All our Eggs in One Cloud:
The International Risk to Private Data and National Security, A Study of United States’ data protection law using the International Communications Union Legislative Toolkit
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Robert Davis*
Two technological trends have been heading for an international collision in the 21st century. High speed internet has transformed cloud computing from the realm of science fiction to the commonplace in the lives of
consumers. The rising prominence of cloud computing has offered corporate actors the benefit of a cheaper and less cumbersome alternative to maintaining and upgrading their own servers.[1]
As individuals and …

In Times of Need: Natural Disaster Aid Pledges and Models for Responsive Giving
Katherine Pasker*
 
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Increasing attention is being paid to enhance the effectiveness, transparency, and adequacy of international relief aid after a natural disaster strikes. Most relief aid is provided by governments[1] and is dispatched in numerous ways. Bilateral disbursements through multilateral organizations like the United Nations (UN) and European Union (EU), or nongovernmental organizations (NGO) like the International Federation of the Red Cross (IFRC) are primary avenues for dispatching relief aid.[2] This relief, usually offered …

Expanded Mandate for the IMF: Global Financial Stability
Legal Implications for the Articles of Agreement
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Ioana C. Ciobanasu*
 
The International Monetary Fund (IMF), an institution that almost lost its meaning before the Great Recession of 2007-2010, came back to life in all its powers (and limitations).[1] This paper explores how to keep the IMF relevant in the current international economic environment.
This paper will advocate an expanded mandate for the IMF in the area of global financial stability. This study affirms that the institution’s irrelevance before the Great Recession …