Jan 8, 2022 | Comment, Forum
By: Ryan Kemrite In the international sports-dispute world, there is only one “Supreme Court of Sport,” the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS). Before the CAS, the international sports community had a problem: there was no unified, international body that could...
Jan 6, 2022 | Comment, Forum
By: Luke Collins The International Criminal Court (ICC) is a tribunal formed by the United Nations that investigates and tries cases of genocide, crimes against humanity, and war crimes. On June 11, 2020, the Trump administration issued an executive order authorizing...
Jan 6, 2022 | Comment, Forum
By: Randee Williams Koeller Narcoterrorism is a problem that has plagued the world for centuries and persists to this day. Whether evidenced by a news headline or the quiet death of a person in a dark alleyway, the effect of illicit drug trafficking and...
Jan 3, 2022 | Comment, Forum
By: Evan Merritt On September 15, 2020, Israel, Bahrain, and the United Arab Emirates announced the signing of the Abraham Accords, a historic peace agreement that included pledges by each of the signatories to pursue peace in the Middle East. Within a few months, two...
Dec 30, 2021 | Comment, Forum
By: Jacob Osborn False advertising in the video game industry is a rising problem. Over the last several years, misleading statements and blatantly false ads have taken the market by storm, but despite their global rise, only a handful of cases have been brought...
Mar 10, 2021 | Case Note, Forum
By: Evan Merritt Abstract: On April 2, 2020, Chinese-based Luckin Coffee shocked the investing world when it admitted that the company’s Chief Operating Officer had faked $310 million worth of sales. As the company’s stock price subsequently tanked and U.S. investors...
Mar 10, 2021 | Case Note, Forum
By: Vlada Wendel Abstract: Manufacturers in industries that are highly dependent on standards, such as telecommunications, rely on fair, reasonable, and non-discretionary terms when licensing standard essential patents. These patents are termed essential because they...
Mar 10, 2021 | Case Note, Forum
By: Shaina Weisberg Abstract: We often hear COVID-19 described as “unprecedented,” but is it? Battles against global pandemics are not unheard of, some occurring within the last decade. However, the concern over COVID-19 continues to fester as the effect appears to be...
Mar 4, 2021 | Case Note, Forum, Uncategorized
By: Ashtyn Davis Abstract: What should be done about big tech? The problem that everyone is talking about, yet no one has an adequate solution for. Over the past decade, the commodification of user data on sites like Facebook has created a commodity worth more than...
Mar 4, 2021 | Case Note, Forum
By: Ryan Kemrite Abstract: The Mexican hydrocarbon industry is at a crossroads. Current President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) has advocated for overturning the country’s energy reforms enacted in the mid-2010s by ex-president Peña Nieto. Peña Nieto’s energy...
