Cardozo Law Review de•novo
As the Cardozo Law Review’s online journal, de·novo publishes shorter works of legal scholarship written by legal scholars, professors, judges, and practitioners, including articles on timely legal issues, as well as responses to articles that appear in the print journal. In addition, de·novo publishes several student notes each year. De·novo hosts “online symposia” that feature pieces of legal scholarship centered around selected legal issues in order to foster a timely and topical debate.
Cardozo Law Review’s online companion journal, de•novo, is designed to promote discourse regarding current legal topics, as well as academic matters, through the publication of shorter (10-25 pages maximum) and more targeted pieces. Please submit your pieces through Scholastica.
Student Note
Since its participation in the 1998 Rome Conference, the United States has vocalized opposition to key components of the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) jurisdiction. This opposition has informed longstanding positions taken by the executive branch and motivated anti-ICC legislation passed by Congress. Support for the ICC’s investigation in Ukraine challenged these narratives across the legislative and executive branches, but the ICC’s arrest warrants of Israeli officials in 2024 renewed Congress’s heightened skepticism of the court and sowed political divisions on…
by Sophia N. Ramcharitar
Article
This article examines two 2024 Federal Maritime Commission (FMC or “Commission”) cases that significantly impact the interpretation of ocean carrier accountability under the Shipping Act of 1984: MCS Industries, Inc. v. COSCO Shipping Lines Co. Ltd. and OJ Commerce, LLC v. Hamburg Südamerikanische Dampfschifffahrts-Gesellschaft A/S & Co. KG. This article argues that the FMC, whose mission is to “[e]nsure a competitive and reliable international ocean transportation supply system that supports the U.S. economy and protects the public from unfair and…
by Heewan Noh*, Jie Shi*
