It is the week before Christmas, 2018. President Trump issued another “tweet” two days ago about removing all U.S. troops from Syria. Nothing illegal about that; it makes sense that a U.S. president heads foreign policy, with the advice and consent of the...
INTRODUCTION In 1994, the U.S.-Canada International Joint Commission (IJC) recommended the phasing out of all organochlorines in the Great Lakes Basin, and did so in the strongest possible terms. Using the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement of 1978 n2 (GLWQA) as its...
Authors: RUTH JEBE DON MAYER YONG-SHIK LEE On March 13, 2012, Japan, the United States, and the European Union filed Requests for Consultations (Requests) with the World Trade Organization (WTO), contesting China’s export restrictions on rare earth elements (REE). The...
1. What are the Panama Papers? The Panama Papers are a massive trove of e-documents leaked (or possibly hacked) from a Panamanian law firm, Mossack Fonseca. The firm has 40 offices worldwide, and at least 80% of its business involves creating “shell companies” in tax...