Biden in Kyiv, pledges $500 million more in aid

President Joe Biden made a surprise visit to Kyiv, Japan announced a generous financial aid package, and a “people’s court” put Russian President Vladimir Putin on trial for the crime of aggression Monday as the war with Ukraine followed up the one-year mark with no end in sight.

Biden also announced an additional $500 million in weaponry for Ukraine. The State Department pegged the figure at $450 million, plus another $10 million in emergency aid for Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, which has been damaged by Russian attacks.

“Putin thought Ukraine was weak and the West was divided. He thought he could

Constitutional Reform & Treaty with Indigenous Australians?

The Aboriginal Victorians Bill 2018 clearly identifies that the state of Victoria “acknowledges Victorian traditional owners as the first peoples”. In addition, that the state recognizes “the diversity of Aboriginal Victorians, their communities and cultures, and the intrinsic connection of traditional owners to the Country.” It also outlines the understanding between the Aboriginal representative body and the state with respect to the treaty negotiation framework.

The Treaty Negotiation Framework

The Aboriginal representative body together with the Victorian state must ensure that the negotiation of treaties or treaties:

(a) recognize historic wrongs; and

(b) address ongoing injustices; and

(c) help heal

This Week in the Supreme Court – week commencing 20th February 2023 – UKSCBlog

Hearings in the Supreme Court are now shown live on the Court’s website.

On monday 20th and Tuesday 21st February 2023the Court will hear the case of Lifestyle Equities CV and another v Ahmed and anotheron appeal from [2021] EWCA Civ 675. The case concerns two issues; 1) What is the nature and extent of the liability of a director, or senior executive employee, for causing a company to commit a civil wrong, for which a claim can be brought without a finding of fault by the wrongdoer (eg a ‘strict liability tort’)? Here, the strict