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Case of the Day: Smith v. Garland
The case of the day is Smith v. Garland (9th Cir. 2024). Smith was a citizen of Guyana. He had immigrated legally as a child in 1982, but in 2018, he was convicted of possession of methamphetamines with intent to distribute and was sentenced to a long prison term, which he is still serving. The……
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Apostille Convention Comes Into Force In China
Yesterday the Apostille Convention came into force in China. You might think that the Apostille Convention is the simplest and most straightforward of the conventions I write about, and in some ways it is. But because China is a big country that has designated a lot of authorities competent to issue apostilles, implementation is a……
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Canada Accedes to the Apostille Convention
Canada has acceded to the Apostille Convention. The Convention will come into effect for Canada in January 2024. This is actually pretty big news, given the volume of US/Canada cross-border business, the number of families with roots on both sides of the border, and the generally close and friendly ties between the two countries. The……
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HCCH Publishes New Apostille Handbook
The Permanent Bureau of The Hague Conference on Private International Law has published a new edition of the Practical Handbook on the Operation of the Apostille Convention. The Handbook provides a handy history of the Apostille Convention and of apostilles and legalization, explaining why we have the Convention and what an apostille is and is……
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Strange Apostille Case of the Day: In re Kamalnathan
The case of the day is In re Kamalnathan (Cal. App. 2022). The case was a divorce case. The wife argued that certain properties in India were community property, and she offered some deeds to support her claim. The husband argued that the deeds should be excluded because the wife had not shown they were……