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Intent Over Effect: Title VI Rollback and U.S. Treaty Obligations
Students walking through the Quad at the University of Washington. While UW has enrolled over 8,000 international students in 2025, that number is the lowest it has been in eight years. Bhavya Johari |…
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NATO May Not Be the Model Anymore: The Importance of Multilateral Military Exercises in 2026.
Sailors from USS Curtis Wilbur (DDG-54) approach the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force’s (JMSDF) Hyuga-class helicopter destroyer JS Hyuga (DDH-181) on a rigid-hull inflatable boat alongside the Republic of Korea’s forces on Sept. 15, 2025.…
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Re-evaluating ‘Right to Self-Determination’ in NIAC under IHL and International Law
Malian soldiers stand guard outside Kati Barracks in Bamako, October 2012. CC BY 2.0 Taskin Tanika | February 8, 2026 In April 2012, Non-State Armed Groups (NSAGs), the; Malayan National Liberation Army (MNLA), Al-Qaeda…
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Rethinking Sanctions: The United States’ Evolving Use of Unilateral Sanctions
Stephen Fisher | January 18, 2026 In the early months of Donald Trump’s second presidential term, President Trump issued an Executive Order imposing sanctions on Karim Khan, the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court…
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The Biometric Economy: How India’s Biometric Payment System Challenges the Right to Privacy
Akshansh Pandey | December 5, 2025 On the 7th of October 2025, India embarked on a new digital milestone when the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) introduced biometric authentication for UPI transactions. UPI…
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Walking Out on the World: The Fine Print of Treaty Withdrawal
Sai Krishna | December 5, 2025 The Age of Treaty Withdrawals The global order is fracturing as States withdraw from hard-wraught international agreements exposing a deep crisis of confidence in international law. In one…
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L’avis consultatif de la Cour internationale de Justice sur les obligations des États en matière de changements climatiques peut-il enfin “climatiser” le secteur extractif en Afrique ?
Honore Kanu | December 5, 2025 Le 23 juillet 2025, la Cour internationale de justice (CIJ) a enfin rendu son très attendu avis consultatif sur les obligations des États en matière de changements climatiques (ci-après avis)…
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The Right to Strike and the International Court of Justice: Adopting the Pro Homine Principle
Dr. Atul Alexander | December 2, 2025 The International Court of Justice (ICJ) commenced its hearing on an advisory opinion pertaining to the right to strike under the Freedom of Association and Protection of…
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Adapting Private International Law to the Digital Age: Jurisdiction in Cross-Border Data Disputes
Samay Jain & Dr. Ananya Sharma | December 5, 2025 The European General Court’s September 3, 2025 decision to uphold the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (DPF) marks a significant turning point in cross-border data…
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Finland’s Eagle S Decision: How the Deep Sea Goes Dark when International Law Fails to Protect States from Underwater Sabotage
Himani Jha | December 2, 2025 On October 3, 2025, a Finnish court ruled that Finland’s authorities lacked jurisdiction over the Eagle S’s crew for damage caused to the undersea cables last December, finding…