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"Saved by the Valve:" Analysis and Takeaways from Canadian Council for Refugees v Canada

"Saved by the Valve:" Refugees and Concerns with the Safe Third Country Agreement

SCC to Revisit the Safe Third Country Agreement in Canadian Council For Refugees, et al. v Minister of Citizenship and Immigration, et al.

Applying the Charter to State Actors Abroad: SCC Grants Leave in Corporal C.R. McGregor v Her Majesty the Queen

The Supreme Court of Canada (“SCC”) will refine its jurisprudence on extraterritorial applications of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms [the Charter] when it hears Corporal C.R. McGregor v Her Majesty the Queen (SCC 39543). The bench is also expected to explore the s. 8 Charter right to be secure against unreasonable search or […]

Can Domestic Abuse Victims Qualify as Refugees? - A Comment on Matter of A-R-C-G et al

The recently-released decision of the United States' Board of Immigration Appeals ("the Board") in the Matter of A-R-C-G et al., ("Matter of A-R-C-G"), 26 I&N Dec. 388 (BIA 2014) may signal the United States' growing openness to granting asylum to women who flee from domestic abuse.  While the decision itself may be considered overdue, its reasoning takes a strong critical […]