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Convention On Safety For Survivors Of Family Violence Involved In International Custody Disputes, Merle H. Weiner

Cardozo Law Review

This Article proposes a new treaty to fix the "domestic violence problem" that plagues the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction. It argues that a new international instrument is legally permissible and would be the most efficient way to solve the problem. It compares the proposed solution to other child abduction instruments that exist in the European Union (EU) and Latin America but that do not address domestic violence. This Article proposes specific treaty provisions and provides commentary on those provisions. This Article is intended to influence state parties to the Hague Abduction Convention who are …

Review Of God's Resistance: Mobilizing Faith To Defend Immigrants, Anna Peterson

The Journal of Social Encounters

No abstract provided.

Table Of Contents, Seattle University Law Review

Seattle University Law Review

Table of Contents

Re-Imagining Tomorrow: A Technology, Innovation Law, And Ethics Symposium On Addictive Technology And Children, Margaret Chon

Seattle University Law Review

In this Foreword, Professor Margaret Chon introduces Seattle University's Technology, Innovation Law, and Ethics (TILE) program, the 2024 TILE Symposium, and Dr. Gaia Bernstein’s Unwired: Gaining Control Over Addictive Technologies.

Keynote Address: The Movement To Protect Kids From Addictive Technologies, Gaia Bernstein

Seattle University Law Review

In this keynote address, I describe my personal journey starting with a school outreach program I created in 2017 to address technology overuse among kids. While I initially advocated for self-help methods, I grew to recognize that the tech industry bore responsibility. This realization led me to write Unwired: Gaining Control over Addictive Technologies, which focused on collective action to pressure the tech industry to redesign its addictive products.

I then describe the movement to control addictive technologies and protect kids, which has gained momentum since the end of the pandemic. This movement combines grassroots parent activism with legal-political action. …

Moral Panic Or Public Health Crisis? Lessons From Drugs And Gambling For “Addictive” Design, Matthew B. Lawrence, Haomin (Kevin) Yan

Seattle University Law Review

Alcohol, automobiles, guns, lottery, loot boxes, meat, music, opioid painkillers, processed foods, prop bets, slot machines, television, tobacco, violent video games. Over the last century each of these has been subject to concerns—some might even say “moral panics”—from parents and policymakers about avoidable harms to kids and adults. In some cases we look back with the benefit of hindsight and dismiss those concerns as naïve or moralistic. In others we look back at them as justified or as having come too late to check an expanding industry before it did unfathomable harm while growing so powerful that it became all …

Responding To Digital Addiction, Ned Snow

Seattle University Law Review

In Unwired: Gaining Control over Addictive Technologies, Professor Gaia Bernstein calls our attention to the growing problem of digital addiction. Digital addiction may sound like something out of a science-fiction novel or something that does not raise the same sort of real-life practical concerns as are present in a physical health crisis or an economic decline. But as Bernstein presents the evidence, we learn that the consequences of digital addiction can be just as harmful as a serious disease or a financial depression. Cognitive development disorders, anxiety, emotional depression, social isolation, and other mental health ills can be debilitating—as much …

The Ai Doppelgänger Dilemma: Cloned Voices In The Music Industry, Elizabeth Shields

Seattle University Law Review

With the rise of generative artificial intelligence (AI), there has been an influx of “voice clones”—deep-learning algorithms that create synthetic speech to realistically mimic human voices. Celebrities and, in particular, music artists, have been subjected to the proliferation of AI voice clones on social media platforms like TikTok and streaming platforms such as Spotify. Despite music utilizing AI voice clones having amassed much popularity, this technology can be harmful and highly invasive to musicians whose livelihoods often depend on their distinct voices. While legal scholars have attempted to articulate various rights that could protect a person’s voice, individuals are largely …

Let The Sunshine In: Crafting Constitutional Transparency Regulations For Content Moderation, Caitlin Ring Carlson

Seattle University Law Review

In response to public concern about the impact of social media, legislators in some U.S. states have developed laws to regulate the process of content moderation. Many include mandatory transparency and disclosure requirements, some of which courts have already deemed an unconstitutional infringement on social media platforms’ right to free expression. This article explores the parameters for crafting constitutional social media transparency regulations using existing U.S. media policy and insights from recent legal challenges. The resulting analysis identifies content neutral transparency requirements that mandate the disclosure of purely factual, non-controversial information as those most likely to withstand judicial scrutiny. Specifically, …

This Is Not A Game: The Addictive Allure Of Digital Companions, Nizan Geslevich Packin, Karni Chagal-Feferkorn

Seattle University Law Review

Artificial Intelligence (AI) agents have become an inescapable part of modern childhood, reshaping education, leisure activities, entertainment, and social interaction. From AI-powered tutors that adapt to individual learning styles to emotionally responsive chatbots that simulate human companionship, these systems promise unprecedented personalization, cognitive stimulation, and social support. However, these benefits mask significant risks that remain unregulated and inadequately addressed.

Although adults are also susceptible to forming deep emotional bonds with AI companions—often trusting them as if they possessed genuine understanding and empathy—children are particularly vulnerable. Their misplaced trust can more severely distort social development, weaken critical thinking, and foster unhealthy …

Sixth Annual Women In Law Leadership Lecture March 5, 2025, Roger Williams University School Of Law

School of Law Conferences, Lectures & Events

No abstract provided.

Pleading For The Fifth: How Assisting Law Enforcement For T & U Visas Violates Immigrants’ Right Against Self-Incrimination, Maya Huffman

Immigration and Human Rights Law Review

Human trafficking is a transnational crime that has decimated the lives of many innocent victims, especially those seeking to immigrate to the United States. In 2000, Congress enacted the Trafficking Victims Protection Act, which created T and U visas for victims of severe forms of trafficking and other crimes, respectively. Although these visas were created to protect especially vulnerable immigrants, they ultimately are more harmful than helpful. A condition for being granted a T or U visa is that the applicant must assist law enforcement in the investigation and prosecution of the perpetrator of the crime they are a victim …

Post-Conviction Relief In Immigration Law: A Valid Solution Or Merely Perpetuating The Problem?, Will Gronefeld

Immigration and Human Rights Law Review

Immigration courts are underfunded and overwhelmed. Many noncitizens face challenges navigating the complex jurisprudence of immigration law, let alone successfully arguing their claims in court. As a result, the role of counsel takes on an even greater importance for noncitizens. However, no right to counsel exists for noncitizens. Many noncitizens who have built lives in America are deported due to difficulty navigating the complex field of immigration law on their own, not the merits of their claim. Post-conviction relief provides a legal avenue for noncitizens to challenge these decisions. This article explains the role of post-conviction relief, specifically claims of …

Children And Family Unity: The Unintended Effects Of The Unlawful Presence Bars, Shannon Conroy

Immigration and Human Rights Law Review

This Article examines the adverse consequences of the unlawful presence bars (ULP bars) on the fundamental right to family unity, with a particular focus on children as collateral victims. While the ULP bars intended to curb entering without inspection, they have had unintended and disproportionate effects on immigrant families, especially children. This Article argues that the ULP bars violate children’s right to family unity, highlighting the legal and social challenges that the bars impose on families. Further, this Article explores the severe challenges faced by families, including the effects on children’s well-being and the disproportionate impact on low-income and immigrant …

Down, But Not Out: How Termination Of Asylee Status Leaves Open A Path To Lawful Permanent Residency, Mason Strand

Immigration and Human Rights Law Review

Beat into “legal limbo” is not how anyone would like to describe their legal situation. But this is exactly where former asylees like Joel Siwe and Tiger Cela have ended up when they were excluded from adjusting to lawful permanent residence under the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) § 209(b) because of the termination of their asylum status.

In 2001, Joel Siwe was granted asylum on the grounds that he would be persecuted. But within a year of entering the United States, Siwe was convicted of money laundering and sentenced to prison. When Siwe got out, his asylum status was …

Digital Speech And Future Persecution, Liane M. Jarvis Cooper

Nevada Law Journal

No abstract provided.

Tienen Alas, Pero No Las Pueden Usar: Stories Of Immigrants In Search Of Work Credentials, Jonathan Vega-Martinez, Maria M. Pache De Athayde, Fabián Torres-Ardila, Phillip Granberry

Gastón Institute Publications

This report presents the results of a qualitative research study, funded by the Latino Equity Fund of the Boston Foundation, aimed at understanding the challenges that highly skilled immigrants1 face when reentering their careers in Massachusetts.

Discretion, Deference, And Dysfunction: U.S. Refugee Resettlement From Egypt, Cassandra Mcclellan

Theses and Dissertations

This thesis investigates refugee resettlement from Egypt to the U.S., as facilitated by UNHCR Egypt and the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program (USRAP). Accordingly, the research questions ask what factors determine the volume and profile of refugees UNHCR Egypt submits to USRAP for resettlement, as well as the related determining factors for refugees rejected from and accepted to USRAP. A fourth research question examines the impacts of U.S. refugee policy on the resettlement system in Egypt, including on UNHCR Egypt and refugees. To answer these questions, the thesis first delves into the history of U.S. immigration and refugee policies, with a …

The Texas County Appraisal System, Chad J. Pomeroy

St. Mary's Law Journal

No abstract provided.

Canada's Open Work Permit For H-1b Visa Holders: Canadian Opportunism And A Broken American System, Mark Wilson

William & Mary Business Law Review

A new Canadian working permit has been created by the Trudeau government to the detriment of American business and macroeconomic prospects. In the context of labor shortages and a quickly changing American workplace, this Note will forward the findings of governments as well as legal and economic scholars on the benefits of skilled immigrant participation in the American economy. Five options for an American response to this Canadian permit (and for reform to American employment-based immigration generally) will then be presented.