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Al-Madhi Enters ICC’s First Guilty Plea, Adverse Consequences For ICC Could Follow
November 8, 2016
By Andy Miles, MJIL Staff Member On August 22, 2016, Ahmad Al-Faqi Al Madhi admitted guilt at the start of his trial at the International...
Brexit Hits Snag with British High Court
November 8, 2016
By Russell Payne, MJIL Staff Member On November 3rd, a panel of judges from the Queen Bench Division of the High Court of Justice handed...
U.S. and EU Negotiators Shift Priority for T-TIP Passage in 2016, but Remain Optimistic
October 17, 2016
Nikesh Patel, Executive Editor The 15th round of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (T-TIP) concluded recently in New York City on October 7, 2016...
UN Summit for Refugees and Migrants Leads to Declaration
October 5, 2016
Anne Longfellow, Managing Editor On September 19, 2016, the United Nations held a historic summit on the issue of large movements of refugees and migrants...
Unsung Heroes: Volunteers and the Central American Refugee Crisis
May 27, 2016
Nadia Anguiano-Wehde, MJIL Staff Member As reported by the United Nations, the world today faces the worst refugee crisis since the Second World War. As...
What is Behind the Chinese Demand for American Real Estate?
April 18, 2016
Cooper Johnson, MJIL Staff Member In the past two years Anbang, a Chinese insurer, has paid $2 billion for the St. Regis in New York...
Which way do the trade winds blow? The Presidential Race, Free Trade, and the TPP
April 8, 2016
David Archer, MJIL Staff Member Last week, the MJIL hosted a symposium that touched on several important issues in international law, including the landscape around...
Attempts to Banish Trump: What’s Really Going On?
April 6, 2016
Chelsea Ahmann, MJIL Staff Member Donald Trump has maintained a prominent profile in American society for decades as a real estate mogul and television personality...
Migration Fund: A Possible Way to Minimize the Negative Effects of Remittances
April 4, 2016
Yujie Shen, MJIL Note & Comment Editor In recent years, scholars and policy makers have become increasingly interested in remittances, the money that individual migrants...
Foreign Foreign Judgments and Judicial Review
March 31, 2016
MJIL Staff Member There are judgments awarded by a court in another country: foreign judgments. There are judgments awarded by another U.S. state: also foreign...