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
Category: Blog Fall 2021
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