By Emily Spallino, Lead Note & Comment Editor This month the University of Minnesota Law School received a record $25 million donation from the Robina Foundation.[1] Of the $25 million, $23.5 million will be placed in an endowment to support the Center for New Americans, which will be renamed after James H. Binger, Robina’s founder. The…
Continue ReadingBy Miranda Slaght, MJIL Staff Member Following the terrorist attacks of 9/11, Congress made drastic changes to immigration law.[1] These changes, such as the passage of the REAL ID Act of 2005, significantly expanded restrictions on immigration.[2] Unsurprisingly, part of the expanded restrictive laws was aimed at barring people from being granted asylum who had…
Continue ReadingBy Alfredo Hwang, MJIL Staff Member On December 6, 2016, the prosecution of Dominic Ongwen, a former child soldier abducted by the Ugandan rebel group Lord’s Resistance Army (“LRA”) who eventually became the commander of the LRA’s Sinia Brigade, began at the International Criminal Court (“ICC”).[1] What are the Charges Against Dominic Ongwen: A warrant…
Continue ReadingBy Kathryn Burkart, MJIL Staff Member As a child, and admittedly young adult, I have loved the ride “It’s a Small World” at Disneyworld. While on the ride you sit in a boat that takes you into various rooms that represent different regions of the world where animatronic dolls all sing along to the lyrics…
Continue ReadingBy Eric Ryu, MJIL Staff Member Even though the documented human rights abuses in North Korea is extensive, they are a party to four major international human rights treaties: International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR)[1], International Covenant on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights[2], Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC)[3], and Convention…
Continue ReadingBy Jason Jack, MJIL Staff Member Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) generally refers to the activities of corporations investing in projects outside of their own country’s borders. Factors commonly understood to influence FDI include economic conditions, diplomatic connections, and simple supply and demand. An additional factor that has often been overlooked is a country’s particular system…
Continue ReadingBy Braxton Roam, MJIL Staff Member The global mergers and acquisitions landscape has drastically transformed over the past half-century.[1] Hostile takeovers peaked at 40% of the total M&A market in 1967, but has dropped to just 8.6% by 2014.[2] To that end, investment banks have found other methods to create revenue, including advisement and financing…
Continue ReadingBy Kevin Kitchen, Managing Editor After an unexpected election, environmentalists are concerned. The European Union, specifically France, has raised specific concerns as President-elect Trump campaigned on the idea of abandoning the Paris Agreement. Early November, Former French President, Nicolas Sarkozy, proposed a EU-wide tax on all U.S. imports if President-elect Trump pulls the country out…
Continue ReadingBy Cayla Ebert, MJIL Staff Member In President-elect Trump’s recently-released First 100 Days Plan, Trump promises to withdraw the United States from the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) if the three members cannot renegotiate more favorable terms.[1] As for many campaign promises made this past election season, people are asking: “Can he really do…
Continue ReadingBy 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 Criminal Court (ICC). Al Madhi was accused of the war crime of intentionally directing attacks against historical monuments and buildings dedicated to religion. Al Madhi is a member of Ansar…
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