BY GABI ROSELL—Since early February, the streets of Venezuela have been full of riots.[1] Although the largest in recent times, the February protests in Venezuela were hardly the first the country has seen. For fourteen years, President Hugo Chávez led Venezuela under a socialist regime.[2] During his presidency, power in the executive branch accumulated, human […]
BY PATRICK ALAYON—In my limited experience in the field of international law, the issue of international service of process has proved to be a significant hurdle to bringing a successful lawsuit. Some countries do not have a treaty with the US that deals with service of process, and a litigant is left to the whims […]
BY FRANK WEHR–On February 22, 2014, Mexican marines captured and arrested Mexican drug cartel kingpin Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman.[1] Guzman, who was widely regarded as the world’s most wanted drug lord, was arrested through a covert operation at his modest condo in the Avenida del Mar condo tower in the pacific resort town of Mazatlan.[2] […]
BY ABRAHAM RUBERT-SCHEWEL–The American embargo against Cuba began on October 19, 1960. It was initiated in response to the rebellion and eventual takeover led by Fidel Castro against the U.S. backed government of Fulgenico Batista. The conflict peaked during the Cuban Missile crises of 1962, and resulted in President John F. Kennedy ordering a naval […]
