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South Korea: Food Reuse Regulated
Posted: July 31st, 2009, 12:00pm MSD
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Health and safety - The reuse of food in restaurants in Korea has been a source of contention among consumers, the government, and restaurants. Korean cuisine features small side dishes that complement the main dish. When patrons leave amounts of... -
China: Increased Regulation of Commercial Banks' Personal Banking Business
Posted: July 31st, 2009, 12:00pm MSD
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Banks and financial institutions - The China Banking Regulatory Commission (CBRC) issued a notice on July 6, 2009, effective the same day, on further regulation of the personal banking business of the country's commercial banks. The notice stipulates that the banks... -
ASEAN: Regional Human Rights Body for Southeast Asia
Posted: July 31st, 2009, 12:00pm MSD
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Human rights - A new institution devoted to human rights in southeast Asia has been endorsed by the foreign ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). The ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights will be established in... -
Permanent Court of Arbitration / Sudan: Ruling on Long Disputed Abyei Region
Posted: July 31st, 2009, 12:00pm MSD
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Arbitration - On July 22, 2009, the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) in The Hague rendered its final award in the arbitration between the Government of Sudan (in the north, whose capital is Khartoum) and the Sudan People's... -
United Nations: Panel Pays Reparations for Kuwait Invasion
Posted: July 31st, 2009, 12:00pm MSD
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Property - On July 29, 2009, the United Nations Compensation Commission (UNCC) paid a total of $430 million to settle the damage claims arising from the 1990 invasion of Kuwait by Iraq. Together with earlier payments, this action... -
Belarus: Flat Taxation System Introduced
Posted: July 30th, 2009, 12:00pm MSD
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Taxation - In 2009, the Republic of Belarus joined the countries that have a flat income tax system. Previously, income tax rates for individuals as defined under the Law of the Republic of Belarus on Natural Persons' Income... -
Taiwan: Clampdown on Sale of Black Market Mobile Phones
Posted: July 30th, 2009, 12:00pm MSD
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Communications and electronic information - On July 9, 2009, in a news item on the crackdown on the sale of "clone phones" (shanzhai, black market or "knockoff" goods) made in mainland China, Taiwan's National Communications Commission (NCC) urged people to use... -
Nepal / Sri Lanka: Agreement to Increase Bilateral Cooperation in Several Areas
Posted: July 30th, 2009, 12:00pm MSD
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International cultural relations - Nepal and Sri Lanka agreed on July 25, 2009, to undertake increased cooperation in several key areas, after their respective foreign secretaries engaged in a wide-ranging discussion of the two countries' relations. The talks covered 15... -
Nepal: Supreme Court Rules Vice President's Oath in Hindi Unconstitutional
Posted: July 30th, 2009, 12:00pm MSD
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Constitutional law - On July 25, 2009, after a year-long trial, the Supreme Court of Nepal ruled that Vice President Parmananda Jha's taking of the oath of office in Hindi, instead of Nepali, on July 23, 2008, was unconstitutional.... -
France / New Zealand: The Government of France Changes Its Position on Returning Preserved Tribal Heads to New Zealand
Posted: July 30th, 2009, 12:00pm MSD
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Cultural property - In recent years, the Government of New Zealand has made concerted efforts to recover preserved Maori heads taken abroad so that they can be returned to the appropriate tribe (iwi) for burial. New Zealand has signed... -
Organization of American States: Revocation of Resolution Barring Cuba's Membership
Posted: July 28th, 2009, 12:00pm MSD
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International law - On June 3, 2009, during the third plenary meeting of its 39th regular session, held in Honduras, the General Assembly of the Organization of American States (OAS) abrogated Resolution VI, which had dissolved Cuba's membership in... -
South Africa: Consumer Protection Law to Allow Preemptive Blocking of Telemarketers
Posted: July 27th, 2009, 12:00pm MSD
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Consumer protection - It was reported on July 15, 2009, that a new South African consumer protection law, already passed by parliament and signed into law by the President of the country but not in effect until April 29... -
Cyprus / European Union / Turkey: Cyprus Sets Stumbling Blocks to Turkey's Accession Negotiations
Posted: July 27th, 2009, 12:00pm MSD
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International law - The negotiation process for Turkey's eventual membership in the European Union involves the harmonization of 33 chapters (individual subject areas of law) with the EU's acquis communataire (complete body of law). The 2008 Progress Report on... -
Czech Republic / International Criminal Court: Membership
Posted: July 27th, 2009, 12:00pm MSD
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Human rights - On July 21, 2009, the Czech Republic ratified the Rome Statute, the treaty founding the International Criminal Court (ICC), which handles war crime trials, crimes against humanity, and the crime of genocide. The Statute will enter... -
Venezuela: Consolidation of Administrative Powers in Executive Branch
Posted: July 27th, 2009, 12:00pm MSD
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Executive power - A new law issued on March 17, 2009, amends Venezuela's Organic Law on the Decentralization, Delimitation, and Transference of Competencies of the Public Power that was published on August 14, 2003. The amendments allow the transference... -
Russian Federation: Legislative Agenda Subject to Church Influence
Posted: July 27th, 2009, 12:00pm MSD
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Religion - On July 8, 2009, following a meeting between the leadership of the Russian State Duma (lower house of the national legislature) and Patriarch Kirill, the Head of the Russian Orthodox Church Metropolitan of Moscow and All-Russia,... -
United Nations: New Protocol to Make Reporting of Pollutants in Europe Legally Binding
Posted: July 22nd, 2009, 12:00pm MSD
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Environment - On July 10, 2009, France ratified the Protocol on Pollutant Release and Transfer Registers (done at Kiev, May 21, 2003)andmdash;the first legally binding pact of its kindandmdash;and in so doing triggered the agreement's entry into force... -
South Africa: Court Finds Law Discriminating Against Muslim Widows Unacceptable
Posted: July 21st, 2009, 12:00pm MSD
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Women - On July 15, 2009, the South African Constitutional Court unanimously ruled to allow all widows of a polygamous marriage contracted under Muslim rites to make a claim against the estate of a deceased husband in an... -
Iceland: Parliament Signals Agreement on Joining European Union
Posted: July 21st, 2009, 12:00pm MSD
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International law - Under the Treaty on European Union (EU) any European State may apply for membership of the EU (subject to criteria set by the European Council at its 1993 summit in Copenhagen). All EU Members (27 at... -
Israel: Electronic Supervision of Prisoners Released on Bail or with Suspended Sentence
Posted: July 20th, 2009, 12:00pm MSD
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Criminal law and procedure - On July 8, 2009, the Knesset (Israel's parliament) passed a temporary measure authorizing the Prisons Service Authority to use electronic devices on prisoners released on bail or whose sentence was suspended. The new powers include auditing... -
Nigeria: Senate Passes Senior Citizens' Bill
Posted: July 20th, 2009, 12:00pm MSD
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Public welfare - It was reported on July 15, 2009, that the Nigerian Senate passed a bill, the National Agency for Elderly Persons Bill 2008, which, if signed into law by the President, will provide support for senior citizens... -
Lebanon: Court Rules Children Have Right to Acquire Citizenship of Mother
Posted: July 20th, 2009, 12:00pm MSD
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Nationality and citizenship - In the first decision of its kind in Lebanon, a court of first instance recently issued a judgment giving children of a deceased non-Lebanese father the right to acquire their mother's Lebanese citizenship. The public prosecution... -
European Union: New European Parliament Convenes in Strasbourg
Posted: July 20th, 2009, 12:00pm MSD
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Elections - A new European Parliament (EP), with 736 Members, opened its first session in Strasbourg for the 2009-2014 term. Approximately half of the EP Members were elected for the first time. Women constitute a little more than... -
European Union: Proposal of Revised Rules on Bank Capital and Remuneration in Response to Global Financial Crisis
Posted: July 20th, 2009, 12:00pm MSD
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Banks and financial institutions - On July 13, 2009, the European Commission proposed amendments to the existing European Union rules on bank capitalization, that is, the Directive on Capital Requirements for Banks, in two critical areas: securitization and remuneration. Financial experts... -
Hong Kong: Environmental Levy on Plastic Shopping Bags
Posted: July 17th, 2009, 12:00pm MSD
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Environment - Effective July 7, 2009, registered retailers in Hong Kong are no longer allowed to provide free plastic shopping bags for customers; for each plastic shopping bag requested by the customer, the retailers must charge an environmental... -
Botswana: Prisoner Takes Government to Court over Voting Rights
Posted: July 16th, 2009, 12:00pm MSD
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Elections - It was reported on July 10, 2009, that Thomas Sibanda, an inmate in the Botswana prison system, is suing the government and seeking a court order to allow him to register to vote in the upcoming... -
Spain: Judges' Power to Prosecute Human Rights Crimes World-Wide Curtailed
Posted: July 2nd, 2009, 9:00am MSD
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Criminal law and procedure - On June 25, 2009, the lower house of the Parliament of Spain approved a measure that would reform the principle of "universal jurisdiction," which the judiciary has observed since 2005, by limiting judges' discretion to prosecute... -
China: The National People's Congress Abolishes Eight National Laws
Posted: July 2nd, 2009, 9:00am MSD
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Legislative power - On June 27, 2009, the Ninth Session of the Standing Committee of the 11th National People's Congress (NPC) abolished eight national laws that are "out-dated" or "redundant." Their abolition took effect immediately. This is the... -
European Union: Bio-Preparedness
Posted: July 2nd, 2009, 9:00am MSD
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Health and safety - In 2007, the European Commission issued a Green Paper on Bio-Preparedness to initiate consultation at the European Union level between national authorities responsible for risk prevention and response, especially those engaged in public health, customs, and... -
France: Creation of Commission to Study Wearing of Burqa
Posted: July 2nd, 2009, 9:00am MSD
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Women - On June 23, 2009, the Presidents' Conference of the National Assembly, which comprises all the presidents of that body's political groups, upon the proposal of the President of the National Assembly created a commission to study... -
Taiwan / World Trade Organization: Accession to Global Government Procurement Agreement
Posted: July 2nd, 2009, 9:00am MSD
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Government finance - Taiwan acceded to the World Trade Organization's Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) on June 8, 2009, which will make it the 41st party to the treaty once formal accession enters in force 30 days thereafter, on or... -
United Nations / World Trade Organization: Report on Connection Between Climate Change and Trade Issued
Posted: July 1st, 2009, 9:00am MSD
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Environment - The World Trade Organization (WTO) and the United Nations Environment Programme released a report on June 26, 2009, detailing the connections between trade and climate change. The document "examines the intersections between trade and climate change... -
China: Government Denies "Buy China" Is in Stimulus Package
Posted: July 1st, 2009, 9:00am MSD
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Government finance - On June 26, 2009, a joint statement made by the spokesmen of the Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) and of the National Development and Reform Committee (NDRC) was published by the official government news agency, Xinhua. The... -
Indonesia: City Government to Shame Polluters
Posted: July 1st, 2009, 9:00am MSD
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Environment - According to Ridwan Panjaitan, the head of law enforcement for the City Environmental Management Agency of Jakarta, Indonesia's capital city, the municipality will make public the names of companies that violate environmental regulations. Speaking on June... -
Gambia: Anti-Hoarding Bill with Stringent Provisions Enacted
Posted: July 1st, 2009, 9:00am MSD
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Commerce and industry - On June 23, 2009, the Gambian National Assembly passed the Hoarding Prohibition Bill of 2009, a law that seeks to put an end to the practice by some businessmen of hoarding essential commodities to create artificial... -
Peru: Mandatory Insurance for Traffic Accidents
Posted: July 1st, 2009, 9:00am MSD
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Insurance - On May 13, 2009, Javier Velasquez Quesquen, the President of the Congress of Peru, enacted a law amending Law No. 28515 on the promotion of transparency of information concerning the mandatory insurance to cover traffic accidents...