Japan’s New Law Against Religious Donations
Japan's parliament on Saturday approved law that bans religious and other organizations from maliciously solicitingdonations. This move by the ruling party is to defuse the controversy over itsties to the unification of the church, after the assassination of its PrimeMinister , Shinso Abe.
Brunei Pernicious Codes
The Sultan the head of the state is the absolute monarchy in Brunei. The Sultan continues to wield power under a long-standing state of emergency imposed in 1984.
Law on Indigenous Pygmy Peoples: Republic of Congo
In 2022, the Democratic Republic of the Congo recognized the customary rights of its Indigenous population by adopting a new law on Indigenous Pygmy Peoples. Its enforcement could become the cornerstone of a new approach to secure land tenure and to integrate Indigenous Peoples in conservation initiatives.
Benin's New Tax Laws 2022
Benin's tax authority (DGI) has published the Finance Law for 2022 (Law No. 2021-16 of 23 December 2021). Some of the main measures of the law
The Law for the Protection of Victims of Femicide: Bolivia
On Monday 31 January, a massive women’s march against sexist violence and corruption in the justice system took place from the Bolivian area of El Alto, through the city of La Paz and ended in front of the departmental court of justice in La Paz, to the cry of “Judges, prosecutors the same filth”.
Child’s Digital Safety laws in UAE
Ministry of Interior and the National Programme for Happiness and Wellbeing launched the ‘Child Digital Safety’ initiative in March 2018, in a joint effort to raise awareness among children and school students about online threats and challenges, and promote a safe and constructive use of the internet.
Sunshine Act 2022: Italy
On 24 May 2022, the bill on ‘Transparency rules on relationships between manufacturing companies, healthcare professionals and organizations’ (“Sunshine Act“) was finally approved. The Sunshine Act will enter into force after its publication in the Official Gazette.
Drone Laws India
The Directorate General Civil Aviation India is responsible for drone safety. The drone use is allowed in India, subject to DGCA regulations.
Omegle case: Section 230 of Communications Decency Act
Section 230 says that "No provider or user of an interactive computer service shall be treated as the publisher or speaker of any information provided by another information content provider" (47 U.S.C. § 230).
NSW to Introduce "No body, no parole" Laws: Oct' 2022
The New South Wales government has passed laws to make it impossible for convicted murderers to be released on parole if they refuse to cooperate and reveal the location of victims' remains.
Russia- Cryptocurrency legalized in international trade
On July 30th, the Government of Russia passed 2 laws to legalize the virtual currency mining and pave way for the Central bank to use crypto currency for international payments.
French law proposes: All sex without “consent” to be rape
On 8 March, on the International Women’s Day, during a meet with the members of the feminist association Choisir la cause des femmes, founded by Gisèle Halimi, an activist on access to abortion in France, the President Macron promised that the notion of consent will be enshrined in the French law.
New social media law for 2024 Olympic athletes
The International Olympic Committee has released its official social media Guidelines legal compliance for the brands and sponsors, to access the Paris Olympic Games 2024 and the winter youth Olympic Games, Gangwon 2024. The new rules have been set for the athletes, the Olympic and Non- Olympic partners.
EU: Protecting the environment through criminal law
The European Council formally adopted a directive on the protection of the environment through criminal law. The law will improve the investigation and prosecution of environmental crime offences, which will replace the previous laws of 2008, and this applies to only offences committed within European Union.
Malaysia Federal Court: Freedom of choice in Education
Federal court upholds the constitutionality of vernacular schools in a case filed by two NGOs, the Islamic Education Development Council (Mappim) and Confederation of Malaysian Writers Association (Gapena) for a leave petition at the Federal Court of Malaysia.
China:Certification for matchmakers and Regulation of Brideprices
The escalation of bride prices and the commission of the match makers are on extreme high rates in parts of China.
Inheritance against the deceased wishes, unconstitutional - Korean Court
The constitutional court of korea strikes down laws of inheritance that reserve a portion of the deceased person’s estate for the surviving family members.
Amendment in Korean Civil Act prohibiting intrafamily marriage
According to the Korean Civil code, Art 809 and Art 815, it prohibits marriage between blood relatives i.e., they are not allowed to marry third cousins -- their grandparents' cousins' grandchildren or closer relatives.
Kenya Regulates TikTok
The popular social media platform TikTok was demanded to adhere to the privacy policies and regulations and user verification laws. The concerns were that the social media was used for unwarranted usage for propogating misinformation, fraudulent contents propaganda, and abusive sexual content.
UK - Rwanda Asylum partnership Treaty
On 14 April 2022, the UK Government announced a new Migration and Economic Development Partnership (MEDP) with the Government of Rwanda, later re-named as the UK-Rwanda Asylum Partnership. The two governments subsequently signed the UK-Rwanda Asylum Partnership Treaty on 5 December 2023, and the UK Government published the Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill on 6 December 2023. The Safety of Rwanda Act was passed into law by Parliament on 23 April 2024.
