Category Archives: Student Blog

The Inter-American Court Reaches Its Boiling Point on Climate Change

By: Jared Trinkler On July 3, 2025, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACtHR) released advisory opinion OC-32/25, issuing a landmark decision recognizing the right to a healthy climate as an enforceable human right. While the IACtHR has previously acknowledged the importance of climate change, this advisory opinion represents a shift from voluntary encouragement to […]

From Drug War to War Drums – US – Venezuela Relations at a Crossroad

By: Jonas Figueredo  Questions are emerging as displays of power raise new concerns about the future of U.S.–Venezuelan relations. On Tuesday, September 4th, the U.S. government attacked a vessel in the Caribbean Sea, killing eleven people. The strike was part of a counter-narcotics campaign aimed at the Venezuelan cartel “Cartel de los Soles.” The following Thursday, […]

Justice Obstructed, Thrice.

In 1992, Iranian-backed terrorists bombed the Israeli embassy in Argentina killing twenty-nine people and injuring two-hundred. Two years later, perhaps emboldened by the lack of action from Argentina’s authorities in investigating the attack, a deadlier one took place. Once again, Iranian-backed terrorists bombed a Jewish Community Center killing eighty-four people and injuring 300 more. Both […]

American Dream Turned Nightmare: The Trump Administration Announces Termination of Humanitarian Parole Programs

By: Kyle Spohn, 2L On March 25, 2025, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem announced the termination of humanitarian parole for Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans—revoking legal residency for hundreds of thousands of individuals. These humanitarian parole programs (referred to as the “CHNV programs”) were introduced in early 2023 by the Biden Administration’s […]