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Reboot Communications Ltd. Bill C-70, An Act respecting countering foreign #interference, amended the Canadian Security #Intelligence Service Act (#CSIS Act) to better equip the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) to protect the safety, security and prosperity of Canada and all Canadians. The amendments responded to urgent gaps in CSIS’ authorities that limited its ability to protect Canada and all Canadians in an increasingly #complex #threat environment fuelled by #technology.

VIDEO IS ONLY IN UKRAINIAN 🇺🇦 The draft law № 11214 about International Defence Companies (IDC). Main points: The draft law № 11214 about International Defence Companies is mistakenly called a draft law about Private Military Companies (PMC)✋ Such organizational and legal form as PMC doesn’t exist in EU and Western countries. We do have however Limited Liability Companies (LLC) who provide military related services❌ Even during full-scale war with russia, the draft law № 11214 does not provide for operations on Ukrainian soil🚫 There is no political will behind this draft law, that’s the reason why the draft law didn’t pass into law. When it was necessary, we created Territorial Defence Force, Voluntary Formation of Territorial Community, we even created the International Legion for the Defence of Ukraine but PMCs we’ve been trying to legitimize for six years but we’re still stuck in the first gear👎

VIDEO IS ONLY IN UKRAINIAN 🇺🇦 The draft law № 11214 about International Defence Companies (IDC). Main points: The draft law № 11214 about International Defence Companies is mistakenly called a draft law about Private Military Companies (PMC)✋ Such organizational and legal form as PMC doesn’t exist in EU and Western countries. We do have however Limited Liability Companies (LLC) who provide military related services❌ Even during full-scale war with russia, the draft law № 11214 does not provide for operations on Ukrainian soil🚫 There is no political will behind this draft law, that’s the reason why the draft law didn’t pass into law. When it was necessary, we created Territorial Defence Force, Voluntary Formation of Territorial Community, we even created the International Legion for the Defence of Ukraine but PMCs we’ve been trying to legitimize for six years but we’re still stuck in the first gear👎

160,000 people planned to be drafted into Ukrainian forces, NSDC Secretary says 👁️The Kyiv Iindependent October 29, 2024 6:51 PM https://lnkd.in/gYRRJBxG A further 160,000 people are to be drafted into the Ukrainian armed forces, which will raise the manning of units to 85%, National Security and Defense Council Secretary Oleksandr Lytvynenko said on Oct. 29 during a session of the Ukrainian parliament. Ukraine's parliament adopted an updated mobilization law in mid-April to ramp up mobilization amid Russia's ongoing war. The new law simplifies the process for identifying eligible conscripts and includes additional penalties for those dodging the draft. According to Lytvynenko, 1,000,050 citizens have been drafted into the military so far since the beginning of martial law. Ukraine has been struggling to mobilize enough soldiers for the front line to compensate for troop casualties and the need to rotate soldiers who have been fighting since the onset of the full-scale war. After the new law on mobilization came into force in Ukraine on May 18, military-aged men were given 60 days to update their personal data so that the state could locate them. From May 18 to July 16, 4,690,496 military-aged men updated their data by the July 17 deadline, according to the Defense Ministry. Nearly one million people were eligible for exemption in mid-August, according to the Defense Ministry. Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said in early April that he ordered relevant ministries to introduce "updated, more fair" rules on exempting employees of "critically important" companies from military service. Employees in "strategically important sectors of the economy" will be able to extend their exemption from military conscription, Ukraine's Cabinet of Ministers announced on Oct. 26. 📸 Battalion 120 territorial defence take part training exercises near the Belarus border as the war between Russia and Ukraine has been going on for the last two years in Chernobyl, Ukraine on March 16, 2024. (Gian Marco Benedetto/Anadolu via Getty Images)

NEW: The CCG continued to expand its “law enforcement activities” to assert the PRC’s claim over the Taiwan Strait. Four CCG ships entered restricted waters in four different locations around Taiwan’s Kinmen island group on July 19. Kinmen is a Taiwanese island chain located just 10 kilometers (6 miles) from the PRC’s coast. Taiwan’s Coast Guard Administration (CGA) said this was the 32nd such incursion into Kinmen’s restricted waters in 2024 The PRC began regular CCG patrols around Kinmen and incursions into Kinmen’s restricted and prohibited since February 2024 to assert its sovereignty over those waters and to punish Taiwan for electing President Lai Ching-te, whom the PRC considers a dangerous separatist. It substantially increased the frequency of incursions in May, around the time of Lai’s inauguration, and shifted from fixed-line patrols into Kinmen waters to designating “patrol areas” within which individual CCG ships can patrol in a less predictable pattern. The expansion of CCG “law enforcement” activities into Taiwan-controlled waters around Kinmen and eastward into international waters near Taiwan shows an intensifying PRC campaign to assert control over the waters near and around Taiwan. Read More: https://lnkd.in/e8UvTcWW Other Key Takeaways: • Taiwan and the PRC agreed to resume negotiations about the February 14 capsizing incident that killed two PRC fishermen fleeing the Taiwanese Coast Guard near Kinmen. • PRC officials and media slammed Taiwan’s Han Kuang military exercises as a futile attempt to “resist reunification.” • The PRC held the Third Plenum of the 20th Party Congress, which focused on promoting economic development in alignment with national strategic goals. • The PRC and Philippines reached a “provisional arrangement” for rotation and resupply missions to the Second Thomas Shoal, though significant points of disagreement remain. • The PRC hosted a “reconciliation dialogue” for Palestinian factions in which Hamas and Fatah signed a joint declaration that stated their intention to form a temporary post-war unity government in Gaza and the West Bank.

🇯🇵 Japan's LDP pushes for revising Constitution to state defense forces Japan's ruling party agreed Monday it will seek to specifically mention the name of the Self-Defense Forces in a revised Constitution, laying out a list of envisaged key changes ahead of an election to select its new leader who will likely carry them through. To tackle the divisive issue of amending the supreme law for the first time and end the debate over the constitutionality of the SDF, the Liberal Democratic Party proposed to keep the wording of the war-renouncing Article 9 but add a new section to explain the SDF. Former Defense Minister Shigeru Ishiba, among the 10 or so potential contenders for the LDP race, has underscored the need to change the wording of Article 9 to mention the SDF, rather than adding a new section. The LDP's junior coalition partner Komeito party, meanwhile, has taken a more cautious stance on the article, calling for a thorough discussion. #Japan

Last summer, following a coup d'ètat in Niger, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) threatened to use armed force against Niger to restore its democratically elected government. ECOWAS suggested that it had the authority to undertake that intervention based on a provision in its constitutive treaty that ostensibly permits the bloc to use force on the territory of its member states in certain circumstances. In a two-part series of articles recently published on Opinio Juris, I investigate the veracity of this implied claim. In Part I of An Option for ECOWAS?: The Legality of Treaty-Based Regional Organization Military Intervention Under the Jus Ad Bellum, I explore the lawfulness of a military intervention conducted pursuant to an explicit, treaty-based mechanism authorizing the use of force by a regional organization against one of its member states. In Part II of that series, I then discuss whether, based on the conclusions reached in Part I, an ECOWAS intervention in Niger conducted pursuant to the military intervention provisions of the ECOWAS Treaty would constitute a lawful use of force under the modern jus ad bellum. I hope you give the series a read and I really appreciate the hard work of everyone at Opinio Juris who helped make this series a reality!

Ukraine's draft law on AWOL and desertion reforms seeks to let first-time offenders return to service without criminal charges. While this offers leniency, concerns arise over its lack of comprehensive solutions, the impact of psychological factors, and the role of unethical commanders. Critics push for more balanced legislation that considers the human aspects of military service, fair treatment, and deeper investigations into underlying issues. Further reforms and amendments are still needed. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/dR2z8V54

Legitimacy of a state / its government per se is not a concern for public international law (PIL). Similarly, "preventive defence" is not accepted as a legal basis for use of armed force. PIL is important in formulating and implementing national security and national defence policies. In this regard, it should be noted that, adversaries will also benefit (?) from "coercion-tools" accepted in PIL, as they may deem it necessary: equality of arms, reciprocity, counter-measures, reprisals, etc.