Introduction Artificial Intelligence (AI) can now sing, draw, write, and increasingly do many things that human beings can do. AI is competing with and, sometimes, outperforming humans. In 2023, an AI-assisted artwork – Théâtre D’opéra Spatial (Work I) – won first place at the Colorado State Fair’s fine art competition to the chagrin of “real” [...]

Introduction Artificial Intelligence (AI) is everywhere and is increasingly doing many things that humans can do. AIs can paint, sing, dance, and write. Can’t sing? Not a problem! You can generate AI vocals with human-like tone and pitch using a growing number of AI tools such as Kits AI, ACE Studio, Synthesizer V, Lalals, and [...]

Edited by: Alanah Vargas, JURIST Staff The Age of Digital Harm We are living in a time when personal dignity is just a click away from violation. The ease with which deepfakes, intimate photos, and AI-generated information can be produced, disseminated, and used as weapons has made the internet a minefield, especially for marginalised people, [...]

Edited by: Alanah Vargas | JURIST Staff, US The second Trump administration has thrust the political role of major law firms into the spotlight. Beginning in February, President Trump announced executive orders targeting several firms through the termination of federal contracts, limitation of access to federal buildings, and suspension of security clearances. These orders were issued [...]

In August 2021, the world watched as the Taliban regained control of Afghanistan, sweeping away two decades of progress toward democracy, human rights and gender equality. While international headlines have since moved on to other crises, millions of Afghan women and girls continue to live under increasingly restrictive policies that have systematically stripped away their [...]

The year 2025 promises to bring many significant developments in the field of international law. Expect calculated and strategic weaponization of international law. Expect direct and indirect attacks on international law and institutions. Expect attempts to weaken or change international norms and efforts directed at reshaping the existing international order. One of the institutions in [...]

The US Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on May 15 regarding the federal government’s request to implement President Donald Trump’s executive order ending birthright citizenship—the constitutional guarantee that virtually all individuals born on US soil automatically become citizens. Oral arguments will be for three consolidated cases: Trump v. CASA, Inc., Trump v. Washington and [...]

In August 2021, the world watched as the Taliban regained control of Afghanistan, sweeping away two decades of progress toward democracy, human rights and gender equality. While international headlines have since moved on to other crises, millions of Afghan women and girls continue to live under increasingly restrictive policies that have systematically stripped away their [...]

The battle over whether parents should have more control over their children’s social media accounts is far from over and may actually be heating up. On April 16, 2025, a federal judge permanently blocked Ohio’s so-called teen social media law, which had been scheduled to take effect in January 2024. Ohio is not the only [...]

Sri Lanka’s recently elected President Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s political coalition, the National People’s Power (NPP), won an overwhelming amount of support from the majority Sinhalese community as well as the minority Tamil community, receiving a historic supermajority in the November 2024 Parliamentary elections. This broad mandate across ethnic lines presents a historic opportunity to address [...]