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Iran dispatch: government move to put bar association under judiciary threatens independence of lawyers amid wave of street protests

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Law students and young lawyers in Iran are reporting for JURIST on protests and related developments in Iran since the death in custody of Mahsa Amini. This was] a violation of the right to choose a lawyer and is in contrast with the rights of the accused and Iran’s constitutional law.

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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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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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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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Russian-installed Donetsk leader issues civilian restrictions under martial law

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The order, signed by Putin, in 2022 instituted martial law in Russian-annexed regions of Ukraine, including Donetsk. The order allowed for a “maximum response level” under Russian Federal Constitutional Law No.1-FCZ. Article 7 of the law governs how martial law is instituted.

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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.