Herrera v. Wyoming
Vol. 133 No. 1
As the United States expanded and its territories received statehood, questions naturally emerged about how the nature of relationships between the territories and Indian...
International Law
Refugee Protection at Risk: Remain in Mexico and Other Efforts to Undermine the U.S. Asylum System
For the past year, the Trump administration has been hard at work trying to unilaterally rewrite asylum law. Its latest attempt, the so-called Migrant...
Why Brexit Will Not Deliver the UK Regulatory Freedom
On March 29, 2019, the United Kingdom is due to exit the European Union. This process—known as “Brexit”—was meant to be a carefully engineered...
Al-Alwi v. Trump
D.C. Circuit Holds the Government’s Authority Has Not Unraveled.
Vol. 132 No. 5
Climate Change and Conservatism
In early October, the International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released an alarming new report on the impact climate change will have on the...
Elon Musk’s ‘Starman’: Is it Really Legal for Billionaires to Launch Their Roadsters into Space?
On a sunny Tuesday in February, SpaceX, the privately held rocket company of billionaire Elon Musk, launched a 23-story tall rocket, known as the...
Presidential Control Over International Law
Vol. 131 No. 5
Presidents have come to dominate the making, interpretation, and termination of international law for the United States. Often without specific congressional concurrence, and sometimes...
Why Puerto Rico Does Not Need Further Experimentation with Its Future: A Reply to the Notion of “Territorial Federalism”
U.S. Territories Commentary Series
Response to Territorial Federalism
Vol. 131 No. 3
The Other 46 Percent: New Law of the Sea Negotiation on High Seas Biodiversity
Don’t the high seas seem less remote than they used to? Many of us have gazed out an airplane window on an intercontinental flight...
To Preserve Biodiversity, Start with Five Universal Truths About Corruption
In an era of increased awareness of ecology and the environment, meaningful implementation of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Flora...