BY: Priyanka Shingwekar Priyanka is a sophomore in the College of Georgetown University studying government, economics, and philosophy. She is a line editor for the Georgetown University Undergraduate Law Review. This term in Torres v. Madrid, the U.S. Supreme Court will confront a case with important questions for police accountability under the Fourth Amendment of … Continue reading SCOTUS Preview: The Fourth Amendment, Police Accountability, and Unsuccessful Seizures
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Working Through Challenges to Repatriating Foreign Children of the Islamic State
BY: Veronika Matysiak Veronika Matysiak is a sophomore in the School of Foreign Service studying international relations and affairs. She is a line editor for the Georgetown University Undergraduate Law Review. The functional defeat of the Islamic State (IS), designated a terrorist organization by the US State Department, the European Union, and the UN Security … Continue reading Working Through Challenges to Repatriating Foreign Children of the Islamic State
How a Unanimous US Supreme Court Victory is Helping to Change the US Military’s Culture of Sexual Assault
BY: Paris Nguyen Paris is a sophomore in the School of Foreign Service majoring in International Politics. He is a line editor for the Georgetown University Undergraduate Law Review. In a 2019 study on sexual misconduct in the military conducted by the Department of Defense, accountability and discipline were identified as crucial factors that were … Continue reading How a Unanimous US Supreme Court Victory is Helping to Change the US Military’s Culture of Sexual Assault
The Guantanamo Veil: The Right of Habeas Corpus to Detainees Under the Jurisdiction of the United States
BY: Karan Balaji Karan is a sophomore in the School of Foreign Service studying international political economy. He is currently an editorial assistant for the Georgetown University Undergraduate Law Review. Since the War on Terror was launched by the United States in response to the tragic attacks of 9/11, the treatment of suspected terrorists has … Continue reading The Guantanamo Veil: The Right of Habeas Corpus to Detainees Under the Jurisdiction of the United States
To Know or Not to Know: Anonymous Reproductive Donors and Their Children
BY: Solveig Baylor Solveig is a junior at Georgetown University studying Philosophy, Economics, and Math. She is currently a managing editor for the Georgetown University Undergraduate Law Review. Pandemic isolation has motivated thousands to search for meaningful connection, including through finding their long-lost biological parents.[1] Children conceived through Assisted Reproductive Technologies (ART) such as in … Continue reading To Know or Not to Know: Anonymous Reproductive Donors and Their Children
Sovereignty of Post-Climate Change Affected States Under International Law
BY: Prateek Singh Prateek Singh is a student at National Law University in Jodhpur, India In an era of climate change, the sea poses a threat to island states. With an increase in sea levels, the coastal boundaries of a territory are moving landwards, thereby causing a part of the land to get submerged by … Continue reading Sovereignty of Post-Climate Change Affected States Under International Law
CAN ‘COVID-19’ OR ‘CORONA’ BE REGISTERED AS TRADEMARKS IN INDIA?
BY: Ishaan Paranjape and Ved Thakur Ishaan Paranjape is a third year undergraduate student pursuing B.L.S. LL.B. He attends the University of Mumbai, India. He has a keen interest in Constitutional Law, IPR and ADR. Ved Thakur is a third year undergraduate student pursuing B.B.A. LL.B. (Hons). He attends Gujarat National Law University, India. He … Continue reading CAN ‘COVID-19’ OR ‘CORONA’ BE REGISTERED AS TRADEMARKS IN INDIA?
Extending Legal Gender Recognition to Transgender Refugees: Rana V. Hungary
By: MANSI AVASHIA In a historic verdict for the LGBT community, the European Court of Human Rights has, for the first time, conferred legal gender recognition rights on transgender refugees (Source: Unsplash). In July 2020, the European Court of Human Rights [“ECtHR”] in Rana v. Hungary set a landmark precedent by extending the right of … Continue reading Extending Legal Gender Recognition to Transgender Refugees: Rana V. Hungary
Criminology of Stone Pelting During COVID-19 in India
By: AARUSHI KAPOOR and SSANJNNA GUPTA Aarushi Kapoor is a third year student of Hidayatullah National Law University, Raipur. She has interests in Humanitarian law, International Laws and Corporate laws. Ssanjnna Gupta is a third year student of Hidayatullah National Law University, Raipur. She has interests in International Law, Constitutional Law and Alternative Dispute Resolution. … Continue reading Criminology of Stone Pelting During COVID-19 in India
Abandoning Climate Refugees: A “Crime against Humanity” under International Criminal Law?
By: TIRTHARAJ CHOUDHURY and DEEKSHA SHARMA On 7 January 2020, the United Nations Human Rights Committee decided that international refugees should not be sent home.[1] This decision was handed down by the committee after examining the case of Ioane Teitiota, a Kiribati citizen of South Tarawa, who was seeking refugee rights in New Zealand, but … Continue reading Abandoning Climate Refugees: A “Crime against Humanity” under International Criminal Law?