Finland to grant international students residence and work permits
A country like Finland is crowned the happiest country for the fifth consecutive year in the World’s happiness Report 2022. Finland’s Prime Minister Sanna Marin had proposed that President Sauli Niinistö waved green light to the legislation on March 13, 2022,
Cricket: legal consequences of ball tampering.
Ball tampering is an action in which a fielder, illegally alters the condition of the ball thereby interfering the aerodynamics of the ball to aid swing bowling. Traditionally players also use the one side shining method with their saliva and sweat to generate movement in air while it is swung to the batsman.
China’s law on Family
In central China in the Hunan province a 9-year-old girl who was neglected by her divorced parents was forced to live with a nanny. A court in Tianxin district of Changsha city, in the Hunan province ordered the girl to live with her mother.
Cannabis and law
Just prohibiting cannabis has not controlled or had been effective in reducing health problems or the negative impacts on social system. Making it prohibited has only increased the supply of such illicit trade into the market thus increasing the violence and organised crimes in the society.
Covid- 19 vaccines finally shows green signal against patent rights helping the developing nations.
The world Trade organization (WTO) sealed by an the unprecedented agreement of 164 WTO members, has finally approved Covid vaccines against patent rights and the mounted barriers by the intellectual property restrictions to manufacture for a period of 5 years.
Corporate legal news
Spies would swallow these poison pills if they thought they were about to be caught, similarly this kind of strategy is implemented in the Corporate world, when a company may employ poison pill tactics to avoid such hostile takeovers. The poison pill tactic was first credited to the law firm Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen, and Katz in the 1980s.
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)
IUCN was initially known as World Conservation Union, is the global authority to safeguard and protect the nature and the different species of natural and wild world living in it. It works to help countries mainstream nature into economic decisions and its policies.
Swatch filed a complained against Samsung for infringing trademarked watch face designs and wins the battle
The case was filed in the United States District Court, Southern District of New York by Swatch Group of Companies which include Blancpain, Breguet, Glashütte, Hamilton, Jaquet Droz, Longines, Mido, Omega, Tissot, and Swatch proper. And The defendant Samsung Electronics Co. LTD. and Samsung Electronics America.
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) is a group of 38 member countries that discuss and develop economic and social policy. OECD members should be typically democratic countries that support free-market economies.
International courts of justice allows Rohingya genocide case-against Myanmar filed by Gambia
The International court of justice at Hague on July 22,2022 allowed the case between Gambia and Myanmar under the international genocide convention. The case was filed on November 11, 2019, against Myanmar’s campaign of murder, rape, arson and other atrocities against Rohingya Muslims.
Kuwait proposed foreign residency laws
On May 26, 2022, Kuwait’s Parliamentary Committee of Interior and Défense approved the new draft law concerning the residency of foreigners. Kuwait aims to increase and attract private investment, create a stronger services economy, and create an economy that would be attractive to global businesses and corporations and move away from the reliance of oil industry.
Animal Rights laws in Spain-2022
Under the new legislation all animals including domestic animals such as dogs, cats, and rabbits, shall be considered as ‘sentient beings. They are no more seen as objects or possession but from now , they shall be considered as legitimate family members.
Japan’s Diet passes economic security bill on May,2022
Japan’s parliament Diet passed an economic security bill aiming at guarding technology and reinforcing critical supply chains, while also imposing tighter oversight of Japanese firms working in sensitive sectors or critical infrastructure.
Defamation decriminalized in Seychelles
In Seychelles, it is very rare for a person to be charged with criminal libel and in the last decade only one person in Seychelles was charged with the offence of criminal libel. Defamation is no longer a crime under the Seychelles Penal Code .
Catholic church new penal code
Pope Francis on Tuesday promulgated the apostolic constitution Pascite gregem Dei, replacing Book VI of the Code of Canon Law, which codifies the penal law of the Latin Catholic Church. The new version contains a number of important changes to the way in which penalties are applied in the Church, and the crimes which must be punished.
Personal data protection law : Oman
The Law on the Protection of Personal Data, promulgated by Royal Decree No. 6 of 2022 dated 9 February 2022 was published in the Official Gazette on 13 February 2022 and marks the introduction of Oman's first comprehensive data protection law. The PDPL comes into force on 13 February 2023.
Rights and benefits for People with disabilities: Israel-2022
A new law passed in the Knesset on Tuesday will give people with disabilities more independence and freedom to make their own choices. The law, which was passed by 42 votes with no opposition, will help the disabled live managing their own finances.
Constitutional Challenge : Kenya elections 2022
Kenya is the largest economy and the 8th largest country in the East Africa. Election violence has been a major issue in Kenya’s elections. The country has already been suffering from a severe drought, rising debts and inflation and soaring food prices.
Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022 – United Kingdom
The Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022 is an Act of the United Kingdom Parliament that was introduced by the Home Office and the Ministry of Justice, and enacted on 28 April 2022. This Act implements significant change across the criminal justice system, including how children and young people are sentenced and how they are managed in the community.
Indian Antarctic Bill 2022
The Indian Parliament passed the Indian Antarctic Bill, 2022, which aims at having India's own national measures for protecting the Antarctic environment as also the dependent and associated ecosystem.