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    Jurist Canada appeals court strikes down environmental assessment law

    The Court of Appeal of Alberta Tuesday ruled that Canada’s environmental Impact Assessment Act is unconstitutional. The act required some entities pursuing projects which may cause environmental harm, or harm to indigenous communities, to seek an impact assessment from Canada’s Impact Assessment...
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    Jurist Lone survivor of Yemenia Airways crash attends French criminal trial

    The lone survivor of a 2009 Yemeni airline plane crash Monday attended the opening Yemenia Airways’ trial. In 2009, a Yemenia flight crashed into the Indian Ocean; every passenger, except 12-year-old Bahia Bakari, died. Yemeni is charged criminally with Bakari’s injuries and the death of the 65...
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    Jurist Conference on the Future of Europe releases report to EU

    The European Parliament Monday released a report from a year-long conference among EU citizens spelling out 49 proposed changes for the EU. The report calls for greater EU leadership on the world stage and even recommends removing the principle of unanimity, which requires approval from all EU...
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    Jurist US sanctions Russia bank executives, state-aligned television stations

    The White House Sunday announced that it had sanctioned multiple Russian bank executives, barred US assets from three Russian television stations and banned accounting services from US citizens to anyone in Russia. These sanctions represent an effort by the US to exert financial pressure on...
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    Jurist UK announces £1.7B sanctions against Russia and Belarus

    UK officials Monday announced further sanctions against Russia and Belarus worth £1.7 billion. The sanctions are aimed at encouraging Russia to cease its invasion of Ukraine. The UK already have a number of sanctions in place. The UK package of sanctions involves increasing tariffs on £1.7...
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    Jurist France court upholds ex-PM’s fraud conviction

    A Paris appeals court Monday upheld former prime minister François Fillon’s conviction for the misuse of public funds. The conviction resulted from a scandal where Fillon paid his wife, Penelope Fillon, over €600,000 for work that she never performed. However, the court decided to shorten...
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    Jurist Peru Congress rejects executive call for constitutional referendum

    Peru’s Commission for the Constitution and Regulations of Congress Friday rejected a bill presented by the country’s executive branch that seeks to call a referendum to draft a new Constitution. This proposal was rejected by 11 votes to 6 by Congress’s Constitution and Regulations Commission...
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    Jurist Report finds 72% increase in unaccompanied minors seeking EU asylum

    Eurostat Wednesday published a report revealing the number of unaccompanied minors seeking asylum in the EU has increased by 72% between 2020 and 2021. The report by Eurostat, an organ of the European Commission, identifies an unaccompanied minor as a person under 18 who arrives on the...
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    Jurist Peru refuses to lift emergency near Peru mine amid worker concerns

    Two indigenous communities Thursday asked the government to repeal the state of emergency near Peru’s Las Bambas copper mine but in vain. The Fuerabamba and Huancuire communities had called for the removal of the emergency that suspends civil liberties such as assembly and protest. They were...
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    Jurist UN chief supports permanent seat on security council for African country

    UN chief António Guterres Thursday expressed his support for an African country to be given a permanent seat on the UN Security Council (UNSC). He admitted that Africa as a continent was underrepresented when it came to international matters and thus it would be only fair for an African country...
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