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South Africa president signs bill redefining compensation requirements for government expropriated land

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South African President Cyril Ramaphosa signed a controversial bill into law Thursday that authorizes the government to expropriate private land without compensation in certain cases. The law, the product of a five-year project, repeals the predemocractic-era Expropriation Act of 1975.

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SCOTUS hears oral arguments in bankruptcy amendment, Washington workers’ compensation law cases

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After the Amendment took effect on January 1, 2018, Circuit City, a US chain of electronics retail stores, refused to pay the increased fees and brought suit in the Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, claiming that the 2017 Amendment, which creates nonuniform bankruptcy laws, was unconstitutional. United States v.

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UN expresses concern over moves by UK government to facilitate Rwanda removal plan for migrants

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The UN expressed concern Monday over the UK government’s action to make the Rwanda deal operational. ” He warned of the negative human rights implications, stating: The combined effects of this bill, attempting to shield Government action from standard legal scrutiny, directly undercut basic human rights principles. .”

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Supreme Court of Canada rules state can be held liable for enacting clearly unconstitutional laws

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The Supreme Court of Canada ruled Friday that the Canadian government can be held liable for enacting laws that are “clearly unconstitutional,” done in bad faith, or stem from abuse of power. A subsequent law enacted by Parliament retroactively made him permanently ineligible.

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India Supreme Court upholds law restricting foreign donations to NGOs

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The individuals and NGOs challenged the amendments for violating their fundamental rights to equality, life and liberty as well as the freedom of speech, association and profession under the Constitution of India. The post India Supreme Court upholds law restricting foreign donations to NGOs appeared first on JURIST - News.

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Virtual Workshop (in English) on May 14: Roxana Banu on Constructing Imperial Authority through British Imperial Constitutional Law and Private International Law

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On Tuesday, May 14, 2024, the Hamburg Max Planck Institute will host its 44th monthly virtual workshop Current Research in Private International Law at 11:00-12:30 (CEST). Constitutional law scholars, though to a lesser extent, have also been preoccupied with tracing the imperial history of constitutionalism in the colonies and the metropole.

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Alberta government considers revising Cabinet powers under proposed Sovereignty Act

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Danielle Smith, who took office as the new Premier of the western Canadian province of Alberta in October, said Saturday that her government is considering revising the provisions of the proposed provincial Sovereignty Act which would empower the provincial cabinet to unilaterally rewrite laws without legislative approval.