

Isabelle Qian
- Aug 20
- 8 min
Landowners' environmental responsibility
Under common-law jurisdictions, the law – legislative and judiciary counterparts – should impose an inherent positive duty on owners and...


Isabelle Qian
- Jul 2, 2022
- 4 min
Dobbs v Jackson - What happened to Roe v Wade?!
Dobbs v. Jackson's Women's Health Organization is a landmark decision by the US Supreme Court on June 24, 2022, stating that all bans on...


Isabelle Qian
- Jun 15, 2022
- 4 min
Tangshan Assault - what happened?
On June 10, 2022 a video clip went viral on the internet and led to a nationwide uproar in China: it graphically depicted an assault...


Isabelle Qian
- May 18, 2022
- 5 min
Is the Law the chief threat to our Freedom, or its best guarantor?
In order to answer the question, key terms to this question need to be defined. In specific, I like to define the "Law" as not only a system

Isabelle Qian
- Mar 6, 2022
- 3 min
Novak Djokovic’s deportation and its greater implications: consular non-reviewability
Novak Djokovic, previously one of the top men’s tennis players, was deported one day from Australia by a unanimous three-judge panel...


Isabelle Qian
- Nov 26, 2021
- 2 min
Is Kyle Rittenhouse a "vigilante" or a "volunteer"?
Recently, a verdict of a criminal case in the US has drawn great public attention - both criticisms and appraisals. It is not a surprise...
Isabelle Qian
- Aug 19, 2021
- 5 min
To our ‘First’ Justice — Sandra Day O’Connor
August 19, 1981 - Sandra Day O’Connor was the first Supreme Court justice nominated during President Reagan’s presidency and the first...

Jonathan Copeland
- Aug 6, 2021
- 1 min
IS INCARCERATION THE FINAL ANSWER?
My Uncle did 25 years in prison for a crime he did not commit. Is that right? Is it right that "black and Hispanic people are...

Isabelle Qian
- Jul 14, 2021
- 9 min
To what extent does a codified constitution help or hinder liberty?
If codified constitution is the heart, then liberty is the soul. Without a soul, a person is not said to be complete — so is liberty. In...


Emma Chi
- Jul 9, 2021
- 4 min
How Debate Intersects with Law
Have you ever considered debating, but shied away because it seemed too intimidating? Debate has been popularized as a teen...
Isabelle Qian
- May 9, 2021
- 3 min
Freedom of Religion during COVID
In 2020, the viral spread of COVID-19 threatened each of our lives and dramatically changed our lifestyles. In response, the government...