Dear Readers, Welcome to the tenth print edition—Vol. 5, No. 3—of the Claremont Journal of Law and Public Policy (CJLPP)! After reviewing many highly-qualified submissions, the editorial team is delighted to feature several particularly stimulating papers and two abridged interview articles in this issue. For our digital content as well as submissions from across the U.S. and overseas, please be...
Foreign Policy in the Modern Age: Interview with Ambassador Burns, President of the Carnegie Endowment and former Deputy Secretary of State
Conducted by Kaela Cote-Stemmermann (SC ’18), Interview Editor and April Xiaoyi Xu (PO ’18), Editor-in-Chief Transcribed by Kaela Cote-Stemmermann Ambassador William J. Burns is a former career Foreign Service Officer with over 30 years of experience. He previously served as the U.S. Ambassador to the Russian Federation from 2005 to 2008, Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs...
AEI Fellow Thomas Miller: There is No One Magic Fix to American Healthcare
Conducted by April Xiaoyi Xu (PO ’18) Editor-in-Chief Transcribed by Jenna Lewinstein (SCR ’19) Digital Content Writer Thomas Miller is a fellow at the American Enterprise Institute (AEI) studying health care policy, litigation, and reform. He researches regulatory barriers to choice and competition, and investigates market-based alternatives to the Affordable Care Act. Previously, he worked as a...
The Stakes of International Human Rights: Interview with Stavros Lambrinidis, European Union Special Representative for Human Rights
Conducted by April Xiaoyi Xu (PO ’18), Editor-in-Chief and Milo Kremer (PO ’20), Staff Writer Transcribed by Milo Kremer Stavros Lambrinidis has been the European Union’s Special Representative for Human Rights since 2012. He previously served as Minister for Foreign Affairs of Greece and Vice President of the European Parliament. A graduate of Amherst College and Yale Law School...
Letter from the Editor-in-Chief, Vol. 5 No. 2
Dear Reader, Happy New Year, and welcome to the ninth print edition—Vol. 5, No. 2—of the Claremont Journal of Law and Public Policy (CJLPP)! After reviewing many highly-qualified submissions, the editorial team is delighted to feature several particularly stimulating papers and two abridged interview articles in this issue. For our digital content as well as submissions from across the U.S. and...
Interview with Dr. Bernhard Schwartländer, WHO Chef de Cabinet (Part II)
Interview[1] by April Xiaoyi Xu (PO ‘18), Editor-in-Chief Transcribed by Lathan Liou (PO ‘19), Kaela Cote-Stemmermann (SCR ‘18), and Annie Wan (PO ‘20), Staff Writers Dr. Bernhard Schwartländer took up his position as WHO Representative in China in September 2013 and recently became Chef de Cabinet of the World Health Organization. Before joining WHO in China, he served as Director for Evidence...
Interview with Dr. Bernhard Schwartländer, WHO World Representative to China: Part I
Interview[1] by April Xiaoyi Xu (PO ‘18), Editor-in-Chief Transcribed by Lathan Liou (PO ‘19), Kaela Cote-Stemmermann (SCR ‘18), and Annie Wan (PO ‘20), Staff Writers Dr. Bernhard Schwartländer took up his position as WHO Representative in China in September 2013. Before joining WHO in China, he served as Director for Evidence, Policy and Innovation at the UNAIDS headquarters in Geneva...
Letter from the Editor-in-Chief, Vol. 5 No. 1
Dear Readers, Welcome to the eighth print edition—Vol. 5, No. 1—of the Claremont Journal of Law and Public Policy (CJLPP)! After reviewing many highly-qualified submissions, the editorial team is delighted to feature a number of especially stimulating papers in this issue. These cover a range of domestic and international topics in law and public policy, from U.S. sports law to Chinese health...
Letter from the Editor-in-Chief, Vol. 4 No. 3
Dear Readers, Welcome to the seventh print edition of the Claremont Journal of Law and Public Policy (CJLPP). After reviewing a record number of submissions, the editorial team is delighted to feature five thought-provoking papers in addition to selected parts of our interview with Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Halim Dhanidina (PO ’94), whom the CJLPP hosted in February for a full day...
Modern Day “One Country, Two Systems” — Implications of the Hong Kong Basic Law
By: April Xiaoyi Xu, PO’18 “Mind The Gap, Please.” It is another busy day. Commuters take the stairs up, line up, receive an expressionless nod from the immigration officers, and walk across the yellow line, indicating that they have crossed the border. Again. “Please mind the gap.” The broadcast echoes over and over again, first in English, followed closely by Cantonese, and finally Mandarin...