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12 Jan 2018, 9:04 am by Sarah M Donnelly
National Congress of American Indians Director of Governmental Affairs, Washington, D.C. [read post]
26 Jun 2017, 1:00 am by Matrix Legal Support Service
Benkharbouche v Secretary of State for Foreign & Commonwealth Affairs, heard 6-8 Jun 2017. [read post]
6 Sep 2016, 10:49 am by D. Daxton White
Currency Scams Often Target Members of Ethnic Minorities Some currency trading scams target potential customers in ethnic communities, particularly persons in the Russian, Chinese and Indian immigrant communities, through advertisements in ethnic newspapers and television “infomercials. [read post]
8 Aug 2016, 8:44 am by Ryan Dolby-Stevens, Olswang
Background This case concerns the House of Lords’ judgment in R (Bancoult No 2) v Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs [2008] UKHL 61 and its interaction with the plight of the former inhabitants of the Chagos Islands, a tiny archipelago of coral atolls in the Indian Ocean. [read post]
25 Jul 2016, 4:05 am by bryannewland
Here is an exchange between Committee Chairman Burton Wheeler and Indian Affairs Commissioner John Collier during that debate: The CHAIRMAN. [read post]
5 Jul 2016, 6:56 pm
Nathalie PROUVEZThe Secretariat of the Forum on Democracy, Human Rights and the Rule of Law Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) Palais des NationsCH-1211 Geneva 10, Switzerland Dear Ms. [read post]
30 May 2016, 1:52 am by INFORRM
The Office of the Privacy Commissioner (OPC) has announced its report of findings against Compu-Finder, a Quebec-based company that offers face-to-face professional training courses. [read post]
15 May 2016, 4:20 pm by INFORRM
The media news this week was dominated by the release of the long awaited  White Paper, A BBC for the future: a broadcaster of distinction [pdf] . [read post]
1 May 2016, 4:00 am by Administrator
Canada (Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development) et al. 2016 SCC 12Administrative Law – Constitutional Law – Courts – Indians, Inuit and Métis Summary: The plaintiffs sought declarations (a) that Métis and Non-status Indians were “Indians” within the meaning of the expression “Indians and lands reserved for Indians” in s. 91(24) of the Constitution Act,… [read post]
30 Apr 2016, 6:55 am
For reference, here's an NPR.org piece from 2014 explaining "off the reservation":In its literal and original sense, as you would expect, the term was used in the 19th century to describe the activities of Native Americans:"The acting commissioner of Indian affairs to-day received a telegram from Agent Roorke of the Klamath (Oregon) agency, dated July 6, in which he says: 'No Indians are off the reservation without authority. [read post]
25 Mar 2016, 11:45 am by Alex R. McQuade
The AP writes that “Pakistan’s foreign ministry said it summoned the Indian High Commissioner in Islamabad to lodge a protest over the Indian officer’s illegal entry into Pakistan. [read post]
18 Jan 2016, 1:03 am by INFORRM
The Information Commissioner has reaffirmed the need for stronger sentencing powers for people convicted of stealing personal data. [read post]
28 Dec 2015, 2:51 am by Ben
 Another thread that ran through to the close of the year was the harmonisation of copyright in the European Union: The European Copyright Society (ECS) said in a letter to the European Commission's digital commissioner Günther Oettinger, that the "actual Union-wide unification of copyright", as opposed to simply further harmonising the existing EU copyright regime, would have "several major advantages" saying "While copyright unification may be… [read post]
20 Jul 2015, 1:00 am by Guy Stuckey-Clarke, Olswang LLP
This case concerns whether the House of Lords’ judgment in R (Bancoult No 2) v Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs [2008] UKHL 61 should be set aside on the alleged ground of material non-disclosure by the respondent relating to the contents of a feasibility report into the resettlement of the former inhabitants of the British Indian Ocean Territory. [read post]
29 Jun 2015, 7:16 am by Matthew L.M. Fletcher
  The 1851 Act did not require Indians with aboriginal title rights to go before the commissioners to preserve those rights; it required the commissioners to go out, investigate, and report on Indians’ land rights (which they did not do). [read post]
2 Jun 2015, 2:05 am by Matrix Legal Information Team
On 22 June 2015 the Court will hear the appeal of R (Bancoult No 2) v Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs which seeks to challenge the decision of the House of Lords dismissing an appeal against the 2004 Order reinstating the full immigration controls of the British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT) Constitution Order and Immigration Ordinance 1971. [read post]
17 Feb 2015, 7:29 am by Michael Beckett, Esq.
A bill to extend revolving door prohibitions has been recommended by a unanimous vote in the House Government, Elections, and Indian Affairs Committee. [read post]