Category Archives: ICLR Blog

Travel Restrictions, Vaccine Passports, and Mandates: Is There an International Standard?

Frederick Kushmore III, October 29, 2021 During the Covid-19 Pandemic, countries took various strategies to combat the pandemic. One of the core aspects of this was a ‘lockdown’ where people were to stay at home and travel was restricted around the world. While all nations have public laws, there had not been a major pandemic […]

The 21st Century Space Race is Not Between Billionaires

By: Daniel Mantzoor, October 28, 2021 A new generation of space exploration has arrived. The latest iteration of spacefaring, however, appears to bear little resemblance to its cold-war era counterpart; or so it may seem.  Dubbed the “billionaire space race,” Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos And Richard Branson have rapidly changed the landscape in space exploration. […]

How Far Are We From Paying Down Mortgages Using Cryptocurrencies in the U.S.? A Review of Spain’s Digital Transformation Law proposition, and the potential for similar legislation in the U.S.

By: Jack Fraser, October 26, 2021 Cryptocurrencies have seen exponential increases in value over the last few years. Bitcoin is at the forefront of the digital currency charge. Despite its volatility, Bitcoin’s prices have soared above the $60,000 mark in recent weeks. Within the past month, El Salvador declared Bitcoin as legal tender. Public sentiment […]

Adopting Israel’s rigid legally-binding Covid-19 mandates will lead to a global COVID-19

By: Dor Scwartz, October 21, 2021 Since the commencement of the pandemic, Israel has led the international realm, not only in the Middle East but globally in the fight to mitigate the COVID-19 breakouts. Israel was the first country to fully vaccinate a majority of its eligible citizens, leading to 78% of its eligible citizens […]