Category Archives: ICLR Posts

Finding a Copyright Balance in a Modernizing World

NIKKI RIGL – A recent case, Garcia v. Google, Inc., caused quite a controversy with its polarized decisions over the last few months regarding an actor’s individually held copyright. The stark differentiations between the panel and en banc rulings of this case are worth noting, and may serve as a jumping off point for the […]

ISIS, Apple, Encrypted Data, and the FBI: Why Apple Should Reverse its Position and Aid the FBI’s San Bernadino Investigation

MIKE DEUTSCH – “We will strike America at its heart.” – ISIS militant Al-Ajkrar Al-Iraqi.[1] Less than two years after declaring a caliphate in June 2014, Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (“ISIS”) members and supports have carried out more than seventy terrorist attacks in twenty countries outside of Iraq and Syria, killing at least […]

Volume 23, Issue 1 has been published!

The University of Miami International and Comparative Law Review is excited to announce the publication of  Volume 23, Issue 1. For full access to this publication please visit the “Volume 23, Issue 1” page under the “Issues” tab above. Stay tuned for more internationally focused student blog publications in the coming months.

Trans-Pacific Partnership: Boon or Bane for the Biotech Industry?

BY ELYSSA LUKE – After five years of relatively secret negotiations, 12 Pacific Rim countries signed the world’s largest trade deal on Monday, October 5, 2015.[1] The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement cuts tariffs and fosters trade to boost growth amongst twelve nations already responsible for over 40% of world trade.[2] The agreement encompasses most goods […]