Category Archives: ICLR Posts

Volume 23, Issue 2 Has Been Published!

The University of Miami International and Comparative Law Review is excited to announce the publication of Volume 23, Issue 2. For full access to this publication please visit the “Volume 23, Issue 2” page on the tab above. Stay tuned for more internationally focused student blog publications in the coming months.

ICLR Proudly Welcomes its New Candidate Class

The International and Comparative Law Review is excited to welcome its newest candidates. Congratulations to the following candidates: Carlos Alvarez Gina Brignola Daniel Celaya Kiana Courtney Andrei Dambuleff Andres Estrella Alessandra Ferrante Frank Florio Jennifer Helmy Emma Hollowell Jordan Isicoff Stephanie Maclaughlin Lena Mesa Yasaman Moazami-Goudarzi Simon Morales Josh Morgan Tyler Newton Nicole Portnov Claudia […]

Candy Contention: Survival of the Sweetest

NIKKI RIGL – Two of the chocolate giants—Mars and Nestle—have undergone disappointing branding incidents this year: Mars’ attempts to start selling M&Ms in Sweden and Nestle’s attempts to trademark the shape of its KitKat candy both fell flat.[1] Strangely enough, the rationales behind each decision seem to thematically contradict one another. In an effort to stop […]

An Anti-SLAPP in the Face: One Way The First Amendment Can Avert Right of Publicity Issues

NIKKI RIGL – The Hurt Locker, an award-winning historical thriller film about a United States Army explosive ordinance disposal technician in the Iraq War, recently came under inspection of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.[1] Sergeant Jeffrey Sarver, a member of the Army unit upon which the dramatic film was based, sued […]