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A new research provides up the potential legal and monetary danger international locations may face from tons of of agreements, like those beneath the Energy Charter Treaty. South Africa’s laws designed to guard whistleblowers need pressing reform. The justices are anticipated to rule in Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard and a companion case by summer season. A petition stemming from the 8th Circuit case — or a brand new plea from the fifth Circuit litigation — would ask the justices to dig into the merits of the red states’ arguments. During December oral argument in a separate but associated…
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Improving The International Supply Chain Through IPEF

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How IPEF Builds On Prior Trade Relationships Negotiated By The Biden Administration: In May 2023, the Biden Administration announced the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity (IPEF), a commitment to improving supply chains between the US, and the Indo-Pacific nations of Australia, Brunei, Fiji, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia , New Zealand, the Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Thailand, and Vietnam. The stated goal of the IPEF is “to coordinate actions to mitigate and prevent future supply chain disruptions and secure critical sectors and key products for our manufacturers.” The IPEF also responds to increasing tensions between the US and China that have…
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Italy detains two NGO vessels for defying new migrant rescue law | Migration News

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Rescue ships Sea-Eye 4 and Mare*Go have been blocked for 20 days for flaunting Italian legislation they call ‘unjust’. The Italian Coast Guard has apprehended two vessels from non-governmental organizations operating in the Mediterranean Sea, after they were found to be in breach of a new law preventing ships deployed to rescue migrants from carrying out multiple operations in a row. A 20-day detention was imposed on the German rescue ships Sea-Eye 4 and Mare*Go on Friday evening, said the organizations Sea-Eye and Sea-Watch that operate the vessels. The law passed in Italy on February 24 prevents rescue ships from…
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High profile case highlights potential risks in defamation proceedings

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The Federal Court of Australia recently handed down its decision in the defamation proceedings brought by Ben Roberts-Smith against various media outlets and journalists. The high-profile cases attracted significant public and media attention. In the proceedings, Mr. Roberts-Smith alleged that various publications communicated imputations (meanings) concerning unlawful and unethical conduct in the course of his military service in the Special Air Service Regiment. He alleged that certain publications also communicated imputations to the effect that he had engaged in bullying other defense personnel, committed family violence and that he was a hypocrite as he publicly supported family violence prevention initiatives…
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Calls grow for Quebec laws to fight sexual violence in high schools after new allegations

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More than a dozen parents and students alleging sexual violence at some Quebec high schools came together Friday to call for a law to prevent and fight the issue in secondary schools. At a news conference Friday in Montreal, several young women and parents — some holding signs reading “No means no” and “#sexualassault awareness” — took turns speaking about their experiences, denouncing the way their school administration and boards handled allegations of sexual assault. They, along with several politicians present, implored Education Minister Bernard Drainville to do more to clamp down on the problem. “It’s been a while that…
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No fines issued under Ontario’s new long-term care law

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No one has been fined in Ontario so far under a new law that can require patients to pay a daily $400 penalty if they refuse to move from a hospital to a long-term care home not of their choosing, the province and its hospitals say. But families and advocates argue the threat posed by the law is pushing patients into nursing homes they wouldn’t otherwise choose. The law, which went into effect in September, can move discharged patients into nursing homes they did not consent to. Patients in southern Ontario can be moved to homes up to 70 kilometers…
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A new law makes it harder for Russians to dodge the draft

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Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed new legislation to overhaul the country’s conscription system, which will make it harder for Russians to avoid being called up for military service, and keep at least some of those who already fled the country away longer. Putin signed the bill, which was hastily passed by Russia’s upper and lower houses of parliament this week, into law on Friday. As Russia’s invasion of Ukraine enters its 14th month, the move will create a system where conscription and draft notices will be delivered electronically through a widely used government services portal instead of being hand-delivered.…
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Aluminum Is Now A Hot Topic In Supply Chain And Trade

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Last Friday, February 24, 2023, the Biden Administration issued a Proclamation on Adjusting Imports of Aluminum into the United States. You can read the full proclamation here. The Proclamation states that, beginning on March 10, 2023, a 200% ad valorem tariff will be imposed on all aluminum articles and derivative aluminum articles produced in Russia. Additionally, on April 10, 2023, a 200% ad valorem tariff will be imposed on aluminum articles where any amount of primary aluminum or derivative aluminum articles used in the manufacture of the articles was smelted or cast in Russia. The purpose of the Biden Administration’s…