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UK Supreme Court rules trade union laws breach human rights

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The UK Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that part of the UK’s trade union laws are incompatible with the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR). ” Under Section 4 of the Human Rights Act , following a declaration of incompatibility by a court, parliament must respond and amend the legislation to align with the ECHR.

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Ireland High Court rules UK not safe for asylum applicants due to Rwanda plan

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The Irish High Court ruled Friday that a decision made by the country’s Minister for Justice in 2020 to declare the UK a “safe country” to send asylum seekers back to during processing was “unlawful as a matter of EU law.” The UK has yet to respond to the ruling.

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Canada Supreme Court rules IP address privacy warrants constitutional protection

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In 2018, the European Court of Justice was similarly tasked with considering whether IP addresses constitute personal data in Benedik v Slovenia. The court ruled that the legal provision used by the police to obtain the subscriber information associated with the dynamic IP address is subject to the Convention’s scrutiny.

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Canada Supreme Court rules declaratory relief may be appropriate in First Nations treaty dispute

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As such, I am not persuaded that this concession, at the eleventh hour of this litigation and in the context of the Crown’s vigorous opposition to any relief in these proceedings, should now prevent this Court from issuing a declaration.

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UK House of Commons passes bill declaring Rwanda a ‘safe country’ despite Supreme Court ruling

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Other opponents of the bill voiced concerns with its goal of bypassing a Supreme Court ruling that declared the government’s Rwanda plan unlawful. Stephen Kinnock, the Labour Party’s Shadow Minister for Immigration, called the bill “an assault on the rule of law and an affront to the separation of powers.”

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Norway court rules police unreasonably fined Indigenous activists

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The turbines take up the same land as traditional reindeer herding grounds and have since been ordered to be removed under a 2021 Norwegian Supreme Court ruling. The post Norway court rules police unreasonably fined Indigenous activists appeared first on JURIST - News.

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Alabama governor signs bill aimed at protecting IVF following state supreme court ruling that embryos are children

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This law comes after weeks of debate following the February 16 Alabama Supreme Court ruling that embryos are considered children under the state’s Wrongful Death of a Minor Act. The new law protects IVF providers from some civil lawsuits and criminal prosecutions.