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Collective Countermeasures In Cyberspace, Jeff Kosseff

Notre Dame Journal of International & Comparative Law

The president of Estonia, Kersti Kaljulaid, has supported the use of collective countermeasures in response to cyberspace crimes. Collective countermeasures would allow an uninjured state to provide guidance or carry out countermeasures on behalf of another state. This Article advocates for collective countermeasures in cyberspace so long as the operations are carefully executed and subject to the same restrictions as individual countermeasures. This Article further finds for the following in favor of limited forms of collective countermeasures: (1) the highly interconnected nature of threats in cyberspace; (2) states with more sophisticated cyber capabilities can leverage for comparative advantages; (3) states …

An Extraterritorial Human Right To Cybersecurity, Ido Kilovaty

Notre Dame Journal of International & Comparative Law

Cybersecurity breaches have affected consumers and the landscape of politics globally. Legal developments have been reactive and incomprehensive. The fatal flaws of international law make it an ill-suited solution to these concerns because international law binds state actors and does not give individuals rights. International human rights law, however, provides the best solution because it does provide harmed individuals with rights and mechanisms to seek recourse. Cybersecurity relates to several key areas of human rights law and, therefore, its regulation is well suited to the existing international human rights regulatory scheme. This Article explores the possibility of using international human …

Domestic Law Responses To Transnational Cyberattacks And Other Online Harms: Internet Dreams Turned To Internet Nightmares And Back Again, Clive Walker, Ummi Hani Binti Masood

Notre Dame Journal of International & Comparative Law

Since its utilization has become widespread, the potential of the Internet has often been overshadowed by the harms it’s capable of bringing upon society. Regulation has not yet properly addressed the harms presented to individuals’ cybersecurity and the U.K. has focused and set objectives at a national security level, while ignoring the effects of attacks on individual citizens. This Article considers whether it is possible to create a domestic legal response to transnational cyberattacks and the appropriateness of law to address the threats, as they exist. The law must be efficient, effective, and fair, which are all aims it may …

Neutrality In The Modern World: Internet Regulation's Impact On Economics And Society, Sarah Deagostino

Notre Dame Journal of International & Comparative Law

In the United States, net neutrality laws prevented service providers from restricting open access to the Internet. In 2017, these laws were repealed and consumers became concerned that Internet providers would take advantage of them through blocking, throttling, and paid prioritization. The trend in the United States, from the rise of the telephone and wire transfer to the rise of the Internet, was toward facilitating access to the Internet for all citizens. This is intended to result in economic advantages for the country, and aid in the development of broadband Internet. Open access to the Internet was regarded as providing …

It’S Time To Turn On The Lights: The Necessary Steps For The Rural Electrification Of Sub-Saharan Africa, John Morris

Notre Dame Journal of International & Comparative Law

While each country in Africa is in a different state of electrification, this Note focuses on the nations of Tanzania and Kenya. Comparatively, in the First World, power generation was a gradual and non-linear process that was slow to perfect. This Note argues that the lack of rural electrification in sub-Saharan Africa will continue without a confluence of investment, support, and regulation. Renewable energy sources (such as solar, wind, and geothermal) seem promising, but none are without their own limitations. The use of mini-grids will play an important role in electricity access for sub-Saharan Africa. This Note advocates that the …

Basel Iii A: Regulatory History, Christian M. Mcnamara, Thomas Piontek, Andrew Metrick

Journal of Financial Crises

From the earliest efforts to mandate the amount of capital banks must maintain, regulators have grappled with how best to accomplish this task. Until the 1980s, regulation had been based largely on discretion and judgment. In the wake of two bank failures, the central bank governors of the G10 countries established the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS) and in 1988, the BCBS introduced a capital measurement system, Basel I. The system represented a triumph of the fixed numerical approach, however, critics worried that it was too blunt an instrument. In 1999, the BCBS issued Basel II, a proposal to …

Covid-19 And Its Impact In The United States And European Union: A Tool To Circumvent Refugee Protection?, Marta Crebelli

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

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Where There Is A Will, There Is No Way: Covid-19 And A Case For The Recognition Of E-Wills In India And Other Common Law Jurisdictions, Naman Anand, Dikshi Arora

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

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Ilsa Journal Of International And Comparative Law

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

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The Pandemic Paradox In International Law, Peter G. Danchin, Jeremy Farrall, Shruti Rana, Imogen Saunders

Faculty Scholarship

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Navigating The Backlash Against Global Law And Institutions, Peter G. Danchin, Jeremy Farrall, Jolyon Ford, Shruti Rana, Imogen Saunders, Daan Verhoeven

Faculty Scholarship

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Fifty States, But No Room For The Stateless, In Atlas Of The Stateless: Facts And Figures About Exclusion And Displacement (Ulrike Lauerhass Et Al. Eds, 2020), David C. Baluarte

Books and Chapters

“Give me your tired, your poor / Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free...” says a plaque on the Statue of Liberty in New York. Since its founding, the United States has welcomed immigrants and has granted them citizenship. Their children born on American soil automatically become US nationals. The current US administration is trying to overturn this proud tradition.

Masthead

UC Law SF International Law Review

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Negotiating The Implementation Of Children’S Right To Life With Bashar Al-Assad Regime: International Law And The Syrian Humanitarian Crisis, Yuri Mantilla

UC Law SF International Law Review

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Delaware's New Competition, William J. Moon

Faculty Scholarship

According to the standard account in American corporate law, states compete to supply corporate law to American corporations, with Delaware dominating the market. This “competition” metaphor in turn informs some of the most important policy debates in American corporate law.

This Article complicates the standard account, introducing foreign nations as emerging lawmakers that compete with American states in the increasingly globalized market for corporate law. In recent decades, entrepreneurial foreign nations in offshore islands have used permissive corporate governance rules and specialized business courts to attract publicly traded American corporations. Aided in part by a select group of private sector …

Please, Hear My Cry: Judicial Interpretation Of Children’S Human Rights Under The Jurisprudence Of The Inter-American Court Of Human Rights, Áquila Mazzinghy

UC Law SF International Law Review

This research analyzed human rights violations against the children of the American continent over the past four decades, with a focus on the Latin American states. The research concentrated on the following crimes committed against children: extra-judicial killing, torture, sexual molestation, rape and forced disappearance. It analyzed, compared and organized over 60 judicial cases from the Inter-American Court of Human Rights. The overall research objective was to scrutinize the Court’s judicial interpretation of children’s human rights through direct consideration of the sentences’ text. To perform this objective, this research identified patterns of conduct in state violations of children’s human rights, …

Italy-Libya Memorandum Of Understanding: Italy’S International Obligations, Elisa Vari

UC Law SF International Law Review

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The Right To Online Education In Kuwait, Revisited In Light Of Covid-19, Fatemah Albader, Fotouh Al-Raqom

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

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The 2020 Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition- Problem With Corrections And Clarifications

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

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The 2020 Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition- Memorial For Applicant

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

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The 2020 Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition- Memorial For Respondent

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

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A Comparative Analysis Of Data Privacy Impacted By Covid-19 Contact Tracing In The European Union, The United States, And Israel: Sacrificing Civil Liberties For A Public Health Emergency, Rachel L. Trotogott

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

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From The Editor, Anushri Mehta

UC Law SF International Law Review

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In Memory Of Professor James E. Bond, Janet Ainsworth

Seattle University Law Review

Janet Ainsworth, Professor of Law at Seattle University School of Law: In Memory of Professor James E. Bond.

Sovereign Exception No More: The Impact Of Israel's Potential Annexation Of The Jordan River Valley On Israel's Obligations Under The International Covenant On Civil And Political Rights, Dana Busgang

American University Law Review

On July 1, 2020, the international community released a collective breath as embattled Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced a temporary halt to his election promise to formally annex (or, in his words, apply sovereignty to) the occupied Jordan River Valley. Just forty-three days later, a victorious Netanyahu announced that as part of a peace accord with the United Arab Emirates, he agreed to drop his annexation plans. While Israel’s flirtation with official annexation appears to be over for the moment, the momentum gained over the last two years is unlikely to disappear. Further, many, including Palestinians, argue that Israel’s …

The Loch Ness Monster, Haggis, And A Lower Voting Age: What America Can Learn From Scotland, Joshua A. Douglas

American University Law Review

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Talking Foreign Policy: The Rohingya Genocide, Milena Sterio, Todd Buchwald, Jenny Domino, Rebecca Hamilton, Michael P. Scharf, Paul R. Williams

Law Faculty Articles and Essays

Talking Foreign Policy is a production of Case Western Reserve University and is produced in partnership with 90.3 FM WCPN ideastream. Questions and comments about the topics discussed on the show, or to suggest future topics, go to [email protected].

OCTOBER 1, 2019 BROADCAST

The International Criminal Court: Current Challenges And Prospect Of Future Success, Milena Sterio

Law Faculty Articles and Essays

The ICC has served as an agent of impunity since its inception in 1998, and its fundamental role in the field of international criminal justice as a permanent accountability mechanism remains undisputed. The court is, however, facing significant challenges which may threaten its legitimacy. These challenges can be surmounted if the court is willing to take a hard look at its own procedures, prosecutorial practices, and judicial attitudes. The ICC's future may be bright if the court makes significant changes in the present.

Private Law Remedies And Public Law Standards: An Awkward Statutory Intrusion Into Tort Liability Of Public Authorities, Margaret Allars

FIU Law Review

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Comparative Law And International Dispute Resolution Processes: Looking Forward, Looking Back, S. I. Strong

Faculty Articles

The last few years have been momentous ones in the area of cross–border dispute resolution. Numerous countries have sought to bring the innovations of international commercial arbitration into their national legal systems by creating international business courts operating in English and/or with foreign judges sitting alongside national judges, while other jurisdictions have signed onto new international instruments facilitating the resolution of cross–border legal disputes. One of these agreements—the United Nations Convention on International Settlement Agreements Resulting from Mediation (Singapore Convention on Mediation)—came to fruition in record time (a mere five years from start to finish) and with record adherence (an …