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Mineral resources and mines; Taxation; Trade agreements and negotiations - On April 30, 2015, China's Ministry of Finance and the State Administration of Taxation issued a joint notice on adjustments to the resource tax levied on rare earth, tungsten, and molybdenum, to be applied from May... The Global Legal Monitor from the Law Library of Congress covers legal news and developments worldwide.
Tuesday, 12 May 2015
Otmane El Rhazi : United Nations: Website Seeks to Address Discrimination Against People with Albinism
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Minority rights; Discrimination; Human rights; International organizations - On May 5, 2015, the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) launched a website designed to discredit myths about albinism and advocate for legal and practical steps to protect albinos.... The Global Legal Monitor from the Law Library of Congress covers legal news and developments worldwide.
Minority rights; Discrimination; Human rights; International organizations - On May 5, 2015, the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) launched a website designed to discredit myths about albinism and advocate for legal and practical steps to protect albinos.... The Global Legal Monitor from the Law Library of Congress covers legal news and developments worldwide.
Otmane El Rhazi : Israel: Attorney General Rules that Restaurants May Display Private Certification of Kashrut
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Food labeling - Yehuda Weinstein, Israel's Attorney General, has ruled that Israeli restaurant owners can present certificates attesting to their restaurants' being under private kashrut (Jewish dietary law) supervision. Weinstein's ruling is viewed as "breaking the monopoly" of... The Global Legal Monitor from the Law Library of Congress covers legal news and developments worldwide.
Food labeling - Yehuda Weinstein, Israel's Attorney General, has ruled that Israeli restaurant owners can present certificates attesting to their restaurants' being under private kashrut (Jewish dietary law) supervision. Weinstein's ruling is viewed as "breaking the monopoly" of... The Global Legal Monitor from the Law Library of Congress covers legal news and developments worldwide.
Otmane El Rhazi : Brazil: New Arbitration Law Approved
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Alternative dispute resolution - The Brazilian Federal Senate approved a proposal on May 5, 2015 (Projeto de Lei do Senado No. 406 de 2013, Senate website), that extends the use of arbitration as a means to resolve judicial conflicts.... The Global Legal Monitor from the Law Library of Congress covers legal news and developments worldwide.
Alternative dispute resolution - The Brazilian Federal Senate approved a proposal on May 5, 2015 (Projeto de Lei do Senado No. 406 de 2013, Senate website), that extends the use of arbitration as a means to resolve judicial conflicts.... The Global Legal Monitor from the Law Library of Congress covers legal news and developments worldwide.
Otmane El Rhazi : Brazil: Constitutional Amendment Passed Increasing Justices
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Constitution; Judges; Judiciary; Supreme court - On May 6, 2015, the Brazilian Chamber of Deputies approved a constitutional amendment that increases the age of compulsory retirement of the members of the Federal Supreme Court (Supremo Tribunal Federal, STF), the Audit Tribunal of... The Global Legal Monitor from the Law Library of Congress covers legal news and developments worldwide.
Constitution; Judges; Judiciary; Supreme court - On May 6, 2015, the Brazilian Chamber of Deputies approved a constitutional amendment that increases the age of compulsory retirement of the members of the Federal Supreme Court (Supremo Tribunal Federal, STF), the Audit Tribunal of... The Global Legal Monitor from the Law Library of Congress covers legal news and developments worldwide.
Otmane El Rhazi : Burundi: Court Permits Third Bid for Presidency
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Constitution; Elections and politics; Judiciary; Protest and dissent; Racial and ethnic relations - On May 5, 2015, the Constitutional Court of Burundi decided that the country's president, Pierre Nkurunziza, could run for a third term; six of the seven judges signed the decision. (Burundi Court Upholds President's... The Global Legal Monitor from the Law Library of Congress covers legal news and developments worldwide.
Constitution; Elections and politics; Judiciary; Protest and dissent; Racial and ethnic relations - On May 5, 2015, the Constitutional Court of Burundi decided that the country's president, Pierre Nkurunziza, could run for a third term; six of the seven judges signed the decision. (Burundi Court Upholds President's... The Global Legal Monitor from the Law Library of Congress covers legal news and developments worldwide.
Otmane El Rhazi : Denmark: Animal Protection Act Strengthened by Ban on Bestiality
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Animal protection; Animals; Sex offenses; Tourism - On April 21, 2015, Denmark's legislature approved a motion that bans bestiality; the goal of the action is to combat animal-sex tourism. The ban, which comes into force on July 1, was passed by a... The Global Legal Monitor from the Law Library of Congress covers legal news and developments worldwide.
Animal protection; Animals; Sex offenses; Tourism - On April 21, 2015, Denmark's legislature approved a motion that bans bestiality; the goal of the action is to combat animal-sex tourism. The ban, which comes into force on July 1, was passed by a... The Global Legal Monitor from the Law Library of Congress covers legal news and developments worldwide.
Otmane El Rhazi : Portugal: "Medicine Baby" Authorized
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Child health; Families ; Health - The National Council for Medically Assisted Procreation (Conselho Nacional de Procriaandccedil;andatilde;o Medicamente Assistida) of Portugal for the first time authorized a couple whose five-year-old daughter suffers from leukemia to have a baby, selected from laboratory-generated embryos,... The Global Legal Monitor from the Law Library of Congress covers legal news and developments worldwide.
Child health; Families ; Health - The National Council for Medically Assisted Procreation (Conselho Nacional de Procriaandccedil;andatilde;o Medicamente Assistida) of Portugal for the first time authorized a couple whose five-year-old daughter suffers from leukemia to have a baby, selected from laboratory-generated embryos,... The Global Legal Monitor from the Law Library of Congress covers legal news and developments worldwide.
Otmane El Rhazi : Oman; Portugal: Convention to Avoid Double Taxation Signed
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Income tax; Taxation; Treaties and International Agreements/Taxation - The Portuguese Secretary of State for Fiscal Affairs, Paulo Nuncio, and the Ambassador of the Sultanate of Oman in Portugal, Humaid Al Maani, recently signed a convention to avoid double taxation and fiscal evasion in connection... The Global Legal Monitor from the Law Library of Congress covers legal news and developments worldwide.
Income tax; Taxation; Treaties and International Agreements/Taxation - The Portuguese Secretary of State for Fiscal Affairs, Paulo Nuncio, and the Ambassador of the Sultanate of Oman in Portugal, Humaid Al Maani, recently signed a convention to avoid double taxation and fiscal evasion in connection... The Global Legal Monitor from the Law Library of Congress covers legal news and developments worldwide.
Tuesday, 5 May 2015
Otmane El Rhazi : Indonesia: District Adopts Sharia-Based Rules, Bans Unmarried Couples on Motorbikes
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Human rights; Motor vehicles; State and local government - According to a May 4, 2015, report, North Aceh, a district in Aceh Province of Indonesia, has adopted a law prohibiting unmarried men and women from riding motorbikes together. Local legislator Fauzan Hamzah said the... The Global Legal Monitor from the Law Library of Congress covers legal news and developments worldwide.
Human rights; Motor vehicles; State and local government - According to a May 4, 2015, report, North Aceh, a district in Aceh Province of Indonesia, has adopted a law prohibiting unmarried men and women from riding motorbikes together. Local legislator Fauzan Hamzah said the... The Global Legal Monitor from the Law Library of Congress covers legal news and developments worldwide.
Otmane El Rhazi : Egypt: NGOs Protest Decree Defining Terrorist Organizations
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Human rights; Terrorism - On May 1, 2015, non-governmental organizations officially protested Egypt's presidential decree containing Law No. 8 of 2015, on identifying terrorist organizations. The NGOs claim that under the broad definition in the Law, some NGOs might... The Global Legal Monitor from the Law Library of Congress covers legal news and developments worldwide.
Human rights; Terrorism - On May 1, 2015, non-governmental organizations officially protested Egypt's presidential decree containing Law No. 8 of 2015, on identifying terrorist organizations. The NGOs claim that under the broad definition in the Law, some NGOs might... The Global Legal Monitor from the Law Library of Congress covers legal news and developments worldwide.
Otmane El Rhazi : Seychelles; World Trade Organization: WTO Membership Accepted
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International affairs; Trade agreements and negotiations; Treaties and International Agreements/World Trade - On April 26, 2015, Seychelles was officially accepted as the 161st member of the World Trade Organization (WTO). (WTO Welcomes Seychelles as Its 161st Member, WTO website (Apr. 27, 2015).) The process,... The Global Legal Monitor from the Law Library of Congress covers legal news and developments worldwide.
International affairs; Trade agreements and negotiations; Treaties and International Agreements/World Trade - On April 26, 2015, Seychelles was officially accepted as the 161st member of the World Trade Organization (WTO). (WTO Welcomes Seychelles as Its 161st Member, WTO website (Apr. 27, 2015).) The process,... The Global Legal Monitor from the Law Library of Congress covers legal news and developments worldwide.
Otmane El Rhazi : Thailand: Draft of New Constitution Completed
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Constitution - On April 17, 2015, Thailand's Constitution Drafting Committee (CDC) completed the first draft of a new Constitution. Relevant stakeholders, including the Cabinet, the military, and the National Reform Council, will have the opportunity until May... The Global Legal Monitor from the Law Library of Congress covers legal news and developments worldwide.
Constitution - On April 17, 2015, Thailand's Constitution Drafting Committee (CDC) completed the first draft of a new Constitution. Relevant stakeholders, including the Cabinet, the military, and the National Reform Council, will have the opportunity until May... The Global Legal Monitor from the Law Library of Congress covers legal news and developments worldwide.
Friday, 1 May 2015
Otmane El Rhazi : Sweden: District Court Declares Drone Use Does Not Constitute Camera Surveillance
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Right of privacy; Science and technology - On April 13, 2015, the Administrative District Court of Malm announced that using a drone to take pictures of an outdoor public garden is not camera surveillance that requires a prior permit. (Jaqueline Balcer Bednarska,... The Global Legal Monitor from the Law Library of Congress covers legal news and developments worldwide.
Right of privacy; Science and technology - On April 13, 2015, the Administrative District Court of Malm announced that using a drone to take pictures of an outdoor public garden is not camera surveillance that requires a prior permit. (Jaqueline Balcer Bednarska,... The Global Legal Monitor from the Law Library of Congress covers legal news and developments worldwide.
Thursday, 30 April 2015
Otmane El Rhazi : United Nations: Criminal Justice Measures Proposed, Prevention of Violence Against Children Stressed
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Children's rights; Crime and law enforcement; Crime prevention - The Doha Declaration on Integrating Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice into the Wider United Nations Agenda to Address Social and Economic Challenges and to Promote the Rule of Law at the National and International Levels, and... The Global Legal Monitor from the Law Library of Congress covers legal news and developments worldwide.
Children's rights; Crime and law enforcement; Crime prevention - The Doha Declaration on Integrating Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice into the Wider United Nations Agenda to Address Social and Economic Challenges and to Promote the Rule of Law at the National and International Levels, and... The Global Legal Monitor from the Law Library of Congress covers legal news and developments worldwide.
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