Angola Bill on NGO 2023
On May 25, 2023, the National Assembly of Angola approved the ‘Law on the Status of Non-Governmental Organizations’ Bill. The Angolan government introduced the Bill in line to compact terrorist financing and money-laundering risks in the non-profit sector backed by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) Recommendations. The FATF is an intergovernmental organization that was established in 1989 to lead global action to tackle money laundering, terrorist, and proliferation financing.
Thailand-Lese-Majeste law
Lèse-majesté is an offence or defamation against the dignity of a ruling head of state, could be traditionally a monarch or now a president or the state itself.
Algeria – Ban on divorced mothers for custody of children on remarriage.
Article 66 of the Family Code deprives a divorced woman in Algeria of the custody of her children if she remarries. In Algeria, Article 66 of the Family Code deprives a divorced woman of the custody of her children if she remarries “with a person not related to the child by a prohibited relationship”. Despite the taboos surrounding their situation, more than 12,000 divorced Algerian women have decided to break the silence.
Zambia: Children’s Code Act
Zambia makes the most landmark legislation on children becoming the eleventh state in Africa in realizing the importance to protect and safeguard children. The legislation has full prohibition of corporal punishment of children in all settings, defining the practice as “the prohibited punishment in which physical force is used on a child.
Israel: Controversial law protecting the chair of PM
Israel's parliament, the Knesset, passed legislation that would significantly limit the conditions under which Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu could be deemed unfit to govern.
Colorado – new laws on Guns and Abortion protection
Colorado was the first state in the nation to decriminalize abortion in certain cases in 1967. This year, the state reclaimed its status as a leader for abortion protections. During the 2023 legislative session, lawmakers passed a package of bills designed to protect and increase access to abortion in the state, just over a year after Colorado enshrined abortion as a fundamental right. The three bills were signed into law in April.
Lithuania passes legislation against illegal immigrants, 2023
The Baltic state Lithuania’s parliament , Seimas, passed legislation on April 25,2023 making it legal to deny entry to asylum seekers, the EU member's latest move to fight illegal immigration. Lithuania had already been engaging in so-called pushbacks since 2021, when thousands of migrants and refugees − mainly from the Middle East and Africa − began trying to enter the European Union via Lithuania, Latvia and Poland.
Brazil: New Law Creates Specialized Police Stations for Women 2023
On April 3, 2023, Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva signed a new Law on April 3, 2023, which provides for the creation and uninterrupted operation of specialized police stations for women (Delegacias Especializadas de Atendimento à Mulher). The law entered into force upon its publication in the official gazette the following day.
Argentina: World’s strongest health food policy laws
A new food and eating habits through legislation was adopted in Argentina on November addressing a comprehensive, evidence-based food policies, including front of package warning labels (FOPL), advertising marketing restrictions and regulation of school environments and food procurement.
Luxembourg's Minister for Family Affairs and Integration
Luxembourg's Minister for Family Affairs and Integration, Corinne Cahen, recently presented the draft law on intercultural living together which amends the amended law of 8 March 2017 on Luxembourg nationality. This draft law aims to replace the current "integration" approach with a broader and more open approach to "intercultural living together".
Philippines legislative measures 2023
A total of 20 legislative measures were approved by the Legislative executive development advisory (LEDAC), presided by the President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.
Lithuania bans Totalitarian and Authoritarian regimes
The Republic of Lithuania adopted the Law on the Prohibition of Promotion of Totalitarian, Authoritarian Regimes and Their Ideologies. The law enters into force on May 1, 2023. The new law establishes legal grounds for banning the promotion of both totalitarian and authoritarian regimes and their ideologies in public places, and introduces the procedures and rules for recognizing, removing, and replacing public objects that depict the signs and symbols of such regimes.
Japan’s global minimum taxation
On March 28, 2023, Japan enacted a Pillar Two Income Inclusion Rule from April 1, 2024.South Korea, was the first country to enact a global minimum tax law (on December 31, 2022), and a number of other jurisdictions have draft laws in place or have partially enacted legislation.
Sweden Alien’s Act 2023
Sweden clamps down the loopholes abused by the asylum seekers waiting to enter the country as the government announced stricter rules for those wanting to avail themselves of family reunification schemes. The country has been witnessing a sharp spike on crimes and criminal gangs in the new migrant communities.
Oman new maritime legislations 2023
On March 30th, 2023, Sultani Decree No. 19/2023 was issued promulgating Oman’s new Maritime Law (“Decree”). The Decree repeals the old Maritime Law enacted by Sultani Decree No. 35/1981 and the Law Regulating Maritime Navigation in Territorial Waters promulgated by Sultani Decree No. 98/1981, as well as any other related laws and regulations that conflict with its provisions. The main aim of the new Maritime Law is to regulate Oman’s maritime industry, prioritize navigation, seafarer and maritime environment safety, and promote its growth.
Cambodia’s new health legislations 2023
On June 21,2023 Cambodia government adopted a new law on Civil Registration, ensuring the registration of every birth and death along with other vital life events effectively. This comprehensive framework establishes a legal system linking the civil registration of births and death along with the individual identification and residence, thereby establishing a universal right of an identity card for all citizens and also ensuring protection of privacy and personal data.
China data protection 2023
On 30 May 2023, the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) issued the Guidelines and measures for the Filing of Standard Contracts the SCC, for the Outbound Transfer of Personal Information providing specific requirements for the methods, procedures, and materials for filing standard contracts for the outbound transfer of personal information, along with the EU’s general data protection regulation. this comes effective on June1, 2023.
Estonia – new law banning mother - tongue education 2023
On 12 December 2022, the Estonian Parliament adopted ,The Amendment Law to the Basic School and Gymnasium Law and Other Laws (Transition to Estonian-Language Education) 722 SE”,[1] which establishes that the full transition to Estonian-language education will start in 2024 and would be finalised by 2030.
Sweden Ban on dance floor abolished 2023
Sweden in 1956 brought in a requirement that all restaurants and bars had to apply for and receive a special "dance permit" if their patrons were to be allowed to dance, with their owners facing fines if their customers were found dancing without a permit.
Monaco’s latest Private international law
Monaco is a home to over 140 nationalities. There has been conflicts of law, jurisdictions and the practical need for legislative updates for the residents and the nationals living there. The existing laws lacked clarity. It is often based on the old judicial precedents or references to French judicial precedents.
