Jessica Nowak – For the past 30 years, France’s employee-friendly labor laws have remained the untouched.[1] Upon taking office four months ago, France’s new president, Emmanuel Macron, pledged to change the archaic and extensive labor laws that he believed were hindering the French economy.[2] He, along with several other right-wing French politicians, believes that the newly […]
Ramya Ramachanderan – In May 2017, India initiated proceedings before the International Court of Justice (“ICJ”) against Pakistan alleging the violation of the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations (“VCCR”) when Pakistan’s military court detained, placed on trial, and sentenced to death, an Indian national, Mr. Kulbhushan Jadhav.[1] The Pakistani Court had sentenced Jadhav to death in […]
Maria Corghi – As Venezuela is visibly deviating from a democratic path and is teetering on collapse due to the corruption and gross mismanagement at the hand of its government, President Donald Trump imposed financial sanctions on the country with the promise to inflict economic pain. President Trump signed an executive order on August 25 […]
TATYANA KRIMUS – This weekend, as Americans enjoyed Labor Day festivities with their loved ones, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un tested the country’s sixth and largest nuclear bomb.[1] According to the United States Geological Survey, the tremors that followed the explosion had a 6.3 magnitude.[2] The largest nuclear bomb tested by North Korea to date, […]
