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Following are our summaries of the civil decisions of the Court of Appeal for Ontario for the week of August 17, 2026.
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Must States Control Their Borders? The Ceuta Crisis and International Law
Ceuta, a Spanish city on the North African coast with a population of approximately 80,000, experienced an unprecedented mass influx of people during the last week of July. Around 70,000 people, mostly Moroccan nationals but also persons from other countries,
Early Contacts Between Mālikism and Ashʿarism: Rethinking a Narrative of Separation
By Ilyass Amharar
Why This Question Matters for Islamic Legal History?
Readers of a blog devoted to Islamic law might reasonably wonder why a post about kalām (speculative theology) belongs here. The answer lies in a structural feature of the
Welcome to our August Guest Blogger: Ilyass Amharar
lyass Amharar is a Faculty Member in Arabic Language and Islamic Thought at the University of al-Qarawiyyin’s Muhammad VI Institute of Quranic Studies, Rabat. He holds a Habilitation to Supervise Research in Islamic Studies (École Pratique des Hautes Études, Paris)
Ceuta border surge leaves 34 dead as mass crossing tests refugee convention obligations
A mass border breach at Spain’s North African enclave of Ceuta on Friday has left at least 34 people dead after an estimated 60,000 attempted to cross into the territory, sparking what officials describe as a deepening border crisis.
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Preguntas incómodas sobre la cuestión prejudicial de la regularización de extranjería
Tunisia: Why INTERPOL member countries may choose not to publish certain Red Notices
Today’s post will address a recent case to exemplify why INTERPOL member countries may choose not to publish certain Red Notices.
Unpublished Red Notices: a Recent Example
Recently, officials at a Moroccan airport arrested a Tunisian man who was a
The New Moroccan Framework on International Jurisdiction and Foreign Judgment Enforcement – A Preliminary Critical Assessment
I. Introduction
Finally out: the new Moroccan Code of Civil Procedure (Law No. 58.25), the preparation of which was <a previously announced on this blog, has been promulgated by Dahir (Royal Decree) No. 1.26.07 of 11 February 2026
14th International Forum on the e-APP: Registration open!
The Permanent Bureau (PB) is pleased to announce that registration is now open for participation in the 14th International Forum on the electronic Apostille Programme (e-APP Forum), which will take place on Tuesday 12 and Wednesday 13 May 2026 in Marrakesh, Morocco. To be
Recent Legal Developments in Cryptocurrency and Virtual Asset Regulation in UAE, Jordan, and Morocco
The following is a guest post by George Sadek, a senior foreign law specialist at the Law Library of Congress covering laws of Arabic-speaking countries and Islamic law. George has written numerous posts for In Custodia Legis, including the