Trial courts play an essential role in our judicial system. At the trial level, lived realities meet legal theories, and generalist judges must resolve constitutional disputes,
develop the factual record, and administer justice. However, institutions, especially courts, face increasing pressure. [...]
In 2019, the Colorado General Assembly passed the Minor Conversion Therapy Law (MCTL), a statute which prohibits mental health professionals from engaging in conversion therapy
for minors. Three years later, Kaley Chiles, a licensed professional counselor and addiction counselor, filed a pre-enforcement challenge and sought a preliminary [...]
Ethics, law, and the business of being human: against nine to five philosophy. FosterCharles, Anthem Press, 2025, pp. , £80, Hardback. ISBN 9781839996238 Ethics, law, and
the business of being human: against nine to five philosophy [...]
This article examines the development of the due diligence obligation to protect and preserve the marine environment under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea
(UNCLOS). It does so specifically in the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea's (ITLOS) Advisory Opinion Submitted by the Commission of Small Island States [...]
This article examines the potential for international responsibility to arise for States due to their reliance on artificial intelligence (AI) systems in environmental forecasting
within fragile Arctic ecosystems. This is particularly considering the limitations of existing legal frameworks, including the United Nations Convention on the Law [...]
This paper investigates how the EU's introduction of binding sustainability standards through the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) constitutes an authoritative claim and
how this claim is legitimized. Using qualitative content analysis, the paper examines three interconnected self-legitimation strategies: (1) framing standards as [...]
The Climate Change Advisory Opinion (AO) by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) demonstrates the growing prominence of general principles of law in international law.
The Climate Change AO was handed down at the end of the International Law Commission's project on general principles of law with the adoption of its Draft Conclusions. [...]
International Criminal Justice Review, Ahead of Print. This study examines the relationship between crime trajectories and housing prices at the micro-geographic level, focusing
on street segments in Tel-Aviv-Yafo. It combines two analytic strategies: a quasi-experimental comparison of matched segments using ... [...]
