Our Roundtable Discussion initiative was created in the Spring of 2019 to provide a new dimension to the legal research and discourse that the Columbia Undergraduate Law Review aims to promote. In Fall of 2020, CULR began its first collaborative Roundtable series with the Cambridge University Law Society’s Per Incuriam. In Spring 2021, CULR began collaborating on Roundtable with the Penn Undergraduate Law Journal (PULJ).
For each roundtable discussion, CULR staff writers are asked to respond to a prompt or issue from their own perspective. With various voices engaged in the discussion of a single legal issue, Roundtable highlights the multi-faceted nature of law in a digestible and accessible way.
Roundtable features original pieces written and edited by our Roundtable staff at Columbia. They are not representative of any views held by the Columbia Undergraduate Law Review Editorial Board.
U.S. legislative acts pertaining to health care rights have historically limited undocumented immigrants’ access to such benefits. While alternative paths to access are available at the moment, they are far from sufficient for undocumented immigrants seeking treatment. This Roundtable explores the existing healthcare rights of undocumented immigrants, barriers to further access, and the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on these rights.
Read MoreThe International Criminal Court (ICC) is an autonomous international tribunal that is authorized to condemn individuals responsible for genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes, and crimes of aggression. Established by the Rome Statute in 2002, the ICC is the first and only international court with such jurisdiction. One hundred and twenty-three countries have signed on to the Rome Statute, which establishes the court’s jurisdiction, structure, and telos to “guarantee lasting respect for the enforcement of international justice.” This Roundtable explores the role of the ICC in international law, its promising aspects and shortcomings, and the future of the institution.
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