By: Andrew Malec.
As Malta continues to monitor and fight against the spread of the novel coronavirus, new privacy concerns have emerged with regard to popular contract tracing applications that may jeopardize individual privacy and infringe on the country’s data privacy laws as well as the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation.
Read MoreBy: Tessa Mallett
In 2013, the Rana Plaza in Bangladesh collapsed, killing 1,134 garment workers and injuring over 2,0000. The tragedy sparked public outrage, with many demanding change. This short post examines the changes in the fast fashion industry after the collapse and what it looks like today in Bangladesh.
Read MoreBy: Adara Manamperi.
With the Appellate Body’s existence in limbo due to the United States’ decision to block new appointments, it leaves other member states with no alternative but to create a dispute settlement system of their own, or alternatively lose the right to appeal case decisions by the Dispute Settlement Panel. Without the Appellate Body, and in addition, the current COVID-19 Pandemic, the dangers of protectionist and retaliatory measures are high, and it begs the question: will the WTO be able to survive without the Appellate Body?
Read MoreBy: Margaret Marshall
The deterrence theory is a theory that has been utilized in criminal law for centuries. It is the idea that if you punish those for committing crimes, then others will be deterred from committing the same crime. A modified version of this theory was recently utilized in Namibia to deter individuals from committing the crime of illegal wildlife poaching at all levels—those in the illegal international wildlife crime rings and those local villagers who poach out of desperation. This blog post looks at the modified deterrence theory approach and calls for the use of Namibia’s new approach in other countries to combat illegal wildlife poaching.
Read MoreBy: Jasmine Shafquat.
On January 1, 2020, Norway officially became the last Nordic country to allow dual citizenship. Within the first few months of this law taking effect, 26,000 individuals applied for Norwegian citizenship, which increased the country’s citizenship wait list from 14,000 to 40,000.
Read MoreBy: Konrad Starostka.
Poland’s presidential election was a hotly contested race with narrow margins. The reelection of Duda, a right-wing politician, further disenfranchises the LGBT community.
Read MoreBy: Peter Veldkamp.
Iceland faced the worst financial crisis in 2008 of any country relative to its size. Unlike the United States, Iceland took a unique path to recovery that has largely been categorized as a success. This blog outlines several distinctive features of Iceland’s recovery, as well as some of the accompanying issues in its enactment.
Read MoreBy: Alexandra Welke.
For years, India has allocated a small percentage of funding to public health. Increased medical costs and lack of funding from the country is resulting in an inequality in who is able to seek health care treatment. Increasing India’s budget on health and family planning may help individuals desperately in need.
Read MoreBy: Megan Wilson
The Brazilian tax system has been one of the most complicated and difficult to comply with for many years. Administrations have been hesitant to do anything about this because any attempted fix will be complicated, take a long time, and likely be unpopular. Changes may finally be coming – and hopefully staying.
Read MoreAfter the legalization of homosexual marriages and decriminalization of prostitution, judges in Taiwan advocate for decriminalization of adultery, another bold proposal in family law. The supporters argue adultery is a gendered crime discriminating women and violating freedom of marriage. The opponents are with the public opinion that such reform is too early to make, and adultery crime mainly aims at protecting marriage as the cornerstone of the society, not happy marriages.
Read MoreBy: Jacob Vande Zande
This brief blog explores the debate around secularism in France, the international community’s response to France’s 2004 headscarf ban, and the arguments surrounding France’s strong commitment to secularism.
Read MoreBy: Laura Stickney
This brief blog post discusses the controversial commercial whaling industry in Norway – one of two countries that continue the practice of harvesting whales. This post gives a short overview of the International Whaling Commission, the leading authority on international regulation of the whaling industry, as well as the arguments surrounding Norway’s opposition to the Commission and the moratorium on commercial whaling.
Read MoreBy: Jessica Skelly
The Inter-American Court of Human Rights recently ruled in favor of Marin, a member of the PGBTQI community, who was assaulted because of her sexual orientation. The decision classified the assault as torture.
Read MoreBy: Wesam Shahed.
A short analysis of Palestine’s and other Middle Eastern countries’ repeal of “Marry Your Rapist” laws. In the past, some Middle Eastern countries had laws that allowed a rapist to not face legal punishment if they married or asked to marry the person whom they raped. Recently Palestine and other Middle Eastern countries have repealed or reformed that type of law in response to growing activism.
Read MoreBy: Emily Seeling
This blog post explores Italy’s future and current legal business implications. It looks at potential strategies to terminate current contracts within the business realm.
Read MoreBy: Samantha Rothman.
Coronavirus sweeps through Israel during the holy days of Passover, Israelis will be celebrating in a completely new way as the government works to find solutions. Families all over Israel are working with new restrictions and the governments makes efforts to hopefully reopen soon.
Read MoreBy: Danielle D. Rogers.
Inspired by Dreams of Liberation Bound by Bondage, written by Danielle D. Rogers, this blog post is a part of a larger series that examines how the remnants of colonization continue to negatively impact people of the African diaspora around the world. This post examines how the remnants of colonization in the healthcare and science fields led to unethical research trials and how international law could help prevent the exploitation of individuals in human subject research.
Read MoreBy: Alexandra Lee Page
The Japan Fair Trade Commission has proposed several amendments to Japan’s Anti-Monopoly Act. In a landmark consultation about fair trade, industry stakeholders will have a chance until May 2020 to weigh in on whether to introduce legal professional privilege for the first time.
Read MoreBy: Michael Moran.
Macau, a special administrative region of the People’s Republic of China, has experience explosive economic growth in recent years as the biggest gaming city in the world.
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