By: Samantha Dorn, Staff Writer Recently, Christoph Flügge, a senior judge at one of the United Nations’ International Criminal Court (ICC), made international headlines when he resigned from his position citing political interference from Turkey and the United States.[1] Flügge, a German judge who had been a judge on […]
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Unmarried Same-Sex Partners of Diplomats Now Denied Visas Under Policy Touted as “Cruel”
By Rachel Pressdee, Staff Writer The landmark 2015 Supreme Court decision of Obergefell v. Hodges legalized same-sex marriage in the United States.[1] The same cannot be saidof the majority of other countries. Many countries continue to prosecute same-sex couples, making it impossible for some foreigners to marry their domestic partners.[2] […]
Nadia’s Initiative: Clooney’s Quest for Bringing ISIS to Justice
By Alyssa Lazar, Staff Writer At the 2015 Golden Globes, Tina Fey joked, “George Clooney married Amal Alamuddin this year. Amal is a human rights lawyer who worked on the Enron case, was an adviser to Kofi Annan regarding Syria, and was selected to a three-person U.N. commission investigating rules […]
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