Part 1 of Die Another Day can be found here: http://blogs.cuit.columbia.edu/culr/2013/11/19/die-another-day/ Last fall, the European Union banned the export of any and all pharmaceuticals…
Since August, the United States and several allies have engaged in military intervention against the Islamic Sate in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), an extremist…
co-authored by Alicia Schleifman and Tayonna Ngutter On October 18th, the Supreme Court decreed in a 6-3 decision that the state of Texas may implement…
The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIS) has gone on a rampage throughout Iraq, roaring one ultimatum: either “convert or die!” [1] On…
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”…
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…
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…
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…
In the United States, there is a strong debate over whether insurance companies should be required to cover sex change operations. This is a far…
On April 2, 2014 the Supreme Court decided, in a 5-4 ruling, that caps on donations to political parties were unconstitutional. This decision raises the…
Bitcoin, the cryptocurrency that everyone is talking about, is taking the financial and technological world by storm. It was created in 2009 by a developer,…
In recent years, the International Criminal Court (ICC) has come under fire regarding its prosecution practices for “crimes against humanity.” The court has four offenses…