Tag Archives: Inter-American Law Review

Countering Iranian Influence in the Americas: Geopolitical and International Law Implications of U.S. Pressure on Latin American Countries

By: Matthew Wearp Last month, it was reported that the United States government is actively pressuring Bolivia to designate the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist group and expel individuals it suspects of being spies for Iran. On the one hand, States are encouraged, and increasingly expected, to cooperate in the fight against terrorism, which […]

Environmental Protection as a Human Right: Indigenous Land Rights in the Amazon

By: Corey Steinman The Amazon region is one of the most biodiverse areas in the world, functioning as a global climate stabilizer. It is also home to more than one million Indigenous people. Over time, the territory has faced difficult and complex changes, including government-sanctioned development projects to extract natural resources from the region and […]

Policing the Gap: Femicide and Accountability in García Andrade v. Mexico

By: Natalie Bombino As femicide continues to rise across the Inter-American region, gaps between the states’ formal human rights commitments and actual enforcement have become incredibly pronounced. In response, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights recently intervened to address systemic investigative failures and state inaction in the context of gender-based violence. On December 19, 2025, […]

New Federal Remittance Tax Has Taken Effect: What It Means for Latin America

By: Grant deBoer Passed as part of the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” signed in July 2025 and having taken effect on January 1, 2026, 26 USC §4475 grants the federal government the power to impose a 1% excise tax on certain remittances sent abroad from the United States. Initially proposed at rates as high […]