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Don't Let History Repeat Itself: What the Western Sahara Conflict Can Learn From the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
This Note compares the Morrocan-Polisario Front conflict over Western Sahara to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in hopes of taking the...
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Bodies Are Not Battlegrounds: Sexual and Gender-Based Violence as a War Tactic: A Ukrainian Case Study
By examining the historical precedent and contemporary manifestations of sexual violence in armed conflicts and honing in on the...
4 days ago1 min read


From One Stolen Generation to Another: Replicating Trevorrow in American Courts
This Note looks to see whether a fiduciary claim similar to the one found in Trevorrow v State of South Australia may be replicated in a...
4 days ago1 min read


No More Mixed Message, Missing Money: Revisiting the Birth of the ICL's Victim Restoration-Reparations Regime to Conceptualize Its Modern Reform
Inspired by the work of Benjamin B. Ferencz, this Article proposes separating the International Criminal Court's Trust Fund for Victims...
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Ben Ferencz's Pioneering Transitional Justice Legacy, Including and Beyond Accountability
The key argument of this Article is that Ben Ferencz did not simply pioneer the field of international criminal justice, for which he was...
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Exceptions to the International Customary Law Rule on Head of State Immunity Under International Criminal Law
This Article critiques the practice of head of state immunity in some countries and the ban of such immunity under international criminal...
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The Unique Function of the Crime Against Humanity of Other Inhumane Acts in the Progressive Development and Codification of International Criminal Law
This Essay examines the role of precusor that the jurisprudence on "other inhumane acts" can play to anitcipate the express incorporation...
5 days ago1 min read


Futhering the Legacy of Benjamin B. Ferencz: Amending the Rome Statute's Jurisdiction over the Crime of Aggression
This Essay discusses the ICC's current jurisdiction over the crime of aggression, the gaps in the jurisdictional regime, and how States...
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Benjamin Ferencz in the Cold War
This piece introduces and contextualizes Ferencz’s worldview during the Cold War by situating it among several prominent Cold War...
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Artificial Intelligence and Its Exploitation by the Fashion Industry
This Note conducts an analysis of the ways in which fashion brands are utilizing artificial intelligence tools with a particular focus on generative artificial intelligence.
May 271 min read


"A Signature at Gunpoint" – Reframing Forced Sales and Sales Under Duress in Nazi-Looted Art Disputes
Adopting a statute or amendment that affords claimants in Nazi-looted art disputes a rebuttable presumption of duress would: (1) continue to effectuate U.S. policy on Nazi-looted art disputes; (2) account for the historical landscape and realities of Nazi persecution underlying such transactions; and (3) encourage future Nazi-looted art claims and support their resolution on the merits.
May 272 min read


Litigating the Gaza Crisis: Legal and Political Strategies in South Africa v. Israel
The purpose of this Article is to evaluate the efficacy of the Court’s provisional measures order in South Africa v. Israel through an examination of the participants’ goals, the Court’s strategic choices, and the discernible impact of the decision in its immediate aftermath.
May 272 min read


Prosecutorial Independence Regained? Mixing the Continental and Anglo-American Styles in South Korea
This Article is the last in a series of three articles on how Korea’s struggle for prosecutorial independence offers a window into the nature of the concept. The first Article explains the historical and doctrinal foundations of Korea’s system and the second is an interview-based study of how prosecutorial independence is lost.
May 271 min read


"Baby-Steps for Baby Business": Diverse Market, Challenges, and Workable International Regulation for Cross-Border Commercial Surrogacy
This Note demonstrates the need for practical measures that international regulators can implement to overcome the historical challenges of legal harmonization of cross-border surrogacy.
May 271 min read


Scaling 'Reverse CFIUS': A Comparative Review of Outbound Foreign Investment
The goal of this Note, then, is twofold: 1) to determine whether the outbound investment regulations are consistent with American economic interests; and 2) to shed light on the alternative routes, manners, and methodologies that the Treasury may take in implementing its newly created outbound investment review board.
May 272 min read


Police Brutality as Democide in the United States: The Supreme Court's Acquiescence to Police-Civilian Violence
Many blame dictatorial regimes for mass atrocities, making democracy appear as a sound solution. This is oversimplified.
Mar 191 min read


Reframing Puerto Rican Advocacy: How the Emerging U.S.-China Rift Can Help Puerto Rico Realize Greater Autonomy
Advocates should reframe the issues underlying the relationship between the United States and Puerto Rico in foreign policy terms.
Mar 191 min read


Recognition Policies, Self-Determination, and Legal Redress for Indigenous Peoples in the United States, Australia, and Canada: A Comparative Study
The U.S., along with state-level recognition practices, provides tribes with a degree of flexibility to pursue relationships with states.
Mar 191 min read


Anticolonial Rights Advocacy
Recovering early twentieth century
rights claims is important because of the progressive ways in which
rights were often understood.
Mar 191 min read


On Emerging Technologies: The Old Regime and the Proactivity
Proactive regulatory layers and strategies will be delineated and scrutinized in this Article.
Mar 191 min read
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