Joshua Villanueva is a JURIST Assistant Editor and a 2L at UC Law San Francisco (formerly UC Hastings), He files this dispatch from San Francisco. The recently-concluded Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) leaders’ summit, originally designed to address economic challenges in the Asia-Pacific region, found itself overshadowed by the unfolding drama of the US-China relationship. As [...]
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Security Council Paralysis in Face of Gaza Crisis Highlights Imperative of UN Reform
On November 15, 2023, more than five weeks after Hamas‘ heinous October 7 attack on Israel, and after thousands of lives were lost, the Security Council, the United Nations body with the primary responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security, finally managed to pass a somewhat controversial resolution in response to the crisis. [...]
Joshua Villanueva is a JURIST Assistant Editor and a 2L at UC Law San Francisco (formerly UC Hastings), He files this dispatch from San Francisco. Beginning this weekend, world leaders will gather in San Francisco for the 2023 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Leaders’ Week, the largest international event this vibrant city will have witnessed since [...]
Protests and counter-protests were held across Canada on Wednesday over the sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI) curriculum in schools, with numbers ranging from several hundred to over 1,000 participants in some cities. Arrests were made in Ottawa, Halifax, Vancouver and Victoria, including three in Ottawa for “public incitement of hatred.” Rallies organized by the [...]
UN reports US-Mexico border is world's deadliest migrant route
The UN’s International Organization for Migration (IOM) released data Monday showing that the US-Mexico border is the deadliest migrant route on land in the world. According to the organization’s Missing Migrants Project report, 686 people died at the US-Mexico border in 2022. However, there is concern the numbers are underreported because the agency could not [...]
Panama announces plan to slow down migrant crossings through Darién Gap
Samira Gozaine, the director of Panama’s National Migration Institute, held a press conference with Security Minister Juan Manuel Pino on Friday, explaining plans to increase border control and surveillance on land and in the air. They stated that Panama will increase deportations of irregular migrants as the migration flow increases, and the measures will be [...]
Democracies vs. Autocracies: The Risk of Framing Geopolitics as Us vs. Them
President Joe Biden has repeatedly characterized the state of world affairs as a battle between democracies and autocracies, with America leading the coalition championing the democratic cause. According to the United States, this coalition aims to show the world that government of the people, by the people and for the people is the best model, [...]
Two years ago this month, the Taliban seized power in Afghanistan, thus launching a regime defined by its systematic disregard for human rights. In 2020, amid a comprehensive PR campaign ahead of its latest rise to power, a Taliban spokesperson vowed in an op-ed published by The New York Times: “I am confident that, liberated [...]
Zimbabwe Supreme Court disqualifies presidential candidate from August elections
The Supreme Court of Zimbabwe ruled Friday that former minister Savior Kasukuwere is disqualified from running as a presidential candidate in the country’s August elections. Lovedale Mangwana, litigant for the nation’s ruling political party Zanu-PFF, contended that Kasukuwere was outside of Zimbabwe for the past 18 months and was ineligible to be on the ballot [...]
US DOJ sues Texas over floating barrier constructed on Rio Grande border with Mexico
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a complaint Monday against the State of Texas over its construction of a floating barrier comprised of buoys on the Rio Grande, the river that serves as a border between Mexico and Texas. The suit follows communication from the DOJ’s Environment and Natural Resources Division to Texas Governor [...]