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It is estimated that of the 87,000 women who were intentionally killed in 2017 globally, more than half were killed by intimate partners or family members, according to the UN Report on Global Homicide.
A cross-industry group published a report entitled “From Principles to Practice: Use Cases for Implementing Responsible AI in Financial Services.” Here's the report, in pdf.
Described as a “watershed for English law and the UK’s jurisdictions," the UK Jurisdiction Taskforce issued a statement regarding crypto assets and smart contracts. Crypto assets “have all the indicia of property.” The chancellor’s statement can be found here, and the full legal statement is available here.

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The Canadian International Internet Dispute Resolution Centre (CIIDRC) is open for business. It deals with disputes over the use of domain names and rightful ownership. Here is the site.
Two Court of Quebec judicial nominations are up for grabs, one in Montreal, the other in Saint-Jérôme. More information can be found here.
Call for applications: 2020 O’Brien Graduate Fellowships for Masters or Doctoral students studying in the area of human rights and legal pluralism at the Faculty of Law, McGill University are invited to apply for O’Brien Graduate Fellowships. The Fellowships for masters students are valued at a maximum of $25,000 per annum, tenable for 1 year, and or doctoral students $35,000 The deadline is December 15, 2019. More information can be found here.
Quebec Court of Appeal's Guide to Legal Citation -- The guide provides standardized writing and reference rules when writing pleadings, briefs or memoranda they submit to the Court. It's in French only but it does have a useful bilingual lexicon. It can be downloaded here.
Handbook for lawyers on business and human rights -- The International Bar Association published a Handbook for Lawyers on Business and Human Rights to provide guidance for business lawyers and their corporate clients on how to address human rights risks in corporate and commercial transactions. It can be read here.
Handbook for young lawyers --The Barreau du Quebec published a handbook for newly sworn in Lawyers. It can be downloaded here.

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