2, 2024


Foreign Subsidy Regulation – Will the United States Follow the European Union, or Lead from Behind?
Financial and national security motivations have always been linked, but new regulations bring that policy interplay to the forefront.
Hannah Pérez
Apr 25, 2024


The Chagos Archipelago: A Failure of International Law to Protect Powerless Peoples
By: Cali Smith The opening act of 2024 featured David Cameron, the United Kingdom’s (UK) latest Foreign Secretary, dashing the hopes of a...
Cali Smith
Apr 18, 2024


Escalating Conflict-Related Sexual and Gender Violence in the Ongoing Sudan Conflict
By: Agnes Poplawski "Sudan: A Forgotten Crisis" by EU Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid via the CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 DEED. Copyright...
CICLR
Apr 12, 2024


Gender Quotas for Boards of Directors: Norway and the United States
By: Lucy Paiste Despite unprecedented progress for women in the workplace, at the highest rung of the corporate ladder, the status quo...
CICLR
Apr 4, 2024


Providing Community Protection from Sex Offenders – at What Cost?
By: Jessica Novick "Prison bars" by Ken_Mayer is licensed under CC BY 2.0. With the release of The Ken and Barbie Killers: The Lost...
CICLR
Mar 29, 2024


El Salvador’s Bitcoin Bond is Finally Here!
By: Douglas Notaris In 2021, President Nayib Bukele of El Salvador had a bold vision for the nation. He aspired for El Salvador to...
CICLR
Mar 22, 2024


The Future of Transnational Surrogacy: Where Do Italy and the UK Stand Now?
By: Ellene Ko The images of thousands of abandoned babies around the world gave the transnational commercial surrogacy market a global...
CICLR
Mar 13, 2024


Unpacking Brazil’s Amendment to the Bankruptcy and Reorganization Act
By: Aaron Hemmings Brazil recently enacted significant amendments to its Bankruptcy and Reorganization Act through Federal Law No....
CICLR
Mar 11, 2024


Stop the Boats: Prime Minister Sunak and the UK’s Assertion of National Sovereignty
By: Stefanie Allman The British Parliament is in the process of voting on the Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill, that would...
CICLR
Mar 4, 2024


Nobody Understands My Language: An International Human Rights Crisis in U.S. Detention Centers
By: Kayla He Since 2016 when President Trump was elected, immigration has become a popular and polarizing topic in America.[1] President...
CICLR
Feb 23, 2024


Judicial Ethics: Everyone Can Learn
By: Tamerick Gilyard The success of international courts, and our domestic courts, depends to a large extent upon the integrity and...
CICLR
Feb 16, 2024


The Status of the ICJ Case of Ukraine v. Russia
By: Anne Harper When Russia launched its full-scale invasion of eastern Ukraine on February 24, 2022, Russia claimed that the use of...
CICLR
Jan 26, 2024


The Failure of Australia's Voice Referendum: A Lost Opportunity for Progress?
By: Jennifer Grubman Image "Aboriginal Flag" by Michael Coghlan under CC By-SA 2.0. On October 14, 2023, Australia held its first...
CICLR
Jan 17, 2024


Global Brand Protection in Web 3.0: Blockchain Domain Names and New Legal Challenges
By: Vera Glonina The development of blockchain technologies is changing the world by introducing new systems and opportunities. In...
CICLR
Jan 11, 2024


Indigenous Peoples, Land Grabs in Brazil, and the Fight for Official Recognition
By: Christian Zavardino In recent years, the Indigenous peoples of Brazil have fought a host of legal obstacles to maintain sovereignty...
CICLR
Jan 3, 2024


Out of the Shadows: The Need for Increased Scrutiny of Shadow Banking in China
By: Benson M. Clements Zhongrong International Trust Co., a Chinese investment trust with significant real estate exposure, has missed...
CICLR
Nov 14, 2023


Writer v. Big Pharma: How John Green, Author and YouTuber, Fought the Evergreening of a Drug Patent
By: Rachel Bier Tuberculosis (TB), an illness caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis,[1] is the deadliest disease in human...
CICLR
Nov 9, 2023


Higher Wages in a High Inflation World: What the United States Can Learn from Icelandic Unionization
By: Jack Berroug Photo by Manny Beccera on Unsplash Since March 2020 when the COVID-19 pandemic shut down the entire world, inflation has...
CICLR
Oct 31, 2023


From Maritime Pushbacks to Naval Blockade: How Europe is Drowning in Legal Pitfalls
By: Martine Bjørnstad Image "HMS Richmond Sea Boats Rescue Migrants" by csdp.eeas is marked with Public Domain Mark 1.0. As if haunted by...
CICLR
Oct 25, 2023


Collaboration, Exclusion, and Refuge: FTX’s Cross-Border Insolvency Strategies
By: Ethan Ashley The recent collapse of FTX and ensuing insolvency proceedings in the United States has stoked conversation regarding the...
CICLR
Oct 2, 2023


Large Law Firms Respond to Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine
By: Kira Dennis As these words are being strung together, the civilian death toll continues to rise in Ukraine.[1] As of March 14th, over...
CICLR
May 18, 2022


Single-Entity MLS vs. The English Premier League
By: Yasmeen Mirsaidi Soccer, otherwise known as football to the rest of the world, was and is a dominating sport, not only in popularity...
CICLR
Feb 23, 2022


South Korea, Japan and Comfort Women
*By: Jason Ducena On January 8th, a Seoul district court ordered the Japanese government to pay 100 million Korean wan—approximately...
CICLR
Apr 6, 2021


The Uighurs in China
* By Cameron Kellett Occupying nearly the entire Asian landmass, China is the largest of all Asian countries and boasts the largest...
CICLR
Mar 8, 2021


Reproductive Justice Advocates are Making Major Changes, Even During a Global Pandemic
* By: Katherine Fustich Over the course of the last year, the devastating toll of the COVID-19 pandemic has been the world’s foremost...
CICLR
Feb 8, 2021


Comparison of the Testamentary Forms between the UPC and the Chinese Civil Code
* By: Jiang Zhu On May 28, 2020, the Civil Code of People’s Republic of China (hereinafter referred to as the “Chinese Civil Code”), one...
CICLR
Nov 24, 2020


Too Soft on Corporate Crime?
Deferred Prosecution Agreements in the Wake of Goldman Sachs and the Malaysian Bribery Scandal * By Adina Feder Goldman Sachs Group Inc....
CICLR
Nov 17, 2020


An Argument for Supreme Court Term Limits
* By Hailey B. Petrick The United States Supreme Court is meant to be above politics, but in reality, it has been politicized since its...
CICLR
Nov 10, 2020


Apple and the European Commission: A Bleak Future for Competitive Balance in the EU?
* By: Richard Dacher The European Union has long sought to maintain economic competitive balance in Europe. As the European Union’s...
CICLR
Nov 2, 2020


Rethinking Presidential Succession After Covid-19
* By: Kevin Rizzo While the process of presidential succession is not typically high on the list of concerns most people have about the...
CICLR
Oct 12, 2020


Human Rights and Compliance: Organization for Economic Co-operation & Development
International Employer Issues & Guidelines for Due Diligence * By: Sarah Casteel Efforts to tackle corporate corruption and money...
CICLR
Oct 5, 2020


Austria Joins Other European Countries in Offering Citizenship to the Persecuted Who Never Returned
*By: Hayley Bronner Since September 1, 2020, Austrian survivors of Nazi persecution and their descendants have been able to gain Austrian...
CICLR
Sep 21, 2020


Investigating Dark Net Criminals and the Resulting Legal Consequences
By: Alec Kirschenbaum* When most people think of the Internet, what they are referring to is what is known as the “Surface Web.” The...
CICLR
Sep 14, 2020
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