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International Intervention and the Venezuelan Crisis

By Toni Ojoyeyi, Staff Member Venezuela has struggled to regain economic and political stability after the death of former President Hugo Chavez in 2013. Today...

Allard v. Barbados: Utilizing Investor-State Dispute Settlement to Promote Environmental Protection

By Lauren Fleming, Staff Member Protests held around the world on February 4, 2016 against the ratification of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) were another sign...

Volume 28 Masthead

MJIL's 2018-2019 Masthead is now online. Take a look at the staff member and editors who are working on Volume 28.

Jus Post Bellum: Justice After the War

See the 2017 Symposium page for information about the speakers, panels, and for video content from the most recent symposium.

African Nations Show the United States How Democracy Is Done

By Ian Taylor, Staff Member The president of the United States reportedly referred to African nations with a pejorative term lamenting the immigration of their...

South Korean Cryptocurrency Regulation: International Interference

By Amy Byrne, Staff Member In November 2017, eighty percent of global bitcoin trading[1] was accounted for in South Korea, Japan, and Vietnam.[2] South Korea...

Brexit: The Trade-Offs

Tariq Miller, Staff Member The United Kingdom’s ("UK") 2016 “leave” vote on Brexit was a significant disruption to the status quo. Both the Conservative and...

Balkanic Paradoxes and International Law: The Bilateral Relationship between Greece and Albania

Fatjon Kaja, Staff Member This past week Albania and Greece announced that they have decided to reboot their diplomatic relations. [1] At this rate, even...

Can the United States Legally go to War Against North Korea?

Zachary Miller, Staff Member Since his election, President Trump has engaged in a war of words with North Korea’s “supreme leader,” Kim Jong-un. Trump has...

Clarity Continues to Elude American Companies Regarding European Personal Data Collection

By Jack Koepke, Staff Member Standard Contractual Clauses, a mechanism to transfer data from Europe used by American companies, is being threatened while the newest...