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N.S. Court of Appeal guides use of international law in child protection case

Monday, September 09, 2019 @ 3:14 PM | By Terry Davidson

Nova Scotia’s Appeal Court has highlighted guidelines for using international conventions to supplement domestic law, says a lawyer after a judge was found to have erred in applying a United Nations...

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