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Proposals to Increase Taxation of and Health Surcharge on Tobacco Products (May. 13, 2013) by Wendy Zeldin
Topic: Criminal law and procedure
Jurisdiction: India
Call to Bail out of Strict Bail-In Policy (Apr. 09, 2013) by Wendy Zeldin
It was reported on March 26, 2013, thatTopic: Banks and financial institutions
Jurisdiction: Denmark
Draft Proposals Completed on Hydrocarbon Tax Law and Amendment to Geology and Mining Law (Apr. 08, 2013) by Wendy Zeldin
It was reported on March 3, 2013, that
Topic: Mining and mineral resources
Jurisdiction: Poland
Draft New Constitution Approved in Referendum (Mar. 26, 2013) by Wendy Zeldin
On March 16, 2013, in a nationwide referendum held in
Topic: Constitutional law
Jurisdiction: Zimbabwe
Proposed Measures to Combat Tax Avoidance (Mar. 25, 2013) by Wendy Zeldin
On March 13, 2013,
Topic: Taxation
Jurisdiction: Poland
Constitutional Amendments Adopted (Mar. 19, 2013) by Wendy Zeldin
On March 11, 2013,
Topic: Constitutional law
Jurisdiction: Hungary
Supreme Court Delivers Hate Speech Ruling (Mar. 15, 2013) by Wendy Zeldin
The Supreme Court of Canada issued a decision on February 27, 2013, asserting that limits placed on free speech in connection with hate speech are valid ...
Topic: Freedom of speech
Jurisdiction: Canada
Law to Combat Financing of Terrorism (Mar. 12, 2013) by Wendy Zeldin
On February 7, 2013, the Grand National Assembly (
Topic: Terrorism
Jurisdiction: Turkey
Government Plans to Crack Down on Returning Foreign Convicts (Mar. 11, 2013) by Wendy Zeldin
The Norwegian government is reforming two aspects of immigration policy related to foreign convicts in the country. As reported on February 22, 2013, the Ministry of ...
Topic: Immigration
Jurisdiction: Norway
Proposal for Cut in Corporate Tax Rate (Feb. 28, 2013) by Wendy Zeldin
It was reported on February 26, 2013, that the Danish government published a Plan for Growth DK Strong Companies, More Jobs (Vandaelig;kstplan DK - standaelig;rke ...
Topic: Taxation
Jurisdiction: Denmark
Proposal to Remove Non-Original Writings from Copyright Protection (Feb. 28, 2013) by Wendy Zeldin
On February 11, 2013, the Ministry of Security and Justice of the
Topic: Intellectual property
Jurisdiction: Netherlands
Proposed Law to Give Relief to Alien Victims of Domestic Violence (Feb. 12, 2013) by Wendy Zeldin
Topic: Immigration
Jurisdiction: Denmark
Crime of Sexual Assault Penalized (Feb. 11, 2013) by Wendy Zeldin
On February 3, 2013, the President of India, Pranab Mukherjee, signed with immediate effect a Criminal Law (Amendment) Ordinance, adopted by the country's Cabinet on February ...
Topic: Criminal law and procedure
Jurisdiction: India
Strengthening of Prosecution of Foreign Bribery Cases (Feb. 08, 2013) by Wendy Zeldin
In response to an evaluation report published on January 8, 2013, by the Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD), the Cabinet of the
Topic: Criminal law and procedure
Jurisdiction: Netherlands
Provision on Same-Sex Marriage Approved by Legislature (Feb. 07, 2013) by Wendy Zeldin
On February 2, 2013, the French National Assembly approved a provision on the redefinition of marriage as an agreement between two people, rather than between ...
Topic: Family
Jurisdiction: France
Politicians Banned from Public Service Messages (Feb. 01, 2013) by Wendy Zeldin
It was reported on January 24, 2013, that Turkey's Radio and Television Supreme Council (Radyo ve Televizyonust Kurulu, or RTandUuml;K) has approved a new regulation that ...Topic: Elected and appointed officials
Jurisdiction: Turkey
Defendants to Be Permitted to Use Mother Tongue in Court Statements (Jan. 25, 2013) by Wendy Zeldin
The Grand National Assembly (
Topic: Languages
Jurisdiction: Turkey
Agreement on Binding Convention to Reduce Mercury Use (Jan. 25, 2013) by Wendy Zeldin
On January 19, 2013, the environment ministers of more than 140 governments, participating in the fifth session of the United Nations Environment Programme's Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee ...
Topic: Environment
Jurisdiction: United Nations
Agreement to Fight Economic Crime Signed (Jan. 22, 2013) by Wendy Zeldin
On January 17, 2013, the Republic of China (on
Topic: International law
Jurisdiction: Taiwan / Thailand
Creation of Special Stabilization Fund from New Fee on Banks (Jan. 16, 2013) by Wendy Zeldin
On January 2, 2013, the Polish Cabinet approved a proposal put forward by the Minister of Finance to create a special stabilization fund based on contributions ...
Topic: Banks and financial institutions
Jurisdiction: Poland
Stiffer Drunk Driving Provisions (Jan. 16, 2013) by Wendy Zeldin
On January 14, 2013,
Topic: Driving while intoxicated
Jurisdiction: Taiwan
Amended Transgender Law Now in Force (Jan. 11, 2013) by Wendy Zeldin
Effective January 1, 2013,
Topic: Gender equality
Jurisdiction: Sweden
Rejection of Ban on Illegal Downloading and Other Copyright Policy Motions (Jan. 07, 2013) by Wendy Zeldin
On December 20, 2012, the Staten-Generaal (the Dutch parliament) adopted a motion rejecting a ban on illegal downloading of electronic material and passed instead a measure ...
Topic: Intellectual property
Jurisdiction: Netherlands
Extensively Amended Patent Act Becomes Effective (Jan. 03, 2013) by Wendy Zeldin
On January 1, 2013, the Patent Act of the Republic of China (on
Topic: Intellectual property
Jurisdiction: Taiwan
Anti-Terror Law Ruled Constitutional (Dec. 18, 2012) by Wendy Zeldin
On December 14, 2012, the Supreme Court of Canadaissued two simultaneous rulings on three terrorism-related cases that involved issues of free speech, religious freedom, and the ...
Topic: Terrorism
Jurisdiction: Canada
Avoidance of Double Taxation Agreement Signed (Dec. 05, 2012) by Wendy Zeldin
Bringing to a close a process that began in 1999, on November 30, 2012, representatives of the Republic of China (on
Topic: Women
Jurisdiction: Turkey
Amended Foreign Investment Law Published (Nov. 28, 2012) by Wendy Zeldin
On November 1, 2012, the Pyithu Hluttaw, Burma's Parliament, passed amendments to the Foreign Investment Law that it adopted just two months ago. President U Thein ...
Topic: Foreign investment
Jurisdiction: Burma
Approval of Same-Sex Marriage Draft Law (Nov. 15, 2012) by Wendy Zeldin
France's Council of Ministers (Conseil des Ministres, Cabinet) approved a draft law on November 7, 2012, that legalizes marriage for same-sex couples. The proposal ...
Topic: Family
Jurisdiction: France
Draft Law on National Land Planning Submitted to Cabinet (Nov. 09, 2012) by Wendy Zeldin
On October 30, 2012,
Topic: Public lands
Jurisdiction: Taiwan
Criticism of Anti-Terrorism Laws (Nov. 08, 2012) by Wendy Zeldin
On November 1, 2012, the United Nations Human Rights Committee (HRC) a body of 18 independent experts responsible for monitoring implementation of the International ...
Topic: Terrorism
Jurisdiction: Turkey / United Nations
Anti-Corruption Law Adopted (Nov. 07, 2012) by Wendy Zeldin
On October 31, 2012,
Topic: Government ethics
Jurisdiction: Italy
Law on Start Up Companies and Other Stimulus Measures (Nov. 06, 2012) by Wendy Zeldin
Regulation No. 179 of October 18, 2012, on Further Urgent Measures for the Country's Growth, was published in Topic: Corporations On October 18, 2012, the Kenyan Court of Appeal ruled that Kenyan courts have jurisdiction over cases involving persons suspected of international piracy. The ruling overturns ... Topic: Piracy On October 18, 2012, it was reported that Topic: Health and safety On September 12, 2012, Topic: Criminal law and procedure On October 3, 2012, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and New Zealand initialed letters of agreement on the Strategic Cooperation on Joint Investments in ... Topic: Investments The private limited company (besloten vennootschap met beperkte aansprakelijkheid, or B.V.), which is similar to the American limited liability company, "is the most frequently ... Topic: Corporations On October 12, 2012, the High Court of Botswana issued a landmark decision on women's inheritance rights, for the first time according women the right to ... Topic: Women On September 24, 2012, the day that new provisions allowing access by individuals to Turkey's Constitutional Court came into effect, seven persons filed petitions with the ... Topic: Constitutional law On October 3, 2012, a memorandum of understanding on cooperation in combating trafficking in human beings took effect between the
Topic: Trafficking in persons On September 14, 2012, the Oslo District Court issued a ruling upholding Topic: Tobacco and smoking The Executive Yuan (Cabinet) has approved a proposal put forward by the Council of Labor Affairs (CLA) to increase the minimum hourly wage in Topic: Natural resources Topic: Drivers On August 24, 2012, Fred Teeven, the State Secretary of Security and Justice in the Topic: Gender equality The Swedish government has put forward a proposal to reduce the corporate tax rate in 2013 from the current level of 26.3% to 22%, an approximately ... Topic: Taxation It was reported on September 6, 2012, that Topic: Firearms It was reported on July 31, 2012, that Topic: Intellectual property On September 12, 2012, Birgitta Ohlsson, the Swedish minister responsible for consumer affairs, announced that the government might introduce legislation "to prevent children from emptying their ... Topic: Communications and electronic information It was reported on September 10, 2012, that Topic: Taxation The nine justices of the Constitutional Tribunal of Myanmar (Burma) all resigned on September 6, 2012. The abrupt move was made in response to a vote ... Topic: Courts On September 7, 2012, the Pyidaungsu Hluttaw (Assembly of the Union, the parliament of Burma) approved a new Foreign Investment Law, after several months of parliamentary ... Topic: Foreign investment It was reported on August 1, 2012, that both chambers of the Czech Parliament had approved an act to amend the 2005 Electronic Communications Act. (
Topic: Communications and electronic information The President of Finland approved law proposal HE 28/2012 on August 31, 2012, which introduces a tax to finance the country's national public service broadcasting company, ... Topic: Taxation It was reported in June 2012 that the Health Ministry of the Czech Republic was preparing to tighten the country's anti-smoking legislation through the adoption of ... Topic: Tobacco and smoking On August 25, 2012, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled that Italy's ban on embryonic screening violates article 8 of the European Convention on ... Topic: Human rights On August 13, 2012, the Government of Finland released a new statement on the remuneration of senior executive management in state-owned companies, which takes "openness and ... Topic: State corporations Amnesty International (AI) reported on August 24, 2012, that it had "received credible reports" of nine persons having been executed in The Gambia on the previous ... Topic: Capital punishment A decree amending the 2001 Unilateral Decree on the Avoidance of Taxation (Besluit voorkoming dubbele belasting 2001, Bvdb 2001, hereinafter Unilateral Decree) was published in the ... Topic: Taxation The Storting, Norway's parliament, may update the country's Penal Code in connection with the crime of making threats in public, in the aftermath of a Norwegian ... Topic: Criminal law and procedure Taiwan's Council of Labor Affairs (CLA), a Cabinet-level agency in charge of labor matters at the national level, announced on August 9, 2012, that Taiwan's minimum ... Topic: Labor On August 1, 2012, Somalia's special, 825-member National Constituent Assembly approved a new constitution for the country by a large majority over 96% of the ... Topic: Constitutional law Turkey's Constitutional Reconciliation Commission reconvened on August 1, 2012, to resume its preparation of a new constitution for the country. The parliamentary body will reportedly start ... Topic: Constitutional law On July 4, 2012, the Turkish Parliament (the Grand National Assembly, Turkiye Buyuk Millet Meclisi, or TBMM), passed amendments to the Law on the Prevention and ... Topic: Tobacco and smoking Turkey's Parliament passed a new law on July 4, 2012, to limit births by Cesarean section to cases of medical necessity. Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan ... Topic: Health and safety On July 6, 2012, Members of the World Trade Organization (WTO) validated a decision of the Sub-Committee on Least Developed Countries to streamline and facilitate the ... Topic: Trade and commerce On July 3, 2012, the Transitional Federal Government of Somalia and the United Nations signed an Action Plan on concrete steps for the Government to take ... Topic: Children On July 5, 2012, the Human Rights Council (HRC) of the United Nations, unanimously adopted a resolution to protect the free speech of individuals on the ... Topic: Communications and electronic information According to a decision handed down by the Cologne regional court (Landgericht Kln) on June 26, 2012, circumcision of young boys is a criminal act, prohibited ... Topic: Criminal law and procedure On June 12, 2012, the Upper House (Eerste Kamer) of the Dutch Parliament (Staten-Generaal) adopted draft legislation reforming the rules on criminal case review, which are ... Topic: Criminal law and procedure In December 2011, draft legislation on the introduction of a bank tax in the Netherlands was released by the government. The Lower House (Tweede Kamer) of ... Topic: Taxation It was reported on June 18, 2012, that Norway's Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti, or SV) has proposed and presented to Norway's Parliament (Storting), a constitutional ... Topic: Constitutional law At present there are four proposed amendments to the Norwegian Constitution in the initial stage of consideration by the Storting, Norway's parliament. The proposals have to ... Topic: Constitutional law On June 13, 2012, the Danish Parliament (Folketinget) passed L 173, draft legislation to amend the corporate tax law, withholding tax law, tax control law, tax ... Topic: Taxation Xinhua News Agency reported on June 15, 2012, that Chinese authorities were investigating a case of an alleged forced abortion, carried out in a woman's seventh ... Topic: Abortion On June 7, 2012, the State Council issued for public comment the revised draft Measures on the Management of Internet Information Services (Hulianwang xinxi fuwu ... Topic: Communications and electronic information On June 8, 2012, Switzerland's Federal Supreme Court (Bundesgericht) announced that it had partially upheld Google's appeal in a case involving the company's alleged violations of ... Topic: Communications and electronic information Chief Justice Sir Salamo Injia of the Supreme Court of Papua New Guinea (PNG) was arrested on charges of sedition on May 24, 2012, after police ... Topic: Judges It was reported on May 1, 2012, that two legislative proposals currently before the Danish Parliament, L 160 and L 159, will make the use of ... Topic: Communications and electronic information The Prime Minister of Norway, Jens Stoltenberg, announced on April 12, 2012, that "[c]orrespondence between the public and the administration will be based on digital mail," ... Topic: Communications and electronic information It was reported on May 18, 2012, that, based on the 2012 budget agreement called the Spring Accord, reached three weeks ago by a coalition of ... Topic: Pensions and retirement On April 25, 2012, the Senate of the Parliament of the Czech Republic approved a bill amending the Act on Investment Incentives (Act No. 72/2000, as ... Topic: Investments In a ruling issued on May 10, 2012, a Dutch district court in The Hague ordered Internet Service Providers (ISPs) in the Netherlands to block The ... Topic: Communications and electronic information On May 10, 2012, the Riksdag (Sweden's parliament) adopted controversial amendments to the country's Electronic Communications Act, which regulates the monitoring of Internet and telephone activity ... Topic: Communications and electronic information On May 8, 2012, the Senate (Eerste Kamer) of the States-General (Staten-Generaal, the Dutch Parliament), unanimously adopted amendments to the Telecommunications Act in order to conform ... Topic: Communications and electronic information On April 19, 2012, the Education and Culture Committee of Taiwan's legislature gave initial approval to amendments to the Nuclear Damage Compensation Act and the Nuclear ... Topic: Disasters On February 9, 2012, amendments to the Dutch Personal Data Protection Act came into force. (Personal Data Protection Act (Unofficial Translation), Institute for Information Law ... Topic: Right of privacy On April 26, 2012, the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China on Taiwan approved a previously effective capital gains tax, to be reinstated as ... Topic: Taxation On April 11, 2012, Taiwan's Ministry of Justice sent to the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) a proposed amendment to the Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA). Although the ... Topic: Right of privacy On April 22, 2012, China's Supreme People's Court (SPC) issued draft provisions for public consultation, available on its website, concerning Internet copyright infringement. The 20-article provisions ... Topic: Intellectual property From April 23 to May 4, 2012, James Anaya, United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, as well as Regents Professor and the ... Topic: Native peoples The Ministry of the Attorney General of Trinidad and Tobago (Tandamp;T) stated in a press release on April 16, 2012, that the Dangerous Dogs Act would ... Topic: Treatment of animals The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the International Organization for Migration (IOM) on April 17, 2012, to ... Topic: Trafficking in persons The Supreme Court of the Netherlands (Hoge Raad der Nederlanden), in a ruling issued on April 13, 2012, held that the United Nations cannot be sued ... Topic: International law On April 3, 2012, the Prime Minister of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (SRV) issued Decree No. 24/2012/ND-CP on the management of gold trading. The Decree ... Topic: Currency and coins The Grand National Assembly (GNA, Turkey's parliament) passed an education reform bill on March 30, 2012, extending the length of compulsory education from eight years to ... Topic: Education Two retired generals have been placed on trial for their role in the September 12, 1980, coup d'etat in Turkey, which imposed military rule on the ... Topic: Criminal law and procedure Poland's new Law on Taxation of Extraction of Certain Metals of March 2, 2012, was published in the country's Official Gazette (DZIENNIK USTAW RZECZYPOSPOLITEJ POLSKIEJ) on ... Topic: Taxation The International Criminal Court (ICC), established in July 2002, issued its first decision on March 14, 2012. In the landmark case, "The Prosecutor v. Thomas Lubanga ... Topic: Criminal law and procedure On April 4, 2012, the six parties represented in Hungary's National Assembly (Orszandaacute;ggyul;s) agreed on the main principles of political party and campaign financing in the ... Topic: Politics and government On March 14, 2012, China's National People's Congress (NPC) adopted an amendment to the country's 1979 Criminal Procedure Law. The Law was first extensively revised in ... Topic: Criminal law and procedure On April 2, 2012, the Members of the Hungarian Parliament, by a large majority, amended the country's Information Freedom Act "to strengthen the independence of the ... Topic: Right of privacy It was reported on April 3, 2012, that a government-appointed committee has presented a proposal to the Ministry of Social Affairs to eliminate the possibility of ... Topic: Criminal law and procedure On January 2, 2012, the President of Gabon promulgated Decree No. 0001 on the Finance Law for 2012. Tax incentives under the new Law apply to ... Topic: Taxation Beginning on March 1, 2012, Taiwan launched a six-month trial program, the "Taiwan-Supporting Using the PPH [Patent Prosecution Highway] Agreement" (TW-SUPA). The purpose of the program ... Topic: Intellectual property The Cabinet of the Dutch government has put forward a legislative proposal on the creation of an independent Supervisory Board to be the body ultimately responsible ... Topic: Lawyers The Minister of Information and Culture of Myanmar (Burma), Kyaw Hsan, stated on March 19, 2012, at a two-day conference on "Media Development in Myanmar," that ... Topic: Freedom of the press Iran's Parliamentary Research Center recently put forward three major criticisms of the government's budget bill for the upcoming year (1391/Mar. 20, 2012-Mar. 20, 2013), in addition ... Topic: Budget The Dutch Minister for Immigration, Integration and Asylum Policy, Gerd Leers, recently submitted a bill on the use of biometrics in the immigration process to the ... Topic: Immigration The House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer) of the Dutch Parliament held a plenary session on March 8, 2012, concerning a citizen's initiative on euthanasia. The group ... Topic: Death and dying Turkey's Parliament (the General Assembly) passed a law on March 8, 2012, notably on International Women's Day, designed to prevent violence against women. In the words ... Topic: Domestic violence On March 9, 2012, it was reported that Taiwan legal experts and activists have called for government fast-tracking of amendments to Taiwan's laws to bring them ... Topic: Human rights The Dutch government has decided to ban the drug Khat. The fresh leaves, twigs, and shoots of the Khat plant (Catha edulis) are an addictive substance ... Topic: Narcotics and drug abuse On March 7, 2012, Norwegian prosecutors made public the 18-page indictment against Anders Behring Breivik on charges of terrorism, arson, and murder. Breivik is accused of ... Topic: Criminal law and procedure On February 29, 2012, the Swedish government made public draft legislation to outlaw the use of camera-equipped smartphones to take compromising pictures of people without their ... Topic: Right of privacy On March 1, 2012, the Ministry of Security and Justice of the Netherlands submitted a legislative proposal to the House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer) of the ... Topic: Trafficking in persons Turkey's Minister of Justice, Sadullah Ergin, announced on March 1, 2012, that the government would establish a special commission to handle cases filed with the European ... Topic: Human rights It was reported on December 8, 2011, that the Storting (Norway's Parliament) will increase the amount of compensation given to victims of violent crime as well ... Topic: Criminal law and procedure On January 26, 2012, the Bulgarian National Assembly unanimously ratified the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. Bulgaria had signed the Convention ... Topic: Disability The Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China on Taiwan had 53 priority draft items of legislation to submit to the country's legislature for review, ... Topic: Legal systems On February 9, 2012, the Brazilian Federal Supreme Court ruled unconstitutional article 16 of the Brazilian Women's Protection Law (Lei Maria da Penha, Lei No. ... Topic: Women On January 18, 2012, the Intermediate People's Court in Wuhan (the capital of China's Hubei Province) sentenced writer and human rights activist Li Tie to ten ... Topic: Criminal law and procedure On February 7, 2012, it was reported that China's four major microblogging (weibo) websites -- Sina.com, Sohu, NetEase, and Tencent -- will institute a real-name identification ... Topic: Freedom of the press On January 27, 2012, the Cabinet of the Netherlands reaffirmed an earlier decision and announced that a ban on burqas and other face coverings, which had ... Topic: Women Romania's Constitutional Court, in a ruling delivered on January 25, 2012, held as unconstitutional a new law that permits local and parliamentary elections to be held ... Topic: Elections On January 16, 2012, the Maldives National Defense Force (MNDF) took the unprecedented step of arresting and detaining Abdulla Mohamed, Chief Judge of the country's criminal ... Topic: Judges Mongolia's Parliament, the State Great Hural, reportedly passed a revision of the country's election law on December 14, 2011. The amended law changes the parliamentary election ... Topic: Elections The Republic of Mali and the International Criminal Court (ICC), seated in The Hague, signed an agreement on January 12, 2012, on enforcement of ICC sentences ... Topic: International law On December 9, 2011, Taiwan's legislature adopted a new law on the use of human subjects in research projects. Previously, research involving humans was governed by ... Topic: Research and technology On January 13, 2012, the Oslo District Court ordered a new psychiatric evaluation of criminal suspect Anders Behring Breivik, who has confessed to launching a car-bomb ... Topic: Criminal law and procedure Taiwan's Judicial Yuan, its highest judicial organ, announced on January 5, 2012, that the new evaluation mechanism for judges, based on the Judges Act adopted last ... Topic: Judges
Jurisdiction: ItalyAppellate Court Rules Kenyan Courts Do Have Jurisdiction over Offenses Committed on High Seas (Oct. 25, 2012) by Wendy Zeldin
Jurisdiction: KenyaSupreme Court Ruling on Mobile Phones and Tumors (Oct. 23, 2012) by Wendy Zeldin
Jurisdiction: ItalyProposed Criminal Law Amendment to Include Internet in Public Space, Public Act Definition (Oct. 19, 2012) by Wendy Zeldin
Jurisdiction: NorwayJoint Venture Capital Investment Agreement (Oct. 19, 2012) by Wendy Zeldin
Jurisdiction: New Zealand / TaiwanRevision of Law on Private Limited Companies (Oct. 17, 2012) by Wendy Zeldin
Jurisdiction: NetherlandsLandmark Case Ends Patriarchal Inheritance System (Oct. 16, 2012) by Wendy Zeldin
Jurisdiction: BotswanaIndividual Access to Constitutional Court (Oct. 12, 2012) by Wendy Zeldin
Jurisdiction: TurkeyAgreement to Combat Human Trafficking (Oct. 05, 2012) by Wendy Zeldin
Jurisdiction: Indonesia / TaiwanTobacco Display Ban Upheld (Oct. 01, 2012) by Wendy Zeldin
Jurisdiction: NorwayCabinet Approves Increase in Minimum Hourly Wage (Sep. 28, 2012) by Wendy Zeldin
Jurisdiction: TaiwanDriver's License Reform (Sep. 25, 2012) by Wendy Zeldin
Jurisdiction: FinlandLegislative Proposal on Transgendered Individuals (Sep. 25, 2012) by Wendy Zeldin
Jurisdiction: NetherlandsProposed Reduction in Corporate Tax Rate (Sep. 24, 2012) by Wendy Zeldin
Jurisdiction: SwedenElectronic Firearms Registry Part of Integrated Police Records System (Sep. 24, 2012) by Wendy Zeldin
Jurisdiction: Finland2009 Industrial Property Law Now in Force (Sep. 18, 2012) by Wendy Zeldin
Jurisdiction: DjiboutiLegislation to Limit Children's Smartphone Spending Being Considered (Sep. 14, 2012) by Wendy Zeldin
Jurisdiction: SwedenSurcharge on Electronic Waste Takes Retroactive Effect (Sep. 12, 2012) by Wendy Zeldin
Jurisdiction: ChinaResignation of Constitutional Court Justices (Sep. 12, 2012) by Wendy Zeldin
Jurisdiction: BurmaNew Foreign Direct Investment Law Adopted (Sep. 12, 2012) by Wendy Zeldin
Jurisdiction: BurmaNewly Amended Data Retention Law (Sep. 07, 2012) by Wendy Zeldin
Jurisdiction: Czech RepublicTax on Public Broadcasting (Sep. 07, 2012) by Wendy Zeldin
Jurisdiction: FinlandFurther Smoking Restrictions Contemplated (Sep. 04, 2012) by Wendy Zeldin
Jurisdiction: Czech RepublicRuling on Embryo Screening (Aug. 31, 2012) by Wendy Zeldin
Jurisdiction: European Court of Human Rights / ItalyNew Government Statement on Remuneration in State-Owned Companies (Aug. 31, 2012) by Wendy Zeldin
Jurisdiction: FinlandReport of Official Executions Being Carried Out After Long Hiatus (Aug. 30, 2012) by Wendy Zeldin
Jurisdiction: GambiaUnilateral Decree on Avoidance of Double Taxation Amended Due to Introduction of New Tax on Banks (Aug. 30, 2012) by Wendy Zeldin
Jurisdiction: NetherlandsMaking Public Threats on a Blog Will Be Criminalized (Aug. 13, 2012) by Wendy Zeldin
Jurisdiction: NorwayProposal to Raise Minimum Wage (Aug. 13, 2012) by Wendy Zeldin
Jurisdiction: TaiwanNew Constitution Approved (Aug. 09, 2012) by Wendy Zeldin
Jurisdiction: SomaliaConstitutional Reform Underway (Aug. 09, 2012) by Wendy Zeldin
Jurisdiction: TurkeyTobacco Control Law Tightened (Jul. 25, 2012) by Wendy Zeldin
Jurisdiction: TurkeyLaw Restricting Caesarean Births (Jul. 17, 2012) by Wendy Zeldin
Jurisdiction: TurkeyAccession for Least Developed Countries Being Streamlined (Jul. 17, 2012) by Wendy Zeldin
Jurisdiction: World Trade OrganizationAction Plan to Eliminate Recruitment and Use of Child Soldiers (Jul. 12, 2012) by Wendy Zeldin
Jurisdiction: SomaliaFirst Resolution on Internet Free Speech (Jul. 12, 2012) by Wendy Zeldin
Jurisdiction: U.N. Human Rights CouncilRegional Court Ruling Criminalizes Circumcision of Young Boys (Jul. 03, 2012) by Wendy Zeldin
Jurisdiction: GermanyOverhaul of Rules on Review of Criminal Cases (Jul. 02, 2012) by Wendy Zeldin
Jurisdiction: NetherlandsNew Bank Tax Under Consideration by Parliament (Jun. 28, 2012) by Wendy Zeldin
Jurisdiction: NetherlandsProposed Constitutional Amendment to Tighten Parliamentary Control over Foreign Deployment of Armed Forces (Jun. 27, 2012) by Wendy Zeldin
Jurisdiction: NorwayFour Different Constitutional Amendment Proposals in Parliament (Jun. 27, 2012) by Wendy Zeldin
Jurisdiction: NorwayChanges in Corporate Tax and Withholding Tax (Jun. 26, 2012) by Wendy Zeldin
Jurisdiction: DenmarkInvestigation of Late Forced Abortion Leads to Suspension of Local Officials (Jun. 21, 2012) by Wendy Zeldin
Jurisdiction: ChinaDraft Measures on Internet Information Services Management (Jun. 19, 2012) by Wendy Zeldin
Jurisdiction: ChinaCourt Decision in Privacy Violation Case Partially Favorable to Google (Jun. 15, 2012) by Wendy Zeldin
Jurisdiction: SwitzerlandJustices Charged with Sedition (Jun. 14, 2012) by Wendy Zeldin
Jurisdiction: Papua New GuineaDraft Laws on Digital Communication with the Public Sector (May. 23, 2012) by Wendy Zeldin
Jurisdiction: DenmarkFull Digitalization of Public Administration (May. 22, 2012) by Wendy Zeldin
Jurisdiction: NorwayRising Retirement Age (May. 22, 2012) by Wendy Zeldin
Jurisdiction: NetherlandsChanges in Investment Incentives (May. 18, 2012) by Wendy Zeldin
Jurisdiction: Czech RepublicCourt Orders Blocking of The Pirate Bay (May. 17, 2012) by Wendy Zeldin
Jurisdiction: NetherlandsAmended Law on Electronic Communications (May. 15, 2012) by Wendy Zeldin
Jurisdiction: SwedenAmended Telecommunications Act Prescribes Net Neutrality, Stricter Cookie Provisions (May. 15, 2012) by Wendy Zeldin
Jurisdiction: NetherlandsProposed Amendments to Acts on Nuclear Damage (May. 07, 2012) by Wendy Zeldin
Jurisdiction: TaiwanData Protection Act Amended (May. 03, 2012) by Wendy Zeldin
Jurisdiction: NetherlandsCabinet Approves Capital Gains Tax Proposal (Apr. 30, 2012) by Wendy Zeldin
Jurisdiction: TaiwanProposed Changes to Data Protection Act (Apr. 30, 2012) by Wendy Zeldin
Jurisdiction: TaiwanSupreme People's Court Issues Provisions to Aid Interpretation of Internet Copyright Infringement (Apr. 25, 2012) by Wendy Zeldin
Jurisdiction: ChinaFirst U.N. Investigation of Native American Rights (Apr. 24, 2012) by Wendy Zeldin
Jurisdiction: United Nations / United StatesDangerous Dogs Act Finally to Come into Force (Apr. 24, 2012) by Wendy Zeldin
Jurisdiction: Trinidad and TobagoUNODC and IOM Sign MOU to Enhance Cooperation in Combating Human Trafficking, Migrant Smuggling (Apr. 23, 2012) by Wendy Zeldin
Jurisdiction: United NationsSupreme Court Holds U.N. Cannot Be Sued in Bosnia Massacre Case (Apr. 19, 2012) by Wendy Zeldin
Jurisdiction: NetherlandsBan on Gold as Medium of Exchange (Apr. 18, 2012) by Wendy Zeldin
Jurisdiction: VietnamControversial Education Reform Legislation Passed (Apr. 17, 2012) by Wendy Zeldin
Jurisdiction: TurkeyLandmark Trial of 1980 Military Coup Leaders Begins (Apr. 12, 2012) by Wendy Zeldin
Jurisdiction: TurkeyTax on Metal Exploitation Introduced (Apr. 12, 2012) by Wendy Zeldin
Jurisdiction: PolandLandmark ICC Ruling Finds Congo Militia Leader Guilty (Apr. 11, 2012) by Wendy Zeldin
Jurisdiction: International Criminal CourtGroundwork for Campaign Finance Law (Apr. 11, 2012) by Wendy Zeldin
Jurisdiction: HungaryAmendment of Criminal Procedure Law (Apr. 09, 2012) by Wendy Zeldin
Jurisdiction: ChinaDisputed Data Protection Law Amended (Apr. 06, 2012) by Wendy Zeldin
Jurisdiction: HungaryProposal to Do Away with Penalty of Compulsory Institutional Care (Apr. 06, 2012) by Wendy Zeldin
Jurisdiction: Sweden2012 Tax Incentives (Apr. 05, 2012) by Wendy Zeldin
Jurisdiction: GabonEfforts to Expedite Patent Processing (Apr. 05, 2012) by Wendy Zeldin
Jurisdiction: TaiwanProposed Tightening of Supervision over Legal Profession (Mar. 26, 2012) by Wendy Zeldin
Jurisdiction: NetherlandsMedia Reform Program (Mar. 23, 2012) by Wendy Zeldin
Jurisdiction: BurmaCriticism of Newly Proposed Budget (Mar. 21, 2012) by Wendy Zeldin
Jurisdiction: IranProposal on Making Biometric Data Mandatory for Residency Permit Applications (Mar. 16, 2012) by Wendy Zeldin
Jurisdiction: NetherlandsCitizens Group Seeks New Right to Die (Mar. 16, 2012) by Wendy Zeldin
Jurisdiction: NetherlandsParliament Adopts Law on Prevention of Domestic Violence (Mar. 15, 2012) by Wendy Zeldin
Jurisdiction: TurkeyCall for Amendment of Domestic Laws to Conform with Human Rights Covenants (Mar. 15, 2012) by Wendy Zeldin
Jurisdiction: TaiwanBan of the Drug Khat Proposed (Mar. 14, 2012) by Wendy Zeldin
Jurisdiction: NetherlandsIndictment of Breivik for Terrorism, Arson, Murder (Mar. 13, 2012) by Wendy Zeldin
Jurisdiction: NorwayProposal to Outlaw Use of Smartphones to Take Compromising Pictures (Mar. 08, 2012) by Wendy Zeldin
Jurisdiction: SwedenProposal to Increase Human Trafficking Punishment (Mar. 08, 2012) by Wendy Zeldin
Jurisdiction: NetherlandsCases Before European Court of Human Rights on Lengthy Detentions to Be Addressed (Mar. 06, 2012) by Wendy Zeldin
Jurisdiction: TurkeyCrime Victims' Compensation to Be Increased After July 2011 Massacre (Mar. 01, 2012) by Wendy Zeldin
Jurisdiction: NorwayRatification of Disabilities Convention (Feb. 27, 2012) by Wendy Zeldin
Jurisdiction: BulgariaCabinet Submits 53 Priority Draft Proposals to the Legislature (Feb. 27, 2012) by Wendy Zeldin
Jurisdiction: TaiwanFederal Supreme Court Amends Women's Protection Law (Feb. 15, 2012) by Wendy Zeldin
Jurisdiction: BrazilHuman Rights Activist Li Tie Sentenced for Subversion (Feb. 09, 2012) by Wendy Zeldin
Jurisdiction: ChinaTightened Controls on Microblogging, Including Real Name Requirement (Feb. 08, 2012) by Wendy Zeldin
Jurisdiction: ChinaWearing of Face Coverings in Most Public Places to Be Banned (Feb. 03, 2012) by Wendy Zeldin
Jurisdiction: NetherlandsConstitutional Court Holds Election Law Unconstitutional (Feb. 01, 2012) by Wendy Zeldin
Jurisdiction: RomaniaMilitary Arrests and Detains Criminal Court Judge (Jan. 30, 2012) by Wendy Zeldin
Jurisdiction: MaldivesElection Law Amended, New Election System Adopted (Jan. 26, 2012) by Wendy Zeldin
Jurisdiction: MongoliaAgreement on Enforcement of Sentences (Jan. 25, 2012) by Wendy Zeldin
Jurisdiction: International Criminal Court / MaliLaw on Research Using Human Subjects (Jan. 23, 2012) by Wendy Zeldin
Jurisdiction: TaiwanDevelopments in Mass Murder Case (Jan. 20, 2012) by Wendy Zeldin
Jurisdiction: NorwayJudges Evaluation Committee Operational as Part of New Judges Act (Jan. 12, 2012) by Wendy Zeldin
Jurisdiction: TaiwanPeaceful Protest Law (Dec. 30, 2011) by Wendy Zeldin