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News & Analysis as of May 25, 2013

Alberta First Nations Challenge Constitutionality of Federal Regulatory Reforms

by Sander Duncanson, Martin Ignasiak, Jessica Kennedy | Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP on 1/10/2013

On January 8, 2012, the Mikisew Cree First Nation and the Frog Lake First Nation (the First Nations), both located in Alberta, filed notices of application (the Applications) with the Federal Court seeking judicial review of...more

The Assassination of Mummar Gaddafi illegal under International Law

by Lloyd Msipa on 10/21/2011

The Assassination of Mummar Gaddafi illegal under International Law On the 18th of October, United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was in Tripoli, Libya. She stated in unusually blunt terms that she would like...more

Lloyd Msipa's pubic profile

by Lloyd Msipa on 8/17/2010

Lloyd Msipa is a Zimbabwean Lawyer and aspiring Zimbabwean Politician. He was born in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. His father was a ZAPU politician in Zimbabwe who died weeks before the merge between ZAPU PF and ZANU PF in December...more

Court Precedent Determining the Limits of Tribal Sovereignty in Agua Claiente Band of Cahuilla Indians v. Fair Political Practices...

by James Berlyn Fenison Jr. on 9/3/2009

The Los Angeles Times reported (July 17, 2008) that on June 29th, the Agua Caliente Band dropped its appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court against California State and the Fair Political Practices Commission (FPPC) after the FPPC...more

Crisis, Coroneles & Constitucionalismo: A Study of the Quality of Democracy in Ecuador

by Amy L. Becerra, Esq. on 3/30/2000

Presents an analysis of the quality of Ecuadorian democracy. Examines the political and cultural background of Ecuador’s constitutional history, including the role of military intervention and the increasing influence of...more

Contextualising the SADC Tribunal and the land issue in Zimbabwe - A socio legal perspective - Lloyd Msipa

by Lloyd Msipa on 12/31/1969

The land redistribution exercise in Zimbabwe has introduced a new dimension in the interpretation of international law, treaty law and general legal norms under domestic law. What has been controversial has been the...more