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European Union (28.07.2010 17:30h): Draft Regulation on Auctioning of Emissions Trading System Allowances

Environment - On July 14, 2010, the Climate Change Committee of the European Commission endorsed the Commission's proposal for a regulation that establishes rules governing the auctioning of emissions allowances under the EU Emissions Trading System ETS and... [Link] [Cache]

European Union (26.07.2010 17:30h): Commission Proposes "Miranda Rights" for EU Citizens

Criminal law and procedure - On July 20, 2010, the European Commission adopted a draft directive designed to ensure that European Union citizens suspected or accused of a criminal offense have the right during criminal proceedings to be informed in their... [Link] [Cache]

European Union (26.07.2010 17:30h): Highlights of Counter-Terrorism Policy

Terrorism - On July 20, 2010, the European Commission adopted a communication that summarizes the major accomplishments of the European Union Counter-Terrorism Strategy since its establishment in the aftermath of the terrorist events in the United States on... [Link] [Cache]

European Union (26.07.2010 17:30h): Draft Directive on Entry and Residence for Third-Country Seasonal Workers

Labor - On July 13, 2010, the European Commission, as part of a package of measures proposed in 2005 and endorsed in 2008 to regulate legal migration, adopted a draft directive designed to establish common minimum standards for... [Link] [Cache]

Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (26.07.2010 17:30h): Model Tax Convention Updated

Taxation - The Council of the Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development OECD approved an update to the OECD Model Tax Convention on July 22, 2010. The last update was made in 2008. As had been anticipated in... [Link] [Cache]

Kenya (26.07.2010 17:30h): High Court Orders Government to Compensate Torture Victims

Human rights - On July 21, 2010, Kenya's High Court awarded 21 individuals KES40 million about US$490,496 , to be paid by the Kenyan government as compensation for torture they suffered at the hands of state security officers during the... [Link] [Cache]

France (23.07.2010 17:30h): French Supreme Court Recognizes Same-Sex Couple Adoption Judgment Rendered by U.S. Court

Adoption - On July 8, 2010, the Cour de Cassation, France's Supreme Court for civil and criminal matters, ruled that a judgment rendered by the Superior Court of the County of Dekalb, Georgia, authorizing the adoption of a... [Link] [Cache]

Somalia (23.07.2010 17:30h): Counterterrorism Law Proposed in Puntland Regional State

Terrorism - It was reported on July 17, 2010, that the Puntland Council of Ministers unanimously approved a new anti-terrorism law, which, if enacted by the state's parliament, will establish a special court to try terrorism suspects and... [Link] [Cache]

Namibia (23.07.2010 17:30h): Namibian Laws Soon to Be Available Online

Legal systems - It was reported on July 19, 2010, that Namibia has embarked on a comprehensive new undertaking, the E-Laws Project, to make all its laws available through a web interface which, upon completion, is expected to improve... [Link] [Cache]

Israel (23.07.2010 17:30h): Establishment of Museum for Knesset

Legislative power - On July 6, 2010, Israel's Knesset Parliament passed a law to establish a museum for the Knesset in Jerusalem, in the building that had housed the first five Knessets from 1950 to 1966, before the parliamentary... [Link] [Cache]

Uganda (23.07.2010 17:30h): Parliament Insists on Judicial Oversight in Final Version of Wiretapping Bill

Communications and electronic information - It was reported on July 15, 2010, that in the wake of a terrorist attack on July 11 in Kampala that claimed 74 civilian lives, the Ugandan Parliament passed into law the Regulation of Interception of... [Link] [Cache]

Bangladesh (22.07.2010 17:30h): Religious Edicts Declared Illegal

Religion - On July 8, 2010, the High Court of Bangladesh issued a ruling declaring all kinds of extrajudicial punishments illegal, including those imposed on the basis of religious edicts fatwas . The ruling was in response to three... [Link] [Cache]

Israel (21.07.2010 17:30h): Controversial Conversion Bill

Religion - A bill to regulate conversions to Judaism, proposed by Knesset Israel's Parliament Member David Rotem, recently passed a first reading in the Knesset Constitution, Law and Justice Committee. According to the Knesset rules of procedure, once... [Link] [Cache]

Indonesia / Vanuatu (21.07.2010 17:30h): Vanuatu Parliament Passes Resolution on West Papua Independence

National independence - On June 21, 2010, it was reported that the Vanuatu Parliament had unanimously passed a motion to raise questions with the United Nations regarding the status of West Papua, which is currently a province of Indonesia.... [Link] [Cache]

Cambodia (16.07.2010 17:30h): Case Against Legislator Criticized

Human rights - On July 13, 2010, the Cambodian Centre for Human Rights CCHR released a report on the August 2009 case before the Phnom Penh Municipal Court against opposition legislator Mu Sochua. The analysis described the defamation case... [Link] [Cache]

Iran (16.07.2010 17:30h): Nuclear Protection Achievement Bill Adopted into Law to Retaliate Against Foreign Sanctions

Sanctions - It was reported on July 8, 2010, that in order to protect the country's national interests, the Majlis Iran's Parliament had adopted a law to retaliate against foreign unilateral sanctions and in response to a United... [Link] [Cache]

Japan (14.07.2010 17:30h): Waste Disposal and Cleaning Law Amendment

Environment - Japan's legislature, the Diet, passed an amendment of the Waste Disposal and Cleaning Law Law No. 137 of 1970 in May 2010 Law No. 34 of 2010 . The amendment will be effective within one year and... [Link] [Cache]

Italy / United Nations (14.07.2010 17:30h): Wiretapping Bill Criticized

Communications and electronic information - On July 13, 2010, Frank La Rue, United Nations Special Rapporteur on freedom of expression, criticized a draft Italian law on wiretapping. The proposed law covers surveillance and eavesdropping in criminal investigations, but some observers are... [Link] [Cache]

International Criminal Court (14.07.2010 17:30h): Trial of Congolese Leader to Continue

Human rights - On July 12, 2010, Judge Erkki Kourula and Judge Ekaterina Trendafilova of the International Criminal Court ICC turned down a request by Germain Katanga, a militia leader from the Democratic Republic of the Congo DRC , to... [Link] [Cache]

Australia (14.07.2010 17:30h): New Consumer Credit Laws in Force

Banks and financial institutions - New national consumer credit laws came into force in Australia on July 1, 2010. The reforms are intended to "improve credit and loan transactions, make financial institutions more responsible and to reduce red-tape for lenders and... [Link] [Cache]

Venezuela (14.07.2010 17:30h): Twitter Users Arrested on Charges of Spreading Rumors

Freedom of speech - Two individuals charged with "the dissemination over the social network Twitter of false rumors for the purpose of destabilizing the national banking system...and causing runs on banks," were arrested on July 8, 2010, in Ciudad Bolivar,... [Link] [Cache]

Moldova (13.07.2010 17:30h): Referendum on Constitutional Amendments

Constitutional law - On July 6, 2010, the Constitutional Court of Moldova approved the constitutionality of the parliamentary decision to conduct a nation-wide referendum in order to pass amendments to the country's Constitution. The parliamentary action was aimed at... [Link] [Cache]

China (13.07.2010 17:30h): Business Tax Exemptions

Taxation - On June 28, 20210, China's State Administration of Taxation issued a ruling exempting certain proceeds from business taxation. The exempted proceeds are those earned through providing overseas, immobile telecommunications network resources, including circuits, submarine cables, and... [Link] [Cache]

European Union (09.07.2010 17:30h): New Labeling Rules and EU Organic Logo Adopted

Consumer protection - July 1, 2010, marked the entrance into force of new rules adopted by the European Union on organic food labeling, along with the mandatory display of a new organic logo, the "Euro-leaf." The new logo, which... [Link] [Cache]

Denmark (09.07.2010 17:30h): Student Grant Rules to Be Changed

Education - It was reported on July 8, 2010, that Denmark's government is planning to amend rules on state grants to students to limit the number of years in which a student can qualify for the funding. By... [Link] [Cache]

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