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Canada dispatch: British Columbia decriminalizes possession of small amounts of several ‘hard’ drugs

JURIST

Canadian law students are reporting for JURIST on national and international developments in and affecting Canada. Mélanie Cantin is JURIST’s Chief Correspondent for Canada and a 2L at the University of Ottawa. grams of certain previously illicit substances in the province of British Columbia, Canada.

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Canada dispatch: Supreme Court ruling on constitutionality of ‘extreme self-induced intoxication’ defence prompts confusion

JURIST

On Friday May 13th, the Supreme Court of Canada rendered its judgment in the case of R v Brown , rejecting the constitutionality of section 33.1 Canada tends to divide it into “insane” and “sane” automatism, with the former concerning mostly mental illnesses and the latter concerning reactions brought about by external stimuli.

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Appeal on Merits in Commercial Arbitration?–An Overview

Conflict of Laws

In legal practice, there are some legislations or arbitration institutions provide approaches allowing for the parties to apply for reconsideration of the award, which can be summarized into 3 categories: 1. The appellate mechanism conducted by state courts; 2. Appellate mechanism within the arbitration proceedings and; 3.

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