Author Archives: Elizabeth Fata

Death Penalty: Will the United States Decline the United Nations’ Approach Once More?

BY ERIKA JENSEN – “… the death penalty in relation to juvenile offenders, confirms that international law concerning the imposition of the death penalty in relation to juveniles clearly establishes that the imposition of the death penalty on persons aged under 18 years at the time of the offence is in contravention of customary international […]

ICLR Candidate Competes in International Arbitration Competition

  International and Comparative Law Review candidate Kevin Neslage, along with three other Miami Law students Stephanie Roy, Daniel Hentschel and Brian Vaca, competed in the Eighth Annual International Arbitration Competition this September. The competition is sponsored by the Universidad de Buenos Aires, and was hosted this year by the Pontificia Universdad Católica de Chile […]

Can’t [ESC] the Fine Print: Internet Privacy Inconsistencies In Relation to the Ashley Madison Scandal As Viewed Under Both United States and European Legal Frameworks [1]

BY NIKKI RIGL – “Life is short. Have an affair.”[2] AshleyMadison.com is an online dating site for married persons: men are charged for each contact with a woman with whom they engage in deleterious infidelity.[3] Ashley Madison has recently received a considerable amount of media scrutiny as a list of more than 30 million users […]

A Moral Compass: The Syrian Refugee Crisis In Focus

BY ELISE HAVERMAN – On Wednesday, September 2nd, the world woke up to the body of three-year old Alyan, washed up, facedown and lifeless on the shore of Turkey.[1] Alyan left on a boat with his family to flee Syria amidst a civil war in an effort to reach Greece.[2]  Heartbreaking photo’s of Alyan’s body […]