By: Alex Duffant, 2L 2019 was the year when paradise plunged into darkness. The wealthiest and most populous part of the United States – California – was ravaged by a wildfire season that led power company Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) to preemptively shut off electricity for millions of people in the northern part of […]
By: Gabriela Valentín Díaz, 2L Civil unrest in Latin American and Caribbean countries over the past year share many similarities. Perhaps most notably, Latin American constituents expressed their discontent with government actions that perpetuate corruption and inequality. Puerto Rican citizens took to the streets for the second time in less than eight months, demanding the […]
By: Andrea Ochoa Lozano, 2L The international legal community is seemingly making fun of Venezuela’s latest ploy—requesting consultations with the United States through the World Trade Organization (WTO) for trade discrimination. As of December 18, 2018, the Venezuelan government claims that certain economic sanctions—placed by the United States—discriminate goods of Venezuelan origin and disallow fair […]
By: Rebecca Ramirez, 2L The 25th session of the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP25) will be held in early December 2019. The UN Conference is held annually in a country within one of the UN’s five regional groups and has grown to become one of the largest international meetings in the world. Although originally […]
