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The CHIPS and Science Act is Unlikely to “Chip Away” at Taiwan’s Position in the Semiconductor Industry Any Time Soon.
October 13, 2022
By Grant Newman In September, President Biden reiterated he would send U.S. forces to Taiwan if there was an unprecedented attack, calling into question the...
The Oldest Sitting U.S. President Might Bring in a New Era for Transatlantic Data Privacy
April 1, 2022
By Samantha Brunn On Friday, March 25, 2022, U.S. President Joe Biden announced at a news conference in Brussels that the U.S. reached an “agreement...
The Presumption Against Extraterritoriality: United States v. Bowman and the Importance of Nationality
March 31, 2022
By Matti Mortimore Courts apply a presumption against extraterritoriality when assessing the geographic scope of federal statutes. Unless Congress has clearly indicated a statute regulates...
Look What You Made Me Do: A Critique of the Updated Critical Technologies List and Implications It Will Have on Foreign Investments
March 30, 2022
By Elisabeth Bernabe International conflict manifests in different forms. When one thinks of war, naturally they think of armed assaults conducted through the deployment of...
The New Ukrainian Refugee Crisis
March 25, 2022
By Paige Clark The world is watching in horror as Ukrainians face a Russian invasion and unfathomable violence. Many people have fled from Ukraine in...
Guatemala Faces Challenges in Efforts to Fulfill Commitment to End Hunger by 2030
March 25, 2022
By Michael Duchesne On May 19, 1988, Guatemala signed the International Covenant on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights (“the Covenant”) [1] and thereby undertook the...
Foreign Privilege: What’s So Controversial About Investor—State Dispute Settlement
March 18, 2022
By Ryan Miao Investor-State Dispute Settlement (“ISDS”) has always been a controversial issue in international law discussions. This is partially due to a fundamental feature...
Ukraine at War: What Can We Do?
March 18, 2022
These are terrifying times for the people of Ukraine and horrifying for the rest of the world, witnessing a superpower invade its European neighbor for...
Climate Change – Still a Concern to Address Passively? Not So for Climate Refugees
March 14, 2022
By Joo Hee Park Several reports have shown polar bears ending up in towns in Russia seeking food. In June 2019, Officials in Norilsk have...
We Did, Actually, Start the Fire – Now We Have to Try to Put it Out: Litigation as a Strategy to Fight Climate Change
March 11, 2022
By Maria Saracino-Lowe The world as we know it is, basically, ending. And it’s our fault. Anthropogenic climate change is triggering weather extremes throughout the...