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Canadian Federal Election Could Close “Legal Loophole” in Canada–United States Safe Third Country Agreement
October 19, 2019
By Scott May On September 11, 2019, Governor General Julie Payette dissolved the Canadian Parliament on the advice of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, initiating a...
Children of Service Members May No Longer Be Eligible for Automatic Citizenship
October 14, 2019
By Lauren Russ In August, President Trump renewed fears of an attack on Birthright Citizenship when he confirmed at a press conference that he is...
In Push by Pentagon's Non-Lethal Weapons Office for Implementation of New Tools There is Benefit in Mentioning Legal Framework
October 7, 2019
By Brennan Lee Non-Lethal Weapons (NLW) “are explicitly designed and primarily employed so as to incapacitate personnel or materiel, while minimizing fatalities, permanent injury to...
Symposium: Contemporary Issues in Counterterrorism
September 25, 2019
Contemporary Counterterrorism Issues Symposium University of Minnesota Law School, Room 25 4 November 2019 The Minnesota Journal of International Law and the Human Rights Center...
Israeli Election Review: Netanyahu wins another term as Prime Minister
May 1, 2019
By Andrew Mccarty, Staff Member On April 9, 2019, Israel held national congressional elections to determine the 120 new representatives of the 21 st Knesset...
Supreme Court Opens the Door for Litigations Alleging Wrongdoing Committed by International Organizations
April 10, 2019
By Linfan (Derek) Zha Budha Ismail Jam and his family have fished at Tragadi bunder, a small harbor on the Gujarat, India, for generations. [1]...
A Revised Take on the Immunity of International Organizations in U.S. Courts: Jam v. International Finance Corporation
March 29, 2019
By Colin Trundle, Staff Member Introduction In a recent decision, the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled international organizations possess only the same sovereign immunity that...
Right to Privacy in the Age of Big Data: Singapore’s HIV Leak
March 17, 2019
By Meghan Knapp, Staff Member On January 22, HIV-positive residents in Singapore received a phone call from the government telling them that their information had...