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The objective of this workshop was to gain a better understanding of the relevance of International Humanitarian Law (IHL) to legislatures and to parliamentarians. Participants were given a general introduction to IHL and its history.

Building on the 1999 and 2005 Canada-Japan Action Agendas for Peace and Security Cooperation, the Joint Declaration stipulates initiatives leading to the improvement of both countries’ peace-building and conflict resolution capabilities, while encouraging global nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation, and strengthening the rule of law ...

The objective of this workshop was to gain a better understanding of the relevance of International Humanitarian Law (IHL) to legislatures and to parliamentarians. Participants were given a general introduction to IHL and its history.

It was agreed that the United Nations plays an essential role in allowing dialogue between representatives of all recognized nations and that the Security Council needs reforms that would allow it to enforce international law. The Speaker indicated that the Inter-Parliamentary Union is also a focal point for world-wide parliamentary dialogue.

More than 40 heads of national delegations and the elected members of the Bureau met on July 7, 2020 to a Standing Committee meeting. The Standing Committee meets three times a year to guide the work of the Assembly and would have met in Vancouver this week had the 2020 Annual Session not been cancelled due to the pandemic. Dr. Hedy Fry, C.P., M.P., Head of the Canadian OSCE PA Delegation and ...

The Canada-China Legislative Association (CACN) and the Canada-Japan Interparliamentary Group (CAJP) participated in the 28th Annual Meeting of the Asia-Pacific Parliamentary Forum (APPF) to discuss regional, political, economic and environmental issues as well as the situation of women in Asia. It was an opportunity for parliamentarians to dialogue with their counterparts from both sides of ...

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The CPTPP and Agriculture topic was presented by Randy Hoback, MP, former Chair of the House of Commons Standing Committee on International Trade of the Parliament of Canada; Tori Morgan and Isabelle Rayner from the U.K.’s National Farmers’ Union; and Ken Ash, former Director of the Organisation for Co-operation and Economic Development’s Trade and Agriculture Directorate. The session ...

The presenters explored topics like the meaning of compliance in international law as well as compliance within domestic climate change legislation. The role of the Paris Agreement Implementation and Compliance Committee, of the UNFCCC Secretariat in aiding implementation and supporting coordination, and the essential role of parliaments and ...

Throughout the 23rd Annual Meeting of the APPF, members of the Canadian delegation engaged in dialogue and shared perspectives and ideas with their counterparts on a range of issues relevant to the Asia-Pacific region. Delegates also addressed matters pertinent to Canadian foreign policy, including the promotion of trade and investment and the advancement of maternal, newborn and child health ...