Europe Shoots to Badly Injure MFN Clauses in Investment Treaties: Latest Developments in the E.U. and the U.K.
Ivan Levy Columbia Law School LL.M. Introduction In investment treaties, most favored nation (MFN) clauses commit contracting parties to treating […]
Decolonization of International Law Note Competition
The Michigan Journal of International Law (MJIL) is pleased to announce a note competition on the decolonization of international law. […]
Xinjiang: the “New Frontier” of State-Sanctioned Torture
Max LeValley Vol. 41 Associate Editor The People’s Republic of China is exploiting the ambiguity of its international agreements to […]
The Duque of Colombia: A Call for International Vocalization to Preserve Colombian Peace
Cameron Mullins Vol. 41 Associate Editor In 2016, following a contentious political process, a peace agreement ended the half-century-long conflict […]
Trading Hands: Does the United States’ Transfer of Citgo to the Venezuelan Opposition Violate the Non-Intervention Principle?
Joshua Raftis Vol. 40 Associate Editor In January of this year, Juan Guaido, the President of Venezuela’s opposition-dominated National Assembly, […]
The TPP Lives On: How Pacific Trade Persisted Without U.S. Involvement
Thomas Zahrt Vol. 40 Associate Editor Nearly two years ago, the United States withdrew from the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP).[1] As […]
A Less Odious Alternative? A Comparison of Duress and the Doctrine of Odious Debts in the Context of Law Debenture PLC v. Ukraine
Eric Wendorf Vol. 40 Associate Editor Can public international law do a better job than private domestic law of adjudicating […]
Are the Non-appropriation Principle and the Current Regulatory Regime Governing Geostationary Orbit Equitable for All of Earth’s States?
Matthew Thornburg Vol. 40 Associate Editor Notions of fairness and common benefit ring throughout the body of international law governing […]
Can Non-State Actors Save the Paris Climate Agreement?
Melissa Danzo Vol. 40 Associate Editor Since the Paris Climate Agreement was signed in 2015, power shifts among the most […]
Circumventing the WTO: Impermissibility of Tariffs imposed by the U.S. and China under WTO Law
Pablo Garrido Estevez Vol. 40 Associate Editor In March, the Trump administration announced a 25% tariff on USD $50 billion […]