Minnesota Journal of International Law

Articles

International Abolitionist Advocacy: The Rise of Global Networks to Advance Human Rights and the Promise of the Worldwise Campaign to Abolish Capital Punishment

The modern international human rights movement began with the U.N. Charter and the U.N. General Assembly’s adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Although the movement to abolish the...

Competition in the Global Law Market: Offshore Development of the Statutory "Rule in Hastings-Bass"

This Article examines the competitive dynamics in the global law market through the lens of the statutory evolution of the Rule in Hastings-Bass across various International Financial Centers (IFCs). Following...

Human rights and Foreign Policy: South Africa's Genocide Complaint Against Israel at the International Court of Justice

Revival of Industrial Policy Implications for International Trade Law

In recent years, the world’s major economies, such as the United States, China, and the European Union, have adopted policies that aim to promote domestic industries in strategic areas, such...

Notes & Comments

Establishing a "Duty to Not Destroy": Using Fiduciary Duty to Hold Settler-Colonial States Responsible for Cultural and Linguistic Harms Committed Against Indigenous Students at Government-Run Boarding Schools

And They Would Have Gotten Away with It, If Not for Those Meddling Federales: Examining State Responses to Transnational Organized Crime and Developing a Policy Framework

Transnational criminal organizations (TCOs) have begun expanding their enterprise into criminal gold mining in South America. This is causing widespread harm from human trafficking, pollution, and disease. These groups exploit...

The End of the Khmer Rouge Tribunal: Its Success and Legacy

This note critically examines the effectiveness of the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (“ECCC”), in achieving justice against members of the Democratic Kampuchea, also known as the Khmer...

Lex Specialis

Small Farms and Climate Change: Accomplishing SDGs 2 and 13 by Supporting Food Sovereignty

United Nations member states have fallen woefully short on progress in accomplishing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and more urgent action is needed to combat the effects of climate change...

Unveiling Injustice: The Rule of Law and Indigenous Rights in Guatemala -- A New Haven Perspective