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Nigerian Jurist, Daibo-Harriman Hailed for Decision to Strip Senegal of AFCON Title

This Day 21 Mar 2026
Respected African football pundit, Mamadou Gaye has praised the integrity and professionalism of Nigerian jurist Roli Daibo-Harriman following a landmark ruling by the Confederation of African ...
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Alberta proposed assisted dying limitation sparks human rights concern

Jurist 21 Mar 2026
The Canadian Civil Liberties Association criticized Thursday Alberta’s new bill to limit patients’ access to medical assistance in dying (MAID) ... First, the bill would limit MAID to patients whose death is likely to happen within 12 months.
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Canada high court allows warrantless police entry to private property for lawful investigation

Jurist 21 Mar 2026
The Supreme Court of Canada ruled by a 5-4 narrow majority on Friday that the police may approach the door of private dwellings to talk with the occupier for a lawful investigation ... ....
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Tribute to towering jurist: how the late Sir Anthony Mason shaped Hong Kong courts

South China Morning Post 19 Mar 2026
Not only was he a towering jurist in the common law world, but his contribution to Hong Kong’s legal ...
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Canada dispatch: British Columbia’s failed drug decriminalization pilot leaves toxic crisis unresolved

Jurist 18 Mar 2026
January 2026 marks the end of British Columbia’s three-year pilot program to decriminalize possession of small amounts of drugs, a move intended to address the west coast Canadian province’s worsening toxic drug crisis ... This outcome is unsurprising ... .
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Africa dispatch: obstetric violence emerges as a continental crisis, experts warn

Jurist 18 Mar 2026
This dispatch was co-authored by Divyabharthi Baradhan (JURIST Staff, Malaysia) and Lana Osei (JURIST Staff, Ghana) ... JURIST staff also posed a question to the panel ... Additionally, JURIST staff ...
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JURIST continues 30th anniversary webinar series with former South Africa judge Richard Goldstone

Jurist 16 Mar 2026
JURIST, the law student-powered international legal news organization, continues its 30th Anniversary celebration throughout 2026 with a special webinar series focused on the rule of law, human rights, and international justice.
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4 countries file to intervene in ICJ genocide case against Israel – JURIST – News

Virtual Jerusalem 14 Mar 2026
Israel in relation to the situation in the Gaza Strip. The interventions highlighted the legal issues the court will be facing at trial. One such�� | Read More�Google Alert – Israel ....
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4 countries file to intervene in ICJ genocide case against Israel

Jurist 14 Mar 2026
Fiji, Hungary, Namibia, and the United States on Thursday a declaration of intervention to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in the case against Israel in relation to the situation in the Gaza Strip ... Fiji the context of urban warfare ... ....
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Canada parliament’s push to criminalize hate crimes sparks human rights concerns

Jurist 13 Mar 2026
The Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights of Canada’s House of Commons ended the debate on the Combating Hate Act on Wednesday ... On Wednesday, the committee passed, by a vote of 5-4, the finalized version of the bill for third reading ... .
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El Salvador Likely Committed Crimes Against Humanity During State of Emergency, Jurists Say

US News 11 Mar 2026
March 10 (Reuters) - A group of ⁠international ⁠jurists on Tuesday ⁠accused Salvadoran authorities of committing crimes ​against humanity in a... .
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British Columbia to ban protests near schools and places of worship

Jurist 11 Mar 2026
British Columbia’s (BC) attorney general introduced two bills on Monday that effectively ban protests near schools and places of public worship in order to preserve public access and maintain public safety ... ....
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Canada top court requires Quebec daycare subsidies to include refugee claimant parents

Jurist 07 Mar 2026
The Supreme Court of Canada ruled in an 8-1 majority on Friday that Quebec’s subsidized daycare regulation discriminated against women refugee claimants based on sex ... The court is divided on this issue in this case ... ....
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Hong Kong pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai will not appeal national security conviction

Jurist 07 Mar 2026
Hong Kong media tycoon and Apple Daily founder Jimmy Lai will not appeal his national security conviction or the accompanying 20-year prison sentence, according to one of his lawyers and a Friday Hong Kong Free Press (HKFP) report ... ....
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