Heads I Win, Tails You Lose: How Iran’s Opinio Juris Claim of Sovereign Immunity Highlights a Crisis of Authority for the International Court of Justice
Written by Ellasandra Hahn Introduction International law presents a notoriously tricky challenge: who makes, defines, and enforces…
Migrating Behind: How the United States’ Decision to Revoke Venezuelans’ Temporary Protected Status Shirks State Responsibility
Written by Juli Gomez Introduction On February 5, 2025, Secretary Kristi Noem announced that the U.S. Department…
Sexual Violence in the Tigray Region Worsens with Little Intervention from Ethiopia
Written by Christaina Leriche Introduction Years after the end of the Tigrayan conflict in 2022, rape, abuse,…
Depths of Deception: State-Backed Undersea Cable Disruptions and the Role of International Maritime Law
Written by Kyle Patlove Introduction & Background In just the past 18 months, a pattern of undersea…
Automated Borders, Human Consequences: The Use of AI in Migration Control and the Legal Limits of International Refugee Law
Written by Evie Bellino I. Introduction As artificial intelligence (“AI”) becomes increasingly embedded in border control systems…
The Impunity of Corporations in International Criminal Law
Written by Carter Schwalls Introduction Multinational Corporations (“MNCs”) operating in conflict zones often act with impunity, leveraging…
A New Era of Refugees: Rethinking International Protection for Climate-Displaced Persons in the Horn of Africa
Written by Jillian Ratnavale Introduction Climate change has become a driving force behind widespread droughts, desertification, and…
U.S. Strikes Against Iran: An International Law Perspective
Written by Samantha Johnson Introduction Under Article 2(4) of the United Nations (“U.N.”) Charter, all Member States…
Running Afoul of Non-Refoulement: The Trump Administration’s Removals to El Salvador and the Convention Against Torture
Written by Ximena Itan Dehui Reyes Torres Introduction On March 15, 2025, President Trump issued a proclamation…
The Italy-Albania Protocol: Italy’s Externalization of Border Control in the Mediterranean Prompts Human Rights Concerns
Written by Ashley Rooney Introduction Italy has the largest recorded population of voluntary emigrants in modern history,…
