How Should We Define a Refugee?

How Should We Define a Refugee?

The continued influx of Central-Americans at the U.S.-Mexico border poses the most recent challenge to international refugee law. The common meaning of the word “refugee”…

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Will It Be Change or More of the Same?

Will It Be Change or More of the Same?

The constitution of The Commonwealth of Puerto Rico was ratified on March 3, 1952 and declared law on July 25 of that year. The establishment…

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CULR's Summer Legal Internships

CULR’s Summer Legal Internships

This summer, Columbia students participated in a wide range of legal internships. Check out some of their experiences below!   Renata Castilho, CC’17, Economics and Political…

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Checks and Balances? Evaluating Litigation against the President

Checks and Balances? Evaluating Litigation against the President

To even the casual observer, congressional gridlock is an old headline, as is the strained relationship between Congress and President Barack Obama. However, on June…

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