Frank Yang is a sophomore in the college majoring Government and Linguistics with a minor in Portuguese. There are few clauses in the U.S. Constitution that are simpler in writing than Article I, Section 9, Clause 3, which states: “No…ex post facto Law shall be passed.”[1] The provision is as comprehensive as possible, assigning an … Continue reading Retroactivity in Law Can Certain Repeal Legislation Violate the Ex Post Facto Clause?
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When Children Stop Being Children: Reevaluating the Transfer of Juvenile Cases to Adult Courts
Paneez Oliai is a third-year student in the College, where she majors inHistory and Psychology with a minor in Government. She is currently a managingeditor for the Georgetown University Undergraduate Law Review. With the recent push in Maryland to end mandatory direct file, the charging of juveniles as adults is as relevant of a debate … Continue reading When Children Stop Being Children: Reevaluating the Transfer of Juvenile Cases to Adult Courts
Climate Refugees: The Case of Ioane Teitiota and Gaps in International Law
Angela Tan is a third-year undergraduate student in the School of Foreign Service,majoring in International Politics. She serves as a Blog Editor on the GUULR staff. Although climate change is often described as a slow-onset process with effects in the distant future, the Pacific island nation of Kiribati has already started to see its consequences … Continue reading Climate Refugees: The Case of Ioane Teitiota and Gaps in International Law
At the Intersection of the Law and International Monetary Policy: Federal Reserve Swap Lines
Leo Rassieur is a Senior in the College double-majoring in Government and Economics with a minor in French and serves as a Managing Editor at GUULR. Throughout the 2008 crisis, the Fed came under much scrutiny for its extension of credit to large non-bank financial institutions like American International Group and Bear Stearns. Meanwhile, ordinary … Continue reading At the Intersection of the Law and International Monetary Policy: Federal Reserve Swap Lines
Making the War Powers Resolution a Justiciable Issue
Jack Little is a senior in the School of Foreign Service majoring in international politics and minoring in Spanish and philosophy and an Assistant Editor for GUULR In 1973, Congress passed the War Powers Resolution (WPR), providing itself with new statutory powers to oversee the president’s use of the military.[1] The WPR requires the president … Continue reading Making the War Powers Resolution a Justiciable Issue
An Examination of Occupation Law in Present-Day Palestine
Keerat Singh is a junior in the School of Foreign Service studying Business and Global Affairs and serves as Senior Blog Editor for GUULR. Occupation law, under Article 42 of the 1907 Hague Regulations, defines an occupied territory as one that is “placed under the authority of the hostile army,” where that authority “has been … Continue reading An Examination of Occupation Law in Present-Day Palestine
The 539th Electorate? An analysis on Judicial Activism in Elections
Paris Nguyen is a junior in the School of Foreign Service studying International Politics and serves as an assistant editor for GUULR. At the end of the night on November 8th, rather than there being a projected winner of the 2020 U.S. presidential election, there was contention, uncertainty, and most importantly, numerous legal questions awaiting … Continue reading The 539th Electorate? An analysis on Judicial Activism in Elections
Germany v. Phillip: The Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act (FSIA) and Art Restitution following World War II
Jennifer Linares is a junior in the College studying government, history, and French and serves as a blog editor for GUULR. Among the many atrocities that Nazis committed against victims of the Holocaust was the stripping of property from Jewish people before being sent to concentration camps. In recent decades, these acts of expropriation have … Continue reading Germany v. Phillip: The Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act (FSIA) and Art Restitution following World War II
DOES THE STATE SECRETS DOCTRINE REQUIRE A SECRET?
Lauren Scarff is a senior in the School of Foreign Service majoring in International Politics. She is currently the Editor-in-Chief for the Georgetown University Undergraduate Law Review. On October 6th, 2021, the Supreme Court heard United States v. Zubaydah, a peculiar case that calls into question, among other pertinent national security law issues, the state … Continue reading DOES THE STATE SECRETS DOCTRINE REQUIRE A SECRET?
The Next Chapter of Vagrancy Laws in the United States
Veronika Matysiak is a junior in the School of Foreign Service majoring in Culture and Politics. She is currently an Assistant Editor for the Georgetown University Undergraduate Law Review. Vagrancy laws, which regulate public conduct and social order, have been a feature of English and American law for centuries. The body of vagrancy laws was … Continue reading The Next Chapter of Vagrancy Laws in the United States