Posted on February 11, 2016
The Zika Virus and Abortion Laws in Latin America
Recently, global attention has fallen on the Zika virus which has been declared a “global public health emergency” by the World Health Organization. The Zika virus is a disease that is spread mainly through infected mosquito bites, and… Read More
Posted on February 6, 2016
Displaced and Misplaced: Growing Humanitarian Need for Syrian Refugees
While the hot topic involving Syrian refugees has seemed to fall out of the latest news cycle, it hasn’t changed the rising numbers of refugees knocking on Jordan’s door. The number of refugees at the border is estimated… Read More
Posted on February 6, 2016
The Prosecution of ISIS
The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (“ICC”), Fatou Bensouda, has stated that her office lacks the jurisdiction to investigate and prosecute the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (“ISIS”).[1] Although there are an abundance of reports… Read More
Posted on January 31, 2016
The U.S., Capital Punishment and the ICCPR
The United States has expressed reservations to Article 6, section 5 of the ICCPR,[1] stating that “the United States reserves the right, subject to Constitutional restraints, to impose capital punishment on any person (other than a pregnant woman)… Read More
Posted on January 31, 2016
Follow-On Biologic Drugs Are Unlikely to Reduce the Price of Biologic Drugs Absent FDA Innovation
The price of pharmaceutical products has long been a source of controversy. While the recent headline of the increase of the drug Daraprim from $13.50 per tablet to $750.00 may provide an extreme example of some of the… Read More
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