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OCTOBER 28, 2024

The election declared the pro-Russia ruling party Georgia Dream (GD) as the winner with opponents labelling the election illegitimate amid criticism from international observers that alleges violence, voter intimidation, breach of vote secrecy and obstruction of vote observers.

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MARCH 9, 2025

After the voting period, a planned transition period between the British Columbian government and the First Nations group will work through the details of restructuring the laws and institutions of the band towards self-governance. We will find a pay for our people and move forward together.

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JUNE 13, 2023

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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JUNE 29, 2023

Iran filed a case at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Tuesday challenging Canada’s jurisdiction over civil damages cases related to alleged terrorism. The Islamic Republic also claims that Canada has no right to seize Iranian property in order to enforce such judgments.

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MAY 5, 2025

HRW asked Sarawak to “enforce their laws that regulate the trade of wood products” and for “international buyers of Malaysian wood products including the European Union, the United States, and Japan to enforce sustainability laws for timber imports.”

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JURIST

FEBRUARY 23, 2025

According to the complaint, SpaceX “wrongly” asserted that US export laws prevented the company from hiring anyone other than legal permanent residents or citizens. We couldnt even hire Canadian citizens, despite Canada being part of NORAD! This is yet another case of weaponization of the DOJ for political purposes.

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JULY 14, 2023

The Supreme Court of Canada dismissed an application for leave Thursday in the case of Gwendolyn Louise Deegan v. Attorney General of Canada. The IRS says that the FATCA protects against cybercrime and international money laundering schemes. ” Section 15 provides for “equal protection under the law.”

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FEBRUARY 15, 2021

Canada launched an initiative Monday to stop countries from arbitrarily detaining foreign nationals for diplomatic gain. Arbitrary arrests and detentions violate international human rights law, including the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.

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FEBRUARY 1, 2024

The Federal Court of Canada urged the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) to “do better” in fulfilling its duty owed to the court, according to a decision handed down by Chief Justice Crampton in October. The decision was declassified on Tuesday.

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DECEMBER 5, 2024

Slovenia applied for intervention against Myanmar on Wednesday in an International Court of Justice case that accuses Myanmar of genocide against its Rohingya population. The post Slovenia intervenes against Myanmar in International Court of Justice genocide case appeared first on JURIST - News.

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JURIST

JANUARY 10, 2023

The sanctions impose restrictions under Section 2 of the Special Economic Measures Act , which would freeze a sanctioned individual’s assets and stop them from entering Canada under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act. The crisis led to anti-government protests which saw the resignation of former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa.

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JURIST

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

In a monumental decision, Canada, Australia, Germany, and the Netherlands are set to initiate legal proceedings against the Taliban at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) over allegations of gender discrimination and apartheid , the Guardian Newspaper reported Wednesday from the UN.

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JULY 22, 2021

The Public Health Agency of Canada announced Monday the easing of travel restrictions for fully vaccinated individuals starting August 9 for US citizens and permanent residents, and September 7 for other foreign nationals. All travelers are required to be fully vaccinated by Canadian standards at least 14 days prior to entering Canada.

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JULY 12, 2023

Canada launched an inquiry into allegations over the use of the Chinese minority Uyghur forced labor in Nike and Dynasty Gold production lines. Eleven other prominent corporations operating within Canada are also currently undergoing scrutiny.

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APRIL 24, 2024

EU member states will start applying the law within 3 years after approval. Rapporteur for the International Trade committee and activist against forced labour Samira Rafaela stated: This is a historic day, we have adopted a ground breaking piece of legislation to combat forced labour worldwide.

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MARCH 4, 2022

The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) reported Wednesday that 47 people across Canada were arrested, 186 charges were laid for online sexual exploitation, and a dozen children were brought to safety as part of a long-running international operation led by New Zealand’s Te Tari Taiwhenua Department of Internal Affairs (DIA).

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JUNE 7, 2023

Canadian law students are reporting for JURIST on national and international developments in and affecting Canada. Mélanie Cantin is JURIST’s Chief Correspondent for Canada and a rising 3L at the University of Ottawa.

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APRIL 6, 2024

The council also extended the mandates of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Iran and Myanmar and the independent international fact-finding mission on Iran. Amnesty International alleged these strikes amounted to war crimes under customary international humanitarian law.

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JULY 6, 2023

Ukraine International Airlines Flight PS752 was shot down by military personnel of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, with all 176 passengers and crew aboard the flight, many of whom were nationals and residents of the applicant states, killed in the crash.

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MARCH 20, 2023

Canadian law students are reporting for JURIST on national and international developments in and affecting Canada. Mélanie Cantin is JURIST’s Chief Correspondent for Canada and a 2L at the University of Ottawa. However, as Professor Larocque points out, this repatriation was not exactly pursued to the end.

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JURIST

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

Canadian law students are reporting for JURIST on national and international developments in and affecting Canada. Mélanie Cantin is JURIST’s Chief Correspondent for Canada and a 2L at the University of Ottawa. Space law, on the other hand, is a far more nebulous territory.

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JURIST

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

” The agency urged the Pakistani government to implement a screening mechanism to identify individuals requiring international support, offering help to establish a system “that addresses the legitimate concerns of the Government of Pakistan as well as Afghans seeking safety on its territory.”

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JANUARY 5, 2023

JURIST’s correspondent suspects that the amnesty is intended solely to garner international goodwill. They make up the laws, arrest and release whoever, whenever they want,” she said. “All acts of arrest and release by the military juntas are not based on any legal reasoning anyway.

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MARCH 20, 2023

In honor of the International Day of Francophonie, this dispatch is published first in French. Comme le savent plusieurs, le Canada a deux langues officielles : le français et l’anglais. An English translation is available here. Lisez l’entrevue complète ici.

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MAY 27, 2023

The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC) announced Thursday that it will jointly investigate OpenAI, the company behind the artificial intelligence chatbot “ChatGPT,” with provincial privacy authorities in British Columbia, Alberta, and Quebec. We can have both, and Canadians deserve to have both.

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JULY 21, 2024

When he was arrested, Watson was apparently engaged in a mission to traverse the Northwest Passage, a series of waterways through the arctic archipelago of Canada that connects the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean. Watson is a prominent campaigner against commercial whaling.

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JULY 23, 2024

Hayashi specified the implementation of these sanctions and cooperation with the international community, including G7 nations, to ultimately push the Israeli government to freeze settlement activities in the West Bank completely. Sanctions against Israeli settlers have also been proposed by other G7 countries, notably Canada and the UK.

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JUNE 2, 2022

Countries including the United States and Britain Thursday called for the International Labour Organization (ILO) to probe alleged labour abuses in China’s Xinjiang region. Australia, Canada and the EU also voiced support for the probe.

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JULY 5, 2022

Canadian law students and young lawyers are reporting for JURIST on national and international developments in and affecting Canada. Canada’s LGBTQ+ population numbers upwards of one million people , and the country ranks as the safest in the world for LGBTQ+ travelers in 2022.

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AUGUST 19, 2022

As the global data privacy law patchwork continues to expand, companies need to think beyond the U.S. and European Union and ensure they're paying attention to places such as India and Canada, which are inching toward enacting laws with major penalties and tight data transfer restrictions.

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APRIL 5, 2022

Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International Monday called on Canada to end its practice of incarcerating immigration detainees in provincial jails. “Canada’s practice. The post Human rights groups urge Canada to end immigrant detention in provincial jails appeared first on JURIST - News.

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JURIST

AUGUST 10, 2022

Canadian law students are reporting for JURIST on national and international developments in and affecting Canada. Mélanie Cantin is JURIST’s Chief Correspondent for Canada and a 2L at the University of Ottawa. Firefighters have struggled with “volatile” flames and fast spreading blazes all over the area.

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DECEMBER 9, 2023

The UK, the US and Canada announced coordinated sanctions on Friday against individuals and entities linked to human rights abuse, approaching the 75th anniversary of the ratification of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Lastly, Canada has imposed 7 sanctions against citizens from Russia, Iran and Myanmar.

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JULY 23, 2022

Canadian law students and young lawyers are reporting for JURIST on national and international developments in and affecting Canada. Pope Francis, the head of the Catholic church, is set to arrive in Canada this Sunday for a long-promised visit. The last residential school in Canada closed in 1996.

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JUNE 14, 2023

The EU passed The Artificial Intelligence Act on Wednesday which is a draft law that establishes restrictions on the uses of artificial intelligence (AI). In recent months, China passed similar legislation, while Canada launched an investigation into AI chatbot ChatGPT, which Italy effectively banned.

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JULY 6, 2022

Crane provided a list of courts that may have jurisdiction to prosecute Russian soldiers for war crimes, including the International Criminal Court (ICC), the EU Regional Courts, and domestic courts in EU member countries. Back in February, Ukraine asked the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to order Russia to stop its invasion.

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OCTOBER 30, 2022

Canadian law students are reporting for JURIST on national and international developments in and affecting Canada. Mélanie Cantin is JURIST’s Chief Correspondent for Canada and a 2L at the University of Ottawa. The Commission continues questioning witnesses every weekday until November 25.

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