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Time to rededicate to international law Wednesday 16 December 2020 THE EDITOR: Recent matters involving the deportation of Venezuelan nationals from TT, subsequent intervening orders from our High Court and the consequent return of a handful of these deportees, including children, have prompted global attention and triggered statements from international bodies such as the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR), Amnesty International and the Inter American Commission on Human Rights. The Ministry of National Security is reported to have stated that the exercise was carried out in compliance with the laws of the country and in fulfilment of government policy. And in response to the fact that the jurisdiction of the local courts had to be invoked, the Attorney General has countered that if there were legal proceedings, “they may have been filed and heard ex-parte without the State’s involvement.” The AG argued that the very concept of due process required transparency and the opportunity

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