April 2024
Innovation in International Affairs – Hye Ryeon (Helen) Jang
Hye Ryeon (Helen) Jang, Morehouse College - April 22nd at 12:30pm Building Artificial Islands in Troubled Water: The Impact of Artificial Islands on Maritime Conflict Abstract: China, Malaysia, the Philippines, and Vietnam have constructed competing artificial islands in the South China Sea. However, according to the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea, man-made artificial islands cannot possess the status of islands (Article 60(8) and 80). If such artificial islands are not granted the legal status of islands to…
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Constitution Day 2024
SPONSOR: American Founding Group, School of Public and International Affairs
Constitution Day 2024 Constitution Day is the annual celebration of the day that representatives to the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia completed and signed the U.S. Constitution in 1787. The observance of this day began as “I am an American Day” in 1940 and later as Citizenship Day in 1952 when the celebration was moved to September 17 to commemorate the signing of the original document. Constitution Day as we observe it today was recognized as a federal holiday in 2004,…
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