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Kerry McGuire, MJIL Digital Media Editor Recent headlines announced that Mexico’s Supreme Court paved the way for legalization by permitting the cultivation of marijuana for personal use. Much like other civil law countries, Mexico’s Supreme Court Decisions apply only to the actors within a particular case. If the Supreme Court makes the same decision a […]
Chris Land, MJIL Lead Articles Editor One of the greatest challenges facing the European Union today is democratic legitimacy.[i] As a compliment to nations’ republican apparatus, technocratic central banks like the European Central Bank (“ECB”) theoretically perform a crucial service. These banks support national economies as lenders of last resort[ii] — ensuring price stability[iii] and […]
Harold Yun, MJIL Note & Comment Editor: Three years into her 5 year presidency, the current president is pushing the nationalization of history textbooks. In other words, the government will create an ‘official’ history textbook which must be used in schools. It seems absurd and obviously it is being met with fierce opposition, but to […]
Anne Longfellow, MJIL Staff Member: On his recent visit to the University of Minnesota, Justice Scalia spoke to my Administrative Law class. During his lecture he mentioned taking a trip to India with Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. He then mentioned the Supreme Court of India’s broad original jurisdiction powers and how powers like that […]
Ally Billeaud, Editor-in-Chief: During last week’s visit to the University of Minnesota, Justice Scalia said he “wouldn’t be surprised” if the death penalty is repealed sometime in the near future. Despite the Justice’s extreme hesitation to interpret law based on international influence,[1] it is nearly impossible to ignore the international community’s role in encouraging the […]
Weichen Wang, Managing Editor: On Sunday, October 4th, 2015, the 12 signatory countries to the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) announced conclusion of negotiations which have already lasted for 8 years. This is newsworthy to media around the global, since it constitutes an important step towards the success of a major U.S.-led initiative that aims to create […]
Antonios Kouroutakis* and Sofia Ranchordas**: Conventional wisdom says that crises are temporary. Hence in turbulent times of war and economic crisis, which require extraordinary and prompt decisions, temporary measures are necessary. It also says that, in this context, sunset clauses might be the best instruments to guarantee that such extraordinary measures do not become entrenched. […]
Adam Barkl, MJIL Staff Member: Just over a week ago, the Federal Circuit heard en banc oral arguments in the case Lexmark International Inc. v. Impression Prods. Inc.[1] That case involves the foreign sale by Lexmark of toner cartridges used in Lexmark’s printers. Lexmark’s customers have an option to either purchase cartridges at full price […]
The Minnesota Journal of International Law is excited to announce a new feature: the MJIL Blog. The Blog will feature posts from staff and other Journal contributors. The posts will delve deeper into notes and comments featured in the Journal, address current events, and even provide accounts individual contributor’s experiences in the United States and abroad. Check out the […]
Sukanya Momsen, MJIL Managing Editor: There are many things to love about the Japanese culture, and food is definitely one of those things. One of my favorite Japanese foods is Japanese curry. My mom was born in India, and I have grown up loving traditional Indian curry, but when I first tried Japanese curry in […]