Written by Yazan Alhamdan. On November 17th, 2025, the United Nations Security Council (“UNSC”) adopted Resolution 2803, which created and authorized the Board of Peace (“BoP”) to oversee a Gaza peace plan and establish an International Stabilization Force (“ISF”).1 The Board has raised significant debate on existing international legal conventions and international humanitarian law. The … Continue reading The Implications of Trump’s Board of Peace on International Law
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Undertrial Detention and the Illusion of Bail in India
Written by Neeve Anand. Bail as a Constitutional Norm The principal norm of bail, rather than incarceration, pervades pre-trial detention and is firmly embedded within Indian constitutional jurisprudence. Personal liberty under Article 21 of the Indian Constitution has consistently been referred to in upholding the rights of individuals against arbitrary and prolonged deprivations of freedom, … Continue reading Undertrial Detention and the Illusion of Bail in India
Meddling with the Climate? A Key Consideration in Airline Insolvencies
Written by Jayanti Dhingra. Introduction Climate change is increasingly disrupting air travel, leading to flight delays and increasing operational costs among other challenges.1 Because airlines are major fossil fuel consumers, these corporations contribute to worsening climate change; at the same time, their coastal operations are disrupted by the subsequent rise of sea levels, increased flood … Continue reading Meddling with the Climate? A Key Consideration in Airline Insolvencies
The Peculiar Conundrum of Citizenship in India & the Apostille Convention
Written by Aryan Sharma and Tanya George. INTRODUCTION The diversity present in the modern world has facilitated international travel and migration. As a corollary, such development has made the verification of foreign documentation, particularly at scale, an arduous and labor-intensive process.1 To navigate this issue, countries entered into the Hague Convention Abolishing the Requirement of … Continue reading The Peculiar Conundrum of Citizenship in India & the Apostille Convention
SUPREME COURT HANDS A WIN TO LAW ENFORCEMENT
Sofia Chentsova is a junior in the Georgetown University College of Arts & Sciences, with a major in Government and a minor in English. I. INTRODUCTION In the words of the Fourth Amendment, the Constitution guarantees “the right of the people to be secure in their person, houses, papers, and effects against unreasonable searches and … Continue reading SUPREME COURT HANDS A WIN TO LAW ENFORCEMENT
AI CREDIT ASSESSMENT: ANALYZING FUTURE OF LENDING ACROSS INDIA AND OTHER EMERGING ECONOMIES
By Zoya Farah Hussain and Pratik Biswal. INTRODUCTION The financial systems of India and the Global South occupy an intermediate position between paper-based traditional banking and credit assessment methodologies driven by artificial intelligence (“AI”). The recent transformation of banks’ credit assessment methods has facilitated a shift from manual, branch-based reviews of paper documents to automated … Continue reading AI CREDIT ASSESSMENT: ANALYZING FUTURE OF LENDING ACROSS INDIA AND OTHER EMERGING ECONOMIES
Intellectual Property Rights and Artificial Intelligence: A Legal Perspective
Shiza Saad is a sophomore in the Walsh School of Foreign Service pursuing a major in International Politics and a minor in Chinese. Artificial intelligence (AI) is bound to have a profound impact on intellectual property rights. As the line between AI-generated products and those created by humans becomes blurred, individuals are increasingly questioning AI’s … Continue reading Intellectual Property Rights and Artificial Intelligence: A Legal Perspective
Moral Obligations vs. Private Enterprise: Can OpenAI’s Human-Centric Mission Survive a For-Profit Legal Structure?
Paige Gilbert is a Senior in the Georgetown University College of Arts & Sciences, studying Government and Justice & Peace Studies. Over the past decade, it is no surprise that OpenAI has begun to transform everyday life with assistance ranging from financial management to technological shortcuts to personalized recommendations. Artificial intelligence reveals “frequent” usage among … Continue reading Moral Obligations vs. Private Enterprise: Can OpenAI’s Human-Centric Mission Survive a For-Profit Legal Structure?
LAW FIRMS BEND UNDER THE NEW ADMINISTRATION
Sofia Chentsova is a sophomore in the Georgetown University College of Arts & Sciences majoring in Government and minoring in English. I. INTRODUCTION In an Executive Order issued on March 25, 2025, President Donald J. Trump emphasized his initiative to condemn big law firms that represent interests and practices that the administration deems incompatible with … Continue reading LAW FIRMS BEND UNDER THE NEW ADMINISTRATION
U.S. CYBERSECURITY POLICY AMIDST THREATS TO INTELLIGENCE
Maya Velgot is a freshman in the Georgetown University College of Arts & Sciences studying Government and History. A January 2025 report revealed that Russian cybercriminals laundered over $6 billion through illicit cryptocurrency exchanges, violating anti-money laundering (AML) laws and international cybersecurity agreements.¹ The report also detailed that Russian cybercriminals had hacked Kazakh diplomatic entities, … Continue reading U.S. CYBERSECURITY POLICY AMIDST THREATS TO INTELLIGENCE