Category: Volume 56 Issue 4

Women in Peacekeeping Missions as a Key to Combat Sexual Exploitation by Peacekeepers (Vol. 56.4)

Suhail Vawda

Part I of this Note focuses on the issue of sexual exploitation by peacekeepers. It discusses the history of the allegations against the UN Peacekeepers on missions and it explores the fight against sexual exploitation by the UN through the different avenues utilized. This chapter also discusses the consequences of these crimes, such as the…

Sep 2025

Accountability and Justice—The Application of the Principle of Universal Jurisdiction to Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine (Vol. 56.4)

Dr. Mark Ellis & Yannic Körtgen

Anticipating the needs of today, the International Law Commission (ILC) decided in 2018 to add the topic of “universal criminal jurisdiction” to its longterm program of work. The commission, by consensus, concluded that work on the topic would constitute a useful contribution to the progressive development of international law and its codifcation, and, in its…

Sep 2025

Transplanting for Public Interest: A Case for Relaxing Procedural Standing Requirements in Environmental Litigation in the United States Based on India’s PIL System (Vol. 56.4)

Bani Bedi

Environmental litigation in the United States is restricted and burdened by narrow, privatized rules of standing and infexible remedies. This Note lays out an argument for environmental litigation in the United States to permit relaxed standing requirements and fexible remedies like the Public Interest Litigation (“PIL”) system in India, focusing primarily on how the constitutional…

Sep 2025

Baseball’s Antitrust Exemption in a Time of Rapid Change (Vol. 56.4)

Zachary Mossburg

In 2022, Major League Baseball (“MLB”) posted revenue of 10 32 billion dollars, and boasted a worldwide fan base and iconic cultural status. In 1922, it was still a fedgling enterprise in ferce competition with other baseball leagues to attract fans with future Hall of Famers like Babe Ruth and Ty Cobb That same year,…

Sep 2025