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Australia must prioritize legal aid funding in 2024-2025 budget: Law Council of Australia

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The Law Council of Australia called for the legislature to prioritize increased funding for legal assistance services in upcoming budget deliberations. The Law Council’s pre-budget submission highlighted the need for investment in initiatives that can aid in improving outcomes for individuals facing disadvantage.

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CfP: 5th German Conference for Young Researchers in Private International Law (14/15 Feb 2025 in Heidelberg)

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On 14 and 15 February 2025, the 5th Conference for Young Researchers in PIL will take place at Heidelberg University. It will be dedicated to the topic of ‘Digital transformation and Private International Law. In particular, we welcome contributions on comparative aspects of conflict of laws and international procedural law.

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Netherlands court asks EU Court of Justice for clarification on Ukraine refugee protection

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The Netherlands implemented TPD into national law on December 16, 2004. To provide stability and prospects for Ukrainian refugees, the Council decided in 2023 to extend the temporary protection for people fleeing from Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine from March 4, 2024, to March 4, 2025.

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Australia legal reform group to investigate how justice system can improve support for victims of sexual violence

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The Australian attorney general announced Tuesday that the Australian Law Reform Commission (ALRC) will be inquiring into justice responses to sexual violence in Australia. ” The report is due to the attorney general by January 22, 2025. The inquiry is said to be an essential part of the government’s $14.7

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Chinese Journal of Transnational Law Special Issue: Call for Papers

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CHINESE JOURNAL OF TRANSNATIONAL LAW Call for Papers Special Issue: Private International Law and Sustainable Development in Asia The United Nations Agenda 2030 with its 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) seems to have a blind spot for the role of private and private international law.

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Florida governor signs restrictive social media ban for minors

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Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed one of the country’s most restrictive social media bans for minors into law on Monday. The law bans social media accounts for children under the age of 14 and requires parental permission for accounts for children between the ages of 14 and 15. This is government overreach.”

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Germany top court rules Berlin rent cap is unconstitutional

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The Constitutional Court in Karlsruhe, Germany, ruled Thursday that Berlin’s Rent Cap Act is unconstitutional as it has undermined Germany’s Basic Law. million apartments, which was supposed to last until 2025. After 2025, rental rates were only allowed to rise by 1.3 It froze rental rates for 1.5