Law, World, & Justice
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Foreign-trained lawyers of Canada
Canada attracted many immigrants. Some of them are foreign trained lawyers, like me. Even though in most cases accreditation of their degree is possible and lawyers receive document that states their degree equals to a Canadian one, practically, working in a legal field without studying all over again is impossible.
Some of the immigrants want to stay in their field, others consider career change. This online group aims to offer them a platform to exchange informations and ideas.
- Are you foreign trained lawyer in Canada?
- Are you working in a legal field in Canada?
- Would you like to be a mentor or just share informations time after time?
- Are you looking for employees?
Then feel free to join the group and contribute to discussions.
Jose Manuel Godinez-Samperio was brought to the United States from Mexico by his parents when he was nine years old. Sixteen years later, he had graduated from his Florida high school as class valedictorian, become an Eagle Scout, completed college and law school, and passed the state bar exam.
But one big accomplishment eluded him: citizenship. Godinez-Samperio is in the country illegally, which could keep him from achieving another part of his American dream: becoming a lawyer.
In what appears to be a landmark case, the Florida Supreme Court is going to consider whether Godinez-Samperio has the right to practice the law — a decision that could impact others who hope to follow in his footsteps.
” U.S. News - Can an illegal immigrant become a lawyer?
International Law & its enforceability
International law, despite its challenges, plays important role in fates of real people. As public support is part of the power Governments exercise, it’s relevant to know a little about international law and its challenges.
International law
International law is the law that applies to relationships among international legal personalities. International law can regulate different facet of relationships among nations. Main aspects are: peace, security, and trade.
Enforceability
In today’s world, when local cause can have effects across the borders, when globalization has connected world as probably never before, international law gained more relevance. However, enforceability of international law is remaining a huge challenge.
- There is room for international bodies to wrap violations of international law in shiny papers.
- Diverse interests of similarly diverse countries drive states in a different direction and everyone has its own truth on his side.
- As in documentaries of national geography, powerful wins, not necessary always justice. The process, international bodies need to take to enforce international law, is long and costly. Decentralized nature of international law means, that not everyone can afford enforcing their rights. Those who have wealth, strong army, public support, and cooperation of other states, have definitely better chances.
- Worth mentioning is, that not all international law is really international. Laws are obligatory only for countries who signed e.g. treaty. This means that states can withdraw from international agreements, and declare them no longer binding.
Also, to make a decision and pass UN resolution, votes are needed and countries base their decision on their national interests.
So, does it mean that international law is redundant? No, but as any other system, required is passion of people (who build countries) to serve justice.
