International Human Rights Legal Compliance Must Be At the Center of Multilateral Regulation of Commercial Spyware
Micah Winters It’s been less than four years since a journalistic coalition dubbed “the Pegasus Project” upended the preexisting global paradigm of digital rights and surveillance technology by documenting the incredible and chilling scope of remotely-directed state surveillance of the devices of journalists, activists, and political dissidents via a novel
Is Wealth Taxation the Solution to Growing Economic Inequality?
Nisat Chowdhury People all around the world are starting to pay more attention to the growing gap between the super-rich and everyone else.[1] The COVID-19 pandemic definitely made things worse, helping the wealthiest get even richer while leaving the rest of society behind.[2] This has sparked a lot of worry
Expressive Law and the European Years
River Campbell The European Union (“EU”) straddles an awkward juxtaposition. On the one hand, the EU poses as the figurehead for continental governance in Europe. On the other, its scope of authority remains narrow, and it possesses no substantial mechanism for enforcement of many areas of law. Thus, the question
Calling It What It Is: The Definitional Deficiencies of Genocide and the Argentine Paradigm
Alex Mysler What counts as a genocide? Does it matter what we consider genocide if we still recognize the fact that something is an atrocity? The debate over the breadth or narrowness of the definition of the term “genocide” shows
Chaos in the Caucasus: Georgia’s Shift Towards Authoritarianism Threatens Global Democracy
Grace Begley While Americans deal with political chaos at home, a country on the other side of the world has fallen into severe turmoil. Tensions are high in the Eurasian country of Georgia after lawmakers elected a far-right former soccer star as president and implemented several authoritarian and pro-Russia policies.[1]
The Use of Commercial AI Services in War Spotlights the Urgency in Implementing International Regulations on Military AI Applications
Paulo Frank Artificial Intelligence (AI) has rapidly transformed methods of operation and has vastly augmented capabilities across numerous domains over the last few years.[1] An area of particularly salient concern is the encroachment of AI applications into military operations. In both the ongoing Russia-Ukraine and Israel-Palestine conflicts, drones equipped with
Canada’s UNDRIP Implementation Act: Binding or Just an Interpretive Tool?
Jake Oberg In 2021, Canada passed the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (“UNDRIP Act”).[1] The act requires that Canada make sure its laws “are consistent with” the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (“UNDRIP”).[2] This act stands out given the fact that
Fighting Words: Bill 96 and the Rights of Minority Language Speakers in Québec
Colin Lang In 2022, the provincial government of Québec enacted Bill 96: “An Act respecting French, the official and common language of Québec.”[1] Bill 96 amended Québec’s Charter of the French Language and ushered in sweeping reforms to Québec`s official language policy, with the ultimate goal of making French the
“A Legal Black Hole”: The Uncertainty Underpinning Trump’s January 29th Executive Order Expanding Migrant Operations at Guantanamo Bay
Halle Busch On January 29, 2025, less than a month into his second presidential term, President Donald Trump issued a memorandum titled “Expanding Migrant Operations Center At Naval Station Guantanamo Bay To Full Capacity.”[1] The memo, issued by the White House, directed the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of
“Shame Must Change Sides”: How One Woman’s Bravery Shook the World
Abbey Jordahl **Trigger warning: this post includes extremely graphic content related to sexual assault.** “Shame must change sides.”[1] With just four words, Gisèle Pélicot rocked the world with her unfathomable bravery. For almost a decade, she endured a shocking nightmare, one that was orchestrated by the person she should have