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Continue ReadingFull Text The contested and divided province of Jammu and Kashmir, situated on the western side of the Hindu Kush Himalayan Mountains, is one of the most dangerous and heavily militarized places on earth. It is a Muslim-majority borderland harboring contested territorial claims of three nuclear powers—India, Pakistan, and China. Through it flow the headwaters…
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Continue ReadingFull Text One of the principal purposes of the Rome Statute is the prevention of future international crimes. To achieve this goal, the International Criminal Court (ICC) must consider the effects that its law enforcement measures will have on the commission of atrocities in a situation under review. This article responds to the need for…
Continue ReadingFull Text The Editors of the Minnesota Journal of International Law chose to focus their 2019 Symposium on exploring contemporary challenges raised in the context of preventing and countering terrorism at the domestic and international levels. Their choice could not have been more topical: terrorist incidents have for years been regular occurrences in a number…
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Continue ReadingFull Text Ship-breaking is widely known as a colossally dangerous and polluting activity. Bangladesh has emerged as the market leader in ship-breaking, producing the highest amount of steel from recycling End of Life ships owned by global owners. Economic contribution of ship-breaking in Bangladesh has been well documented from the report published under the auspicious…
Continue ReadingMid Continent Nail, the largest nail manufacturer in the heartland of the United States, has laid off 150 of its 500 employees since June 2018. In August 2018, Harley-Davidson, “a true American icon, one of the greats”—according to President Donald Trump—announced that it would have to shift some production from the United States to other countries, such as Brazil, India, and Thailand. In November 2018, General Motors (“GM”), another highly recognized U.S. company, announced that it would halt production at five North American plants and lay off fifteen percent of its salaried and contract workforce, which totaled nearly 15,000 people.
Continue ReadingThe threat of pandemic infectious disease is not a new phenomenon in the world. However, since the end of the Cold War and the beginning of the 21st century, outbreaks of emerging infectious diseases (“EIDs”) threaten the health and safety of citizens all over the world. Globalization has added significant challenges to global health security, including the global movement of people and goods that may carry infectious agents and the increased use of electronic communications which can contribute to unnecessary panic, further complicating outbreak management
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