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Federal Court Of Appeal Reverses Decision On UNDRIP And Consultation
The Federal Court of Appeal has reversed a landmark 2025 ruling on the application of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples in Canadian law, determining that UNDRIP is not immediately incorporated into domestic legal frameworks. This decision upholds a nuclear waste landfill approval while clarifying that regulatory tribunals are not responsible for ensuring federal law consistency with UNDRIP when assessing consultation duties. The Supreme Court of Canada will soon address this

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