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Canada Supreme Court rules extreme intoxication a criminal defense

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The Supreme Court of Canada Friday ruled that extreme intoxication is a valid defense to criminal charges like murder and rape, overturning section 33.1 of the Criminal Code. Brown which also found the extreme intoxication law unconstitutional. The court upheld a lower court’s ruling in R. “Section 33.1

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Netherlands and Canada seek ICJ ruling on Syria torture allegations

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The Netherlands and Canada jointly submitted a case against Syria to the International Court of Justice (ICJ), accusing the Syrian government of committing numerous violations of international law, including torture, since the beginning of the country’s civil war in 2011.

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Canada Federal Court declares cabinet order enabling ban of single-use plastics unconstitutional

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The Federal Court of Canada delivered a decision on Thursday overturning the federal government’s order to list plastic-manufactured items (PMIs) under Schedule 1 of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act 1999 (CEPA). However, the court did not rule whether Bill S-5’s addition of PMIs to Schedule 1 of CEPA is constitutional.

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Canada lawyers seek ICC investigation of mass grave at former residential school

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A group of Canadian lawyers has formally requested the International Criminal Court (ICC) to investigate the Vatican and the Canadian government for crimes against humanity following the discovery of the remains of 215 children at a former residential school in Kamloops, British Columbia. The last residential school closed in 1996.

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Canada court finds man who drove van into crowd of people guilty of murder

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The post Canada court finds man who drove van into crowd of people guilty of murder appeared first on JURIST - News - Legal News & Commentary.

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Canada Supreme Court Considers ‘Extreme Intoxication’ Defense in Murder Trial

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The law led an Ontario trial judge to convict Chan of manslaughter and aggravated assault, despite finding that he, with no apparent rational motive for the attack, had been in a drug-induced, “not reasonably foreseeable” psychosis that rendered him incapable of knowing that his actions were wrong, or of reasonably controlling them.

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Lithuania lawmakers call for UN probe into China treatment of Uyghurs

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In addition to Lithuania, governments of countries such as Canada , the UK and the Netherlands have previously passed resolutions stating that acts of China amount to genocide against the Uyghur minority so as to put pressure on international organizations such as the UN to take action.