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The Implications of Italy’s Universal Criminalization of Surrogacy
February 21, 2025
Maggie Rogers In October 2024, Italy passed a bill that criminalizes surrogacy for Italian residents, no matter where the surrogacy is performed. [1] Surrogacy on...
A National Crusade: How the “War on Drugs” Became a War on Immigrants
February 12, 2025
Candace Dasanna Between 2002 and 2020 approximately half a million noncitizens were deported from the United States for drug offenses, many of which involved only...
Juvenile Justice Across Borders: Why the U.S. Lags Behind Its Western Counterparts
January 23, 2025
Sarah Grosse Perdekamp The first juvenile court in the world was established in the United States, in Cook County, Illinois, in 1899. [1] This and...
All Play and No Work: Current Issues with Name, Image and Likeness Conflicting with International Student-Athlete’s F-1 Visas
December 15, 2024
Sarah Wlazlo Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) is one of the hottest topics in collegiate sports currently. With House v. NCAA slowly reaching its settlement...
Playtime Spent in Detention: The Consequences of Lowering the Age of Criminal Responsibility in Australia’s Northern Territory
December 8, 2024
Megan Johnson In October 2024, Australia’s Northern Territory government passed legislation to lower the age of criminal responsibility from 12 years-old to 10 years-old. [1]...
Who Owns the Moon? Navigating Sovereignty, Power, and Profit in the Final Frontier
November 26, 2024
Daisy Geng Who actually “owns” the Moon, asteroids, or even a plot on Mars? The idea of claiming space territory may sound like science fiction...
Stirring Up the Hornet's Nest: the U.S.'s Non-Extradition Extraditions in Mexico Continue
November 18, 2024
Vol. 34 Staff Member, Minnesota Journal of International Law The 2024 arrest of the current leader of the Sinaloa Cartel, Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada, along...
The Balancing of Fair Process and Efficiency at the Olympic Gymnastics Floor Final
November 5, 2024
Stephanie Buersmeyer Background Gymnastics is one of the marquee events of the Olympic Games. Unfortunately, in Paris, the meet ended in controversy as the final...
Illustrating Persisting Problems in the Art Black Market
October 28, 2024
Mlada Simper Theft, forgery, and money laundering – the art market has a surprising dark side. Debate rages on about how prevalent or profitable the...
Mercenaries. What Is the Law and Is It Followed?
October 21, 2024
Alec Casey The presence of mercenaries in modern conflicts has garnered media attention. From Blackwater in Iraq to the Wagner Group in Ukraine, mercenaries have...