By: Marco Pagano, 2L On November 12, 2019, President Piñera made a historic address, in what would become the most-watched presidential speech in modern Chilean history. This address announced a multipartisan agreement to overhaul the country’s constitution. The previous month had nationwide protests that left thirty-four people dead, 3,400 injured, and 8,800 arrested. Almost four […]
By: Noah Bruster, 2L On October 14, 2024, Canada expelled top Indian diplomats from its borders and India responded by removing top Canadian diplomats from its own borders. While it may initially appear shocking this joint expulsion is the rock-bottom point in the deteriorating relationship between the countries. The tenuous relationship between Canada and India […]
By: Mia Baranovsky, 2L After more than two hundred years of solely male leaders, Mexico’s first female and Jewish president, Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo, was sworn into office on October 1, 2024. Born on June 24, 1962, in Mexico City, Sheinbaum has dedicated her life to engaging in both scientific and political pursuits, inspired by her […]
By: Andres Torres, 2L In December 2023, Argentinian President Javier Milei repealed Argentina’s rent control laws, a major step in his neoliberal reform agenda. Enacted in 2020, these laws sought to cap rent increases and protect tenants by mandating tenant-controlled leases for a minimum of three years. However, unintended consequences soon developed: landlords rapidly withdrew […]
