Disparate Domestic Definitions: The EU’s Muddled Attempt to Harmonize Corruption Offenses
Political corruption is a pervasive and complicated problem. Generally, corruption is defined as the abuse of power, public office, or entrusted authority for private gain. Though corruption is an obvious issue in developing nations, such as Somalia, Venezuela, and Syria, it is also a persistent and growing problem in the European Union (EU). This is…
May 2026
“New World” Justice in the Modern Day: How the Divergent Evolution of Legal Pluralism in the Americas Reveals Opportunities for Advancement
In 2007, the United Nations adopted The United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (“UNDRIP”), a landmark instrument affirming that Indigenous peoples, among other things, “have the right to autonomy or self-government in matters relating to their internal and local affairs.” Despite passing with an overwhelming majority, UNDRIP was met with mixed global…
May 2026
Proportionality and Cross-Border Discovery: A Framework for Reconciling U.S. Discovery Obligations with China’s Personal Information Protection Law and Data Security Law
Cross-border discovery has become one of the most contentious issues in modern transnational litigation. As global business operations generate vast amounts of data stored across multiple jurisdictions, U.S. litigants increasingly seek documents located in countries with restrictive privacy and datasovereignty regimes. Nowhere is this tension more pronounced than in discovery disputes involving the United States…
May 2026
The Ghost Fleet Dilemma: When Enforcement Timescales Fail Wartime Needs
Oil sanctions allow countries or international bodies to apply economic pressure on a sanctioned country. For example, G7 sanctions currently are in effect for Russian oil over a $47.60 per barrel price cap. Russian oil under this cap is not under sanction, provided that the carrying tankers themselves have not been sanctioned. The efficacy of…
May 2026
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“ALEXA, AM I DEPRESSED?” REGULATING AND PATENTING MENTAL HEALTH CHATBOTS IN THE UNITED STATES AND FRANCE
Artificial Intelligence (AI) chatbots have rapidly entered everyday life. When users decide to rely on them for mental health guidance, these chatbots begin to function as substitutes for licensed clinicians. Users often treat these systems as safe and confidential, without understanding their technical limits or how their sensitive mental health data is collected, stored, and…
Apr 18 2026
Contractualizing Digital Sovereignty: How China, the UAE, and the United States Embed Censorship and Moderation in Technology Market-Entry Agreements
States increasingly shape digital platform governance not only through public-law rules, but through contractual and infrastructural arrangements that condition market access and operational control. This Article examines how China, the United Arab Emirates, and the United States embed sovereign authority in platform governance through distinct forms of contractual intervention. In China, licensing restrictions require foreign…
Apr 18 2026
The U.K. Bribery Act v. The FCPA: A Comparative Analysis Considering President Trump’s Second Term
The United Kingdom Bribery Act (UKBA) and the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) represent two fundamentally different enforcement philosophies to address foreign bribery. Where the UKBA involves an uncompromising strict liability approach to address foreign bribery, the FCPA appears more pragmatic in allowing exceptions for “facilitation payments. The two statutes further diverge significantly in their…
Apr 18 2026
AN UNEASY ARGUMENT AGAINST THE BULLFIGHTS BAN (AND OTHER CULTURAL EXPRESSIONS INVOLVING ANIMALS) IN COLOMBIA
On September 4, the Constitutional Court of Colombia, in ruling C-374 of 2025 (Ruling C-374), unanimously upheld Law 2385 of 2024, which instituted a national ban on bullfights and all activities related to that cultural tradition. In the same ruling, the Court extended the ban to other activities involving cockfights, coleo, and corralejas, despite the…
Oct 23 2025