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Calling It Defensive: Lessons for Iran in Vattel's Law of Nations

Minnesota Journal of International Law, April 20, 2026

Are Characters of Literary Works Copyrightable, and How So?

Minnesota Journal of International Law, April 8, 2026

Can the High Seas Treaty Help the UN Meet its 2030 Agenda or is it Too Little Too Late for the World's Oceans?

Minnesota Journal of International Law, April 8, 2026

More Money, More Problems: NIL’s International Ripple Effect and the Talent Drain Abroad

Minnesota Journal of International Law, April 8, 2026

A Deal or Delay? – The Illusory Nature of Negotiating with Unreliable State Actors

Minnesota Journal of International Law, February 26, 2026

Pig‑Butchering Scams and the Non‑Punishment Principle: Why Trafficked “Scammers” Shouldn’t Be Treated as Criminals

Minnesota Journal of International Law, February 26, 2026

Should the Global Community Reconsider Hosting the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles?

Minnesota Journal of International Law, February 18, 2026

Does Free Speech Necessitate the Freedom to Hate?: A Case for Regulating Hate Speech

Minnesota Journal of International Law, February 18, 2026

The International Crimes Tribunal: The Flaws of Hybrid Tribunals for International Crimes

Minnesota Journal of International Law, February 18, 2026

From Boycotts to “Neutral Athletes”: How the Olympics Manage Geopolitics After 1980

Minnesota Journal of International Law, February 18, 2026

The Siege-State Paradox: Law, Hegemony, and the Case of Venezuela

Minnesota Journal of International Law, December 14, 2025

Dredging up Trouble: Environmental Implications of China’s Artificial Islands

Minnesota Journal of International Law, December 2, 2025

The Silent Veto: An Examination of the Pocket Rescission in International Affairs

Minnesota Journal of International Law, December 2, 2025

Who Owns AI-Generated Creativity? A Comparative Look at International Copyright Approaches

Minnesota Journal of International Law, November 25, 2025

Tensions and Transistors: An Introductory Guide to Chip Rules and Why They Fuel Trade Standoffs

Minnesota Journal of International Law, November 11, 2025

Women and the Asylum Flip-Flop

Minnesota Journal of International Law, November 4, 2025

Make That Move: Entertainers Moving to a Different Jurisdiction as a Negotiating Tool

Minnesota Journal of International Law, October 28, 2025

Clearing the Air: Minnesota Paradiplomacy on Wildfires

Minnesota Journal of International Law, October 14, 2025

Media Companies and Genocide

Minnesota Journal of International Law, October 7, 2025

Space Force Turbulence

Minnesota Journal of International Law, September 30, 2025

International Human Rights Legal Compliance Must Be At the Center of Multilateral Regulation of Commercial Spyware

Minnesota Journal of International Law, April 25, 2025

Is Wealth Taxation the Solution to Growing Economic Inequality?

Minnesota Journal of International Law, April 21, 2025

Expressive Law and the European Years

Minnesota Journal of International Law, April 18, 2025

Calling It What It Is: The Definitional Deficiencies of Genocide and the Argentine Paradigm

Minnesota Journal of International Law, April 15, 2025

Chaos in the Caucasus: Georgia’s Shift Towards Authoritarianism Threatens Global Democracy

Minnesota Journal of International Law, April 11, 2025

The Use of Commercial AI Services in War Spotlights the Urgency in Implementing International Regulations on Military AI Applications

Minnesota Journal of International Law, April 8, 2025

Canada’s UNDRIP Implementation Act: Binding or Just an Interpretive Tool?

Minnesota Journal of International Law, April 4, 2025

Fighting Words: Bill 96 and the Rights of Minority Language Speakers in Québec

Minnesota Journal of International Law, March 27, 2025

“A Legal Black Hole”: The Uncertainty Underpinning Trump’s January 29th Executive Order Expanding Migrant Operations at Guantanamo Bay

Minnesota Journal of International Law, March 20, 2025

“Shame Must Change Sides”: How One Woman’s Bravery Shook the World

Minnesota Journal of International Law, February 27, 2025

The Implications of Italy’s Universal Criminalization of Surrogacy

Minnesota Journal of International Law, February 21, 2025

A National Crusade: How the “War on Drugs” Became a War on Immigrants

Minnesota Journal of International Law, February 12, 2025

Juvenile Justice Across Borders: Why the U.S. Lags Behind Its Western Counterparts

Minnesota Journal of International Law, January 23, 2025

All Play and No Work: Current Issues with Name, Image and Likeness Conflicting with International Student-Athlete’s F-1 Visas

Minnesota Journal of International Law, December 15, 2024

Playtime Spent in Detention: The Consequences of Lowering the Age of Criminal Responsibility in Australia’s Northern Territory

Minnesota Journal of International Law, December 8, 2024

Who Owns the Moon? Navigating Sovereignty, Power, and Profit in the Final Frontier

Minnesota Journal of International Law, November 26, 2024

Stirring Up the Hornet's Nest: the U.S.'s Non-Extradition Extraditions in Mexico Continue

Minnesota Journal of International Law, November 18, 2024

The Balancing of Fair Process and Efficiency at the Olympic Gymnastics Floor Final

Minnesota Journal of International Law, November 5, 2024

Illustrating Persisting Problems in the Art Black Market

Minnesota Journal of International Law, October 28, 2024

Mercenaries. What Is the Law and Is It Followed?

Minnesota Journal of International Law, October 21, 2024

Whitewashing the Past: The Modern Legacy of the Theory Behind Buck v. Bell

Minnesota Journal of International Law, October 14, 2024

The Wide Reach of the EU’s Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive

Minnesota Journal of International Law, October 7, 2024

El Salvador's Mano Dura: Balancing Order and Rights in the Shadow of Gang Violence

Minnesota Journal of International Law, March 31, 2024

Tracking International Tax Avoiders, Brooke Meister

Minnesota Journal of International Law, March 25, 2024

Russia-Ukraine Conflict: International Legal Enforcement Takes a Sideline Seat to Economic Prowess, Chaisson Bowen

Minnesota Journal of International Law, March 25, 2024

International Adjudication vs. Judicial Remedies, Abirami Swaminath

Minnesota Journal of International Law, March 25, 2024

The Ethiopia-Somaliland Naval Base Deal is a Violation of International Law

Minnesota Journal of International Law, February 15, 2024

U.N. Cybercrime Treaty a Potential Threat to Free Speech

Minnesota Journal of International Law, January 29, 2024

From Aeolus to Ares: Wins of War Stir in the Eastern Aegean

Minnesota Journal of International Law, December 27, 2023

UK-Rwanda ‘Asylum Partnership’: Legislation introduced to skirt rulings by the UK Supreme Court and ECHR

Minnesota Journal of International Law, December 27, 2023

U.S. Soldier Sallies Across Demilitarized Zone, North Korea Declares "New Cold War"

Minnesota Journal of International Law, November 7, 2023

Residency Requirements Don't Lie: Why Shakira is Facing up to Eight Years in Prison for Tax Evasion

Minnesota Journal of International Law, November 7, 2023

Name, Image and Likeness: The New Struggle Facing International Student Athletes

Minnesota Journal of International Law, October 17, 2023

Joining the Dark Side of Ocean Shipping: How Sanction Busting Ships Undermine The West's Support of Ukraine

Minnesota Journal of International Law, September 25, 2023

Preventing and Responding to Disputes in International Surrogacy: Exploring Better Future Options for LGBTQ+ Couples

Minnesota Journal of International Law, May 9, 2023

Uganda’s Anti-LGBTQ Bill: A New Wave of Homophobia, a Remnant of Colonialism, or Both?

Minnesota Journal of International Law, April 27, 2023

Tiktok, ChatGPT, and the Need for International Data Regulating in the Cyberspace World

Minnesota Journal of International Law, April 15, 2023

Unexpected Fallout: How the United States’ Cold War-Era Nuclear Testing in the Marshall Islands Affects Current Foreign Policy

Minnesota Journal of International Law, April 11, 2023

Protests Continue to Roil France as President Macron Ponders Pension Changes

Minnesota Journal of International Law, March 29, 2023

Better Late Than Never? How Pope Francis Upped the Ante in Greece’s Negotiation with the British Museum Regarding the Repatriation of the Parthenon Marbles

Minnesota Journal of International Law, March 27, 2023

Sri Lanka Local Elections Delayed: Government Cites Financial Concerns to Cover Corruption & Delays

Minnesota Journal of International Law, March 23, 2023

Minnesota’s Anti-BDS Law is Safe From Constitutional Challenges for the Foreseeable Future

Minnesota Journal of International Law, March 22, 2023

International Law v. “International Practice”: Critiquing the American Response to Unmanned Flying Objects Over United States Territory

Minnesota Journal of International Law, March 20, 2023

What Happened in Qatar?: Examining the Corruption Scandal Surrounding the 2022 World Cup

Minnesota Journal of International Law, March 17, 2023

Avoiding Conscription or Fleeing from Injustice? The Story of Russian Men Seeking Refuge from the Ukraine-Russian War

Minnesota Journal of International Law, March 3, 2023

Comparison of U.S. and E.U. Central Banking Ethics Rules

Minnesota Journal of International Law, February 24, 2023

Future of the Northern Ireland Protocol in Question on the Eve of the 25th Anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement

Minnesota Journal of International Law, February 24, 2023

Something’s in the Air: 'Spy Balloons,' High-Altitude Objects, and Vertical Sovereignty

Minnesota Journal of International Law, February 17, 2023

It’s a Bird! It’s a Plane! No, It’s a Spy Balloon! The International Law Implications of China’s Actions and the United States’ Response

Minnesota Journal of International Law, February 17, 2023

The Link Between Trade & Human Rights

Minnesota Journal of International Law, February 9, 2023

Broadening the Subject-Matter Jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court to Better Prosecute Twenty-First Century Harms

Minnesota Journal of International Law, January 25, 2023

Electric Protectionism: New Clean Vehicle Tax Credit Limitations Make EVs Less Accessible for American Consumers in the Name of “America First” Trade Policy

Minnesota Journal of International Law, January 24, 2023

The New International Agreement to Address Biodiversity Loss

Minnesota Journal of International Law, January 3, 2023

A Few More Steps in the Right Direction?: COP15 and the Fight for Biodiversity

Minnesota Journal of International Law, December 29, 2022

The Consequences and Future of the U.S. Department of Justice’s Failed “China Initiative”

Minnesota Journal of International Law, November 23, 2022

It’s Not as “Vanilla” as You Think: The Child Labor Problem in Madagascar’s Vanilla Industry

Minnesota Journal of International Law, November 18, 2022

Prison Law Libraries, or Paralegal Prison Officers? Why Not Both: Using Ghana as a Model for U.S. Correctional Officer Education Reform

Minnesota Journal of International Law, November 17, 2022

No Way Out: How COVID-19 Restrictions Force Extra Burdens on North Koreans

Minnesota Journal of International Law, November 8, 2022

Protecting Climate Refugees: An Analysis of Pakistan as a Result of the 2022 Floods

Minnesota Journal of International Law, October 25, 2022

The CHIPS and Science Act is Unlikely to “Chip Away” at Taiwan’s Position in the Semiconductor Industry Any Time Soon.

Minnesota Journal of International Law, October 13, 2022

The Oldest Sitting U.S. President Might Bring in a New Era for Transatlantic Data Privacy

Minnesota Journal of International Law, April 1, 2022

The Presumption Against Extraterritoriality: United States v. Bowman and the Importance of Nationality

Minnesota Journal of International Law, March 31, 2022

Look What You Made Me Do: A Critique of the Updated Critical Technologies List and Implications It Will Have on Foreign Investments

Minnesota Journal of International Law, March 30, 2022

The New Ukrainian Refugee Crisis

Minnesota Journal of International Law, March 25, 2022

Guatemala Faces Challenges in Efforts to Fulfill Commitment to End Hunger by 2030

Minnesota Journal of International Law, March 25, 2022

Ukraine at War: What Can We Do?

Minnesota Journal of International Law, March 18, 2022

Foreign Privilege: What’s So Controversial About Investor—State Dispute Settlement

Minnesota Journal of International Law, March 18, 2022

Climate Change – Still a Concern to Address Passively? Not So for Climate Refugees

Minnesota Journal of International Law, March 14, 2022

We Did, Actually, Start the Fire – Now We Have to Try to Put it Out: Litigation as a Strategy to Fight Climate Change

Minnesota Journal of International Law, March 11, 2022

The Reasons of the Emerge of Personal Bankruptcy Regulation in China

Minnesota Journal of International Law, March 4, 2022

Everybody loses when the East feuds: Trade Ramifications from the Escalating Russo Ukrainian Conflict

Minnesota Journal of International Law, February 17, 2022

You Don’t Have to Go Home, But You Can’t Stay Here: How the U.S.’s Remain in Mexico Protocol Violates the Convention Against Torture

Minnesota Journal of International Law, February 12, 2022

The Implications of the Rwandan Government Sentencing Paul Rusesabagina, Who Saved 1,268 People During the Rwandan Genocide, to Prison on Terrorism Charges

Minnesota Journal of International Law, February 1, 2022

I Don’t Know About You, But Merging Companies Might Not Be Feelin’ 22

Minnesota Journal of International Law, January 4, 2022

An Evolving Regulatory Framework For Microtransactions: Loot Boxes and Gacha Games

Minnesota Journal of International Law, December 3, 2021

Can International Law Address Crises Like the Poland-Belarus Border Crisis?

Minnesota Journal of International Law, November 29, 2021

Nestlé USA, Inc. v. Doe, The Alien Tort Statute and Corporate Human Rights Liability

Minnesota Journal of International Law, November 17, 2021

Combatting the International Supply Chain Issues

Minnesota Journal of International Law, November 10, 2021

Chinese Crackdown of Cryptocurrency and Implications for the Future of Crypto

Minnesota Journal of International Law, October 21, 2021

The Taliban Control Afghanistan, Now What?

Minnesota Journal of International Law, September 25, 2021

Notice of Termination in the U.S. and Canada: Two Contrasting Approaches

Minnesota Journal of International Law, May 14, 2021

The Long Jurisdictional Reach of Picard

Minnesota Journal of International Law, May 14, 2021

Looking for American Action on Climate Change after the Paris Agreement? Don’t Look to the United States’ Judiciary.

Minnesota Journal of International Law, May 13, 2021

Sanctions and Counter-sanctions Between the West and China over Xinjiang

Minnesota Journal of International Law, May 13, 2021

An Attempt at Effective EU Enforcement: Rule of Law Conditionality

Minnesota Journal of International Law, April 23, 2021

Bluetooth Instead of GPS Should Be Utilized to do Contact-tracing During the Covid-19 Pandemic

Minnesota Journal of International Law, April 23, 2021

The Power of Regulatory Takings Claims: A Note of Caution on the Pack the ISDS Tribunal Debate

Minnesota Journal of International Law, April 23, 2021

The Biden Airstrike and the Need to Update the Legal Regime Governing Use of Force Against Non-State-Actors

Minnesota Journal of International Law, April 14, 2021

TikTok, WeChat, and IEEPA

Minnesota Journal of International Law, April 12, 2021

Recent Debates on International Digital Taxation

Minnesota Journal of International Law, April 8, 2021

The Irony of the U.N. Resolution on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights in Nicaragua

Minnesota Journal of International Law, April 2, 2021

Cyclists' Uphill Battle for Space on Berlin's Streets

Minnesota Journal of International Law, April 2, 2021

Why Can’t the UN Protect Human Rights in Yemen and Syria?

Minnesota Journal of International Law, March 26, 2021

The Future of Autonomous Weapons: The Need for A Strict Liability Stopgap

Minnesota Journal of International Law, March 25, 2021

Russia’s Twitter Slowdown

Minnesota Journal of International Law, March 14, 2021

Russia’s New Law Regulating Cryptocurrency

Minnesota Journal of International Law, March 11, 2021

The Two-Pillar Approach to Tax the Digital Economy

Minnesota Journal of International Law, March 5, 2021

The EU’s New Pact on Migration and Asylum: History Repeats Itself

Minnesota Journal of International Law, March 1, 2021

Defending Climate Defenders: Disha Ravi's Arrest in Context

Minnesota Journal of International Law, February 22, 2021

Is Biden’s call to stall the wall the end of it all?

Minnesota Journal of International Law, February 12, 2021

The Beginning of the Biden-Harris Term: A Review of Policy & Executive Orders

Minnesota Journal of International Law, February 5, 2021

The War on Huachicol: Mexico’s Crackdown on Gas Thieves

Minnesota Journal of International Law, January 29, 2021

How Advancing Property Rights Will Promote Economic Growth for Rural Colombian Women

Minnesota Journal of International Law, January 14, 2021