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Courts No Longer Favour the Terrorist

Irwin Cotler | Posted 05.16.2012 | Canada Politics
Irwin Cotler

Currently, Canadian law prohibits states from being sued except in relation to commercial matters. As such, state sponsors of terror are shielded from civil redress, and Canadian tax dollars are used to finance the defending of that state's immunity from liability. The Justice for Victims of Terrorism Act will fix this.