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News Release - LAW COMMISSION OF CANADA RESPONDS TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT’S DECISION TO ELIMINATE FUNDING

Presentation - Hearing of the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights, November 1, 2006 - Study Of The Effects Of The Abolition Of The Law Commission Of Canada

Discussion Paper - Justice Within: Indigenous Legal Traditions

Reseach Paper - Indigenous Legal Traditions in Canada

Research Paper - Global Reach, Local Grasp: Constructing Extraterritorial Jurisdiction In The Age Of Globalization





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The Law Commission of Canada is an independent federal law reform agency that advises Parliament on how to improve and modernize Canada’s laws.

The Commission's work is structured around the following four complementary themes:

In addition to the four thematic areas that form the Commission's strategic agenda, work has begun on a question that relates to all four:

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