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.
Venice commission
The Venice Commission, officially known as the European Commission for Democracy through Law, is an advisory body of the Council of Europe, facilitating dialogue between countries on different continents. It is a consultative body which co-operates with member states of the Council of Europe and with non-member states.
UAE New labour laws – 2022
The United Arab Emirates has established new set of Labour laws governing the private sector employment relations. It is designed to enhance employment rights and retain the UAE’s best talented employees.
UN Ocean Conference 2022
The United Nations Ocean conference was met in Lisbon – Portugal cohosted by the Government of Kenya. The five-day conferences on the Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ) Treaty was aimed at laying major structural sustainable developments goals involving green technology and innovative uses of main recourses.
Mikhail Gorbachev- The Gorbachev Era
Gorbachev was born in Privolnoye in southern Russia in 1931 and his family were victims of Stalinist repression. He helped the end of the cold war between US and the USSR and also removed a huge volume of its troops from Soviet occupied Eastern Europe.
Fray of Bills for seizure: Russia v Ukraine assets
The United States of America lawmakers have proposed legislation that would allow the government to seize Russian oligarchs’ yachts, artwork and other assets, and direct funds from their sale toward humanitarian or military aid in Ukraine.
Anti- Sexual Harassment Bill 2022 – Malaysia
The struggle for law against sexual harassment began in the 1990’s with complaints received from the various parts of the country and the active involvement of Women’s Centre of change and a petition for legislation with more than 13000 signatures garnered, endorsed by various organizations in support for this move to bring up a legislative protection.
Countries that criminalizes homosexuality with death penalty
Countries in which homosexuality can result in death penalty, according to an annual report by the International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association (ILGA). Countries around the world move to dismantle after the forbidden centuries-old laws banning gay sex. Bhutan becomes the latest nation to take steps to ease restrictions on same-sex relationships.
Sephora violates California Consumer Privacy Act
Sephora Inc., one of the world’s largest cosmetics retailers, has settled a lawsuit claiming that the company sold customer information without proper notice in violation of the California’s landmark consumer privacy law as stated by the State Attorney General Rob Bonta said 24th August,2022.
The new Media Law restrictions In Azerbaijan
A new Media Law of Azerbaijan was adopted by the Parliament of Azerbaijan on 30 December 2021 . It consists of 78 articles and differs from the old law in terms of scope and issues regulated by it. The new bill plays an important role in eliminating a number of shortcomings the government claims that exist in the field of media in the present world.
New code in Cricket Laws: 2022
The Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) has made a few changes to its Code of Laws that governs the international game. MCC announced 8 new codes in LAWS of Cricket for 2022.