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INTERPOL operation against human trafficking leads to arrests and rescues

JURIST

Article 7 of the Protocol against the Smuggling of Migrants by Land, Sea and Air outlaws the transporting of migrants by sea. .” Article 5 of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights prohibits forced labour, trafficking and slavery in the EU.

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Canada cycling group challenges provincial law granting the removal of bike lanes

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They argue that bike lanes are not just a matter of convenience but a public health necessity, particularly as cycling becomes an increasingly popular mode of transportation in Toronto. Critics of the law warn that the removal of bike lanes could exacerbate road safety issues and discourage environmentally sustainable transportation options.

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Supreme Court of Canada rules airlines owe compensation to passengers for international flight disruptions

JURIST

The Supreme Court of Canada ruled Friday that airlines can be required to compensate passengers for certain international flight disruptions, marking a significant development in the realm of air passenger rights in the country.

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Rights group warns against North Dakota jury verdict ordering Greenpeace to pay $660m in liability

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The DAPL is a “1,1172-mile underground oil pipeline” that transports oil from the “Bakken region in North Dakota, across South Dakota and Iowa, to Patoka, Illinois.” Energy Transfer’s complaint arose from Greenpeace’s alleged involvement in demonstrations against the DAPL. We will not back down.

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Alaska federal judge allows fish shipment from Alaska to continue

JURIST

A federal judge in the US District Court for the District of Alaska on Sunday ruled that two companies, Kloosterboer International Forwarding and Alaska Reefer Management, can continue shipping frozen fish from Canada to the eastern US. The alleged loophole involves travel through Canada.

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Canada dispatch: papal visit offers Catholic church chance for reconciliation on residential schools

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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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Danish police arrest prominent anti-whaling activist

JURIST

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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