Australia’s New Social Media Regulations 2023
The Australian Communications and Media Authority ( ACMA) is authorized and empowered by new powers to access, the information-gathering of social media platform companies to prevent misinformation and disinformation.
Abortion Rights: The case of Ustyna Wydryńska
On march 14th, 2023 Ms.Justyna Wydrzynska, a women’s rights defender was sentenced to eight months community service for helping a women in need to obtain abortion.
Albania – Anti-Money Laundering Laws Draft
The Albanian parliament’s Laws Commission has started examining proposed amendments to anti-money laundering laws at a time the country languishes on the FATF grey list and is pursuing a controversial fiscal amnesty initiative.
Dubai – Real Estate Laws 2023
Real Estate Regularity (RERA), a division of the Dubai Land Department (DLD), is responsible for setting laws and regulations for the real estate sector in Dubai. DLD itself is a government agency that serves the purpose of regulating Dubai real estate.
EU: Proposed Legal Framework on Artificial Intelligence
The Commission is proposing the first-ever legal framework on AI, which addresses the risks of AI and positions Europe to play a leading role globally. Parliament is working on the Commission proposal, presented on 21 April 2021, for turning Europe into the global hub for trustworthy AI.
Iceland: Excessive Use of Solitary confinement
Amnesty International reports that Iceland’s overuse of solitary confinement in pre-trial detention, violating the prohibition of torture or other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, with grave consequences for the accused and for their right to a fair trial.
Sweden: New Laws and Regulations 2023
On January 1, 2023, the allowance used by the one’s own car for work trips will be increased. If you make work trips with your own car, you can deduct SEK 25 per mile (previously 18.5 SEK per mile), and for work trips with a benefit car, the deduction is SEK 12 per mile (previously 6.5 and 9.5SEK per mile). The right to deduct for benefit, cars that are powered entirely by electricity, is left unchanged at SEK 9.5 per mile.
The Baltic Sea Fishing Agreement 2023
Constant efforts and despite some improvements in the sea body, it is still suffering from eutrophication and the slow response to tackle the challenge. The challenge to ensure healthy fish stocks and the livelihood of the fishermen are all combined risks facing the Baltic Sea environment.
Armenia – Universal Health Insurance System
Although life expectancy has risen to 75 years over the past three decades, Armenians are not generally healthier today. Compared to countries with similar socio-demographic profiles, Armenia has a very high instances of heart disease, stroke, and diabetes among its population.
Constitutional Crisis in Kiribati
Since September 2022, Kiribati has been without any judges serving its superior courts. Chief Justice William Hastings and Justice David Lambourne of the High Court, and Justices Peter Blanchard, Rodney Hansen and Paul Heath of the Court of Appeal have all been suspended from office on the grounds of inability or misbehavior.
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.
