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
Category: Blog Spring 2021
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