For those interested in recent developments in domestic state immunity acts, see earlier posts here and here, Canada has now announced that Iran will be formally listed as a state sponsor of terrorism. Canada has closed its embassy in Iran and declared personae non gratae all remaining Iranian diplomats in Canada. The news release from the Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) can be found here. Earlier attempts to sue Iran in Canada’s courts can be found here, here and here. Update: In a separate news release, now available here, Canada has announced that it is listing Syria and Iran as state supporters of terrorism. …
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International Commissions of Inquiry: A New Form of Adjudication?
Dr Hannah Tonkin is a Legal Officer in the Appeals Chamber of the Special Court for Sierra Leone. She previously worked at the ICTR and ICTY and taught international law at the University of Oxford. She is the author of State Control over Private Military and Security Companies in Armed Conflict, 2011 (ISBN 9781107008014)…
R v Mohammed Gul: Are You a Terrorist if You Support the Syrian Insurgency?
Dr Kimberley N. Trapp is lecturer in law at Newnham College, University of Cambridge. In its recent decision in Regina v Mohammed Gul[1], the Court of Appeal held that there is nothing in international law which requires the broad definition of terrorism under the Terrorism Act 2000, as amended,[2] to be read…
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