Michael Girard: e-Lawg - International

Tue, 31 Aug 2004 02:14:15 GMT

WTO UPHOLDS FAVOURABLE RULING ON CANADIAN WHEAT BOARD. [Government of Canada News - National]

Enforcement of Foreign Judgments Subject to Six Year Limitation Period

Tue, 27 Apr 2004 02:27:58 GMT

In Lax v. Lax. the Ontario Court of Appeal determined that the limitation period for enforcement of a foreign judgement was six year, as a foreign judgement is equivalent to a contract. The section 45 (1) (c) reference to "an action upon a judgment or recognizance" only applied to domestic judgements. The action is to proceed to trial on an issue of discoverability.

Note that the limitation period changed as of January 1, 2004, by the enactment of the new Limitation Act, 2002.

Wed, 07 Apr 2004 01:33:43 GMT

Canada: Canadian Cross-Border Issuers Will Be Able To File U.S. GAAP Financial Statements (Torys LLP) [Mondaq: US]

Long Arm - not in Oz

Sun, 28 Mar 2004 22:26:53 GMT

Further to my recent post, I am glad to see that the Australian magistrate has blocked the attempted extradition of an Australian to the U.S. to face criminal copyright charges. If he has broken the law, he should be charged in Australia. If he hasn't broken local law, he should not face criminal liability in the U.S.

WTO Rules in Favour of Canada in Softwood Lumber Dispute

Tue, 23 Mar 2004 04:10:16 GMT

A World Trade Organization panel held in Canada's favour today in the softwood lumber trade dispute with the U.S.

Bloomberg Backgrounder on Softwood Lumber Dispute

The Long Arm of the Law

Sun, 14 Mar 2004 16:09:41 GMT

I found this story a little disturbing. An Australian man who never set foot in the U.S. is facing extradition to the U.S. to face charges of criminal copyright breaches. The man is alleged to have been part of a conspiracy that cracked codes on copyrighted material and made it available to an internet club (a Warez site).

Do actions on the internet invite worldwide internet jurisdiction? Should sovereign states act to extradite their nationals to a foreign jurisdiction for actions on the internet? While I do not agree with pirating of software, shouldn't that be a matter for the local jurisdiction's criminal code? (I find it difficult to believe that Australia does not have statutes that cover this activity, but taking the article at face value, if you are not breaking local criminal law, why should you face extradition to another country.)

Sat, 06 Mar 2004 15:09:47 GMT

Canada to send troops to Haiti [The Globe And Mail: International]

Wed, 01 Oct 2003 19:42:49 GMT

Accountants, Lawyers Face Death Penalty For Aiding Terrorists [AccountingWeb]

Fri, 12 Sep 2003 13:33:04 GMT

Feds target Canadian drug importing [CNN: Law]

Tue, 09 Sep 2003 19:47:03 GMT

The tyranny of law [Spiked Online]

Mon, 16 Jun 2003 17:15:38 GMT

Presentation on UCITA and UETA. Commercial Law for the New Commerce UCITA (Uniform Computer Information Transactions Act) and UETA (Uniform Electronic Transactions Act) (PowerPoint) by... [beSpacific]

Mon, 16 Jun 2003 15:20:38 GMT

Survey of E-Government Issues From A Global Perspective. A compilation of studies from the U.S., Canada, Europe and Japan, assembled and introduced by Joichi Ito, titled A Report... [beSpacific]

Fri, 24 Jan 2003 20:37:12 GMT

Canada: New Net Laws Reach Beyond Borders. For Smaller Nations Such as Canada, it´s Getting Harder to Effectively Create Independent Policy (Goodma... [Mondaq: US]

Fri, 24 Jan 2003 19:00:22 GMT

http://www.abanet.org/journal/ereport/j24trek.html

Star Trek International Law

Thu, 23 Jan 2003 14:40:34 GMT

Canadian Softwood Lumber: What Kind of Ruling Could Emerge from a WTO Panel?. American Society of International Law Jan 23 2003 5:20AM ET [Moreover - moreover...]

Sat, 26 Oct 2002 18:52:29 GMT

The 27 percent U.S. tariff on Canadian lumber backfired,. National Center For Policy Analysis Oct 26 2002 5:53AM ET [Moreover - moreover...]

Wed, 17 Jul 2002 13:40:26 GMT

Cauchon admits he smoked pot; questions possession law [The Globe And Mail - National]

Tue, 16 Jul 2002 14:29:13 GMT

Peter Drayton has the scoop: Sauron Sues. I practically died laughing: Frodo Baggins charged with war crimes. "Mount Doom: the Musical", indeed! In related news Bilbo Baggins and the dwarves of the Lonely Mountains have been charged with killing an endangered dragon, and Mr. Baggins faces separate charges for his attempts to destroy the endangered spiders of Mirkwood, as well as arson and destruction of a natural habitat. "I never wanted to go in the first place," Bilbo said. "It's all Gandalf's fault. He made me do it." [Peter Drayton's Radio Weblog] [John Robb's Radio Weblog]

Thu, 11 Jul 2002 15:19:13 GMT

'Up From' Accountability [Washington Post: Editorial]

comment on ICC

Thu, 11 Jul 2002 15:00:02 GMT

U.S. Backs Off Court Immunity Demand [AP World News]

Wed, 10 Jul 2002 19:46:14 GMT

FindLaw's Joanne Mariner on the case for the International Criminal Court [CNN - LAW]

Wed, 10 Jul 2002 19:45:57 GMT

Frodo Baggins Charged With War Crimes. The Guardian via coldfury.com - Frodo Baggins Charged With War Crimes - satirical commentary on the International Criminal Court. Hehe. [picks]

The charges brought by Sauron and Saruman are serious and were commented on at length by the Dark Lord himself at a press conference held after he delivered the formal papers to the Court. As a full signatory to the Court's original charter, Sauron is legally entitled to bring charges before the Court, and the Court's decision will be binding on Mr. Baggins, per the charter establishing the authority of the Court over the entire world, whether the particular defendant lives in a member country or not. The Shire has repeatedly refused to ratify a proposal to join the Court; the proposal has languished in the legislature, bogged down by stalling tactics employed by right-wing and unilateralist legislators intent on blocking it. Gondor and Rohan have likewise not joined the ICC, for similar obstructionist reasons.

[End the War on Freedom]

Wed, 10 Jul 2002 19:44:47 GMT

U.N. Court Backers Rally Vs. U.S. [AP World News]