Category Archives: International Law

160 Girls Litigation Successful in Kenya

Posted on June 18, 2013 by

PDF version: 160 Girls Litigation Successful in Kenya Cases Commented on: C.K. et al v The Commissioner of Police et al, Petition No. 8 of 2012, High Court of Kenya (May 27, 2013) On May 27, 2013, J.A. Makau of the High … Continue reading →

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Raising Questions About The Use of an Offset For Compliance with Carbon Emission Reduction Obligations

Posted on June 13, 2013 by

PDF version: Raising Questions About The Use of an Offset For Compliance with Carbon Emission Reduction Obligations. Case Considered: Citizen’s Climate Lobby and Our Children’s Earth Foundation v California Air Resources Board (Superior Court of California, County of San Francisco, January 25, … Continue reading →

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From Regulatory Chill to Regulatory Concussion: NAFTA’s Prohibition on Domestic Performance Requirements and an Absurdly Narrow Interpretation of Country Specific Reservations

Posted on May 6, 2013 by

PDF version: From Regulatory Chill to Regulatory Concussion: NAFTA’s Prohibition on Domestic Performance Requirements and an Absurdly Narrow Interpretation of Country Specific Reservations Award commented on: Mobil Investments Canada Inc. and Murphy Oil Corporation v Canada, ICSID Case No ARB(AF)/07/4. Decision … Continue reading →

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Low carbon energy policies: vested rights, legitimate expectations and differential treatment in domestic and international law

Posted on July 13, 2012 by

PDF version: Low carbon energy policies: vested rights, legitimate expectations and differential treatment in domestic and international law Cases and matters commented on: Secretary of State for Climate Change v Friends of the Earth and Others, [2012] EWCA Civ. 28, … Continue reading →

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The implications of the Tsilhqot’in Case for the Numbered Treaties

Posted on July 11, 2012 by

PDF version: The implications of the Tsilhqot’in Case for the Numbered Treaties Cases Considered: Williams v British Columbia, 2012 BCCA 285, and Lameman v Alberta, 2012 ABQB 195 The unanimous decision of the British Columbia in Williams, (a.k.a. the Tsilhqot’in … Continue reading →

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Do Global Law Firm Mergers Expand an Arbitrator’s Continuing Obligation to Disclose Conflicts of Interest Under the ICSID Arbitration Rules?

Posted on March 28, 2012 by

PDF version: Do Global Law Firm Mergers Expand an Arbitrator’s Continuing Obligation to Disclose Conflicts of Interest Under the ICSID Arbitration Rules?  Decision considered: ConocoPhillips Company et al. v The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela Two members of an ICSID arbitral … Continue reading →

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Alberta Court of Appeal Declines to Appoint Counsel in Extradition of Jorge Sosa

Posted on March 21, 2012 by

Decision considered: United States of America v Sosa, 2012 ABCA 56 Emma McAuliffe wrote a blog expressing reasons why Jorge Sosa should face war crimes charges in Canada before being extradited to the United States (see: Why Canada should Address … Continue reading →

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The European Fuel Quality Directive: Will It Stay or Will it Go?

Posted on March 12, 2012 by

PDF version: The European Fuel Quality Directive: Will It Stay or Will it Go?  Document considered: Draft Implementing Measure to the European Union Fuel Quality Directive, February 23, 2012 On February 23, 2012, a European Union (EU) drafting committee voted … Continue reading →

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State Responsibility for Protection against Domestic Violence: The Case of Jessica Lenahan (Gonzales)

Posted on October 10, 2011 by

PDF version: State Responsibility for Protection against Domestic Violence: The Case of Jessica Lenahan (Gonzales)  Case considered: Jessica Lenahan (Gonzales) et al v United States, Case 12.626, Report No. 80/11 (Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, August 17, 2011) On August … Continue reading →

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Why Canada should Address Jorge Vinicio Orantes Sosa’s Alleged War Crimes before Extraditing Him to the U.S.

Posted on June 29, 2011 by

PDF version: Why Canada should Address Jorge Vinicio Orantes Sosa’s Alleged War Crimes before Extraditing Him to the U.S.  This summer, Jorge Vinicio Orantes Sosa will fight extradition from Alberta to California to face immigration charges. Chief Justice Wittman will … Continue reading →

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