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ECHR rules Bosnia law lacks safeguards to protect data covered by legal professional privilege

JURIST

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled on Tuesday that Bosnia violated the European Convention on Human Rights by its insufficient data protection laws with regard to legal professional privilege. The applicant, Sanel Nezirić, faced a criminal investigation on suspicion of criminal association and abuse of office.

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China adopts foreign national immunity law that allows foreign states to be sued domestically

JURIST

On this occasion, legislators decided to adopt the revised Administrative Review Law, amend the Civil Procedure Law and adopt the law on foreign national immunity. The second-instance civil procedural law project enhances provisions related to geographic jurisdiction of cases involving foreigners.

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Netherlands Commercial Court updates its rules of procedure

Conflict of Laws

The Netherlands Commercial Court (NCC) has recently updated its rules of procedure. Several updates thus have practical character; other amendments follow the development of the EU and national civil procedural law (for instance, in relation to the right to information and confidentiality). communication by email) 3.2.9

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Guinea court sentences former military ruler to 20 years for crimes against humanity in massacre

JURIST

The court acceded to the prosecution’s request to reclassify Camara’s charges of murder, torture, kidnapping and rape as crimes against humanity under Guinea’s criminal procedure law and 2016 criminal code before the sentencing, although defense lawyers argued that the reclassification would infringe the right to a fair trial.

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China formally arrests Australian journalist after 6 months of heavily-criticized detention

JURIST

Cheng was detained by Chinese authorities in August under Residential Surveillance at a Designated Location (RSDL), provided for by China’s Criminal Procedure Law. They can be restricted from accessing lawyers, have their location withheld, and be subjected to intense interrogation or torture.

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Truth, Lies and Plea Bargaining

The Crime Report

Lies about law involve lawyers twisting statutes until they no longer represent the original law. Overall, Johnson argues that in order for the plea-bargaining system to make way for sustained and fair justice resolutions, many of the “interlocking and mandatory laws” need to change. The full paper can be accessed here.

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The Power of Paralegal Mentors – An Interview with Ashley Stasiewich

Paralegal Bootcamp

Ashley’s a member and mentor, as you heard, of the Alberta Association of Professional Paralegals and an associate member of the Edmonton Law Office Managers Association. My background is primarily working in criminal law, and I typically work in a very small firm, and your lawyer is always off at court. All right, Dennis.

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