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Taiwan: Fingerprinting on Administrative and Criminal Case Forms Discontinued
Posted: September 28th, 2009, 12:00pm MSD
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Criminal law and procedure - As of August 1, 2009, Taiwan's National Police Agency (NPA) has cancelled the practice of requiring fingerprints on 53 types of traffic and administrative forms, in conformity with President Ma Ying-jeou's policy on human rights. Documents... -
Peru: General Law on Tourism Promulgated
Posted: September 25th, 2009, 12:00pm MSD
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Commerce and industry - On September 17, 2009, President Alan Garcia P;rez of Peru promulgated Law No. 29408, declaring tourism to be of national interest and a priority policy of the state for the development of the country.... -
Peru: Legislative Power Amended in the Constitution
Posted: September 25th, 2009, 12:00pm MSD
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Constitutional law - On September 7, 2009, President Alan Garcia P;rez of Peru promulgated Law No. 29402, amending article 90 of the Political Constitution of Peru, on legislative power. Article 90 as amended states that the legislative power... -
Chile: New Law Creates the Inter-Agency Social Protection System
Posted: September 25th, 2009, 12:00pm MSD
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Family - Chile has adopted a new law that creates the Inter-Agency Social Protection System (IASPS) and recognizes the existence of the Integral Infants' Protection Sub-System (IFPSS), "Chile Grows with You." Law No. 20,379, which was promulgated on... -
United Nations: Treaty on Maritime Goods Transportation
Posted: September 25th, 2009, 12:00pm MSD
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Maritime law - A United Nations treaty on the transportation of goods by sea, adopted by the General Assembly in December 2009, was signed on September 23, 2009, in Rotterdam. (G.A. Res., U.N. Doc. A/RES/63/122 (Feb. 2, 2009), with... -
Denmark: Action Taken Against Book Publication on National Security Grounds
Posted: September 24th, 2009, 12:00pm MSD
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Freedom of the press - On September 16, 2009, the Danish newspaper POLITIKEN published a book entitled JandAElig;GER I KRIG MED ELITEN (HUNTER AT WAR WITH THE ELITE), by former special forces officer Thomas Rathsack, despite a government request... -
China: Green Dam Internet Filtering Software Update
Posted: September 24th, 2009, 12:00pm MSD
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Communications and electronic information - Li Yizhong, China's Minister of Industry and Information Technology, announced on August 13, 2009, that the wording in prior documentation concerning the installation of Green Dam Internet filtering software was "not clear enough," causing people to... -
United Nations: Creation of New Super Agency on Women's Rights
Posted: September 24th, 2009, 12:00pm MSD
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Women - After three years of negotiations, in what is hailed by supporters as "a breakthrough for women's equality and rights," the United Nations General Assembly (GA) unanimously voted to form "a new, more powerful agency for women"... -
United Nations: Secretary-General Urges Signing of Treaties of Global Significance
Posted: September 24th, 2009, 12:00pm MSD
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International law - United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is urging nations to sign, ratify, or accede to international treaties with universal implications. The topics of the 39 highlighted accords include climate change, terrorism, nuclear weapons, human rights, the protection... -
United States: Appeals Court Rules Juvenile Sex Offender Retroactive Registration Requirements Violate Ex Post Facto Clause
Posted: September 22nd, 2009, 12:00pm MSD
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Constitutional law - In a case of first impression, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has held that retroactive application of a provision of the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act ("SORNA"), part of the... -
France: Carbon Tax Plan
Posted: September 21st, 2009, 12:00pm MSD
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Environment - On September 10, 2009, French President Nicolas Sarkozy announced his government's controversial plan to impose a new "carbon tax" (taxe carbone), to take effect on January 1, 2010, on emissions from fossil fuels such as coal,... -
China / Taiwan: Agreement on Fishing Cooperation Discussed
Posted: September 21st, 2009, 12:00pm MSD
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International law - The Fisheries Agency under the Council of Agriculture of Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet) announced on September 14, 2009, that it had reached consensus with mainland China's Fisheries Council on recommending that a fishing cooperation agreement be... -
India: Supreme Court Ruling on the Offense of Abetment of Corruption by a Public Servant
Posted: September 18th, 2009, 12:00pm MSD
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Government ethics - It was reported on September 14, 2009, that the Supreme Court of India, setting aside a judgment of the Goa Bench of the Bombay High Court, ruled that no central or state government sanction is needed... -
Iran: Foreign Banks Encouraged to Open Branches
Posted: September 18th, 2009, 12:00pm MSD
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Banks and financial institutions - The Council of Ministers approved new regulations to encourage foreign banks to do business in Iran. The new regulations, organized in four parts and totaling 13 articles, are dated March 18, 2009, and entitled "The Executive... -
United States: Federal Court Rules State Prison Must Provide Access to Televised Prayer Services
Posted: September 18th, 2009, 12:00pm MSD
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Religion - A federal appeals court has ruled that a federal law, the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA), requires the Massachusetts Department of Corrections to provide prison inmates held in segregated units of prisons access... -
United States: Federal Appeals Court Sets Limits on Government Access to Private Electronic Records
Posted: September 18th, 2009, 12:00pm MSD
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Right of privacy - In a ruling issued August 26, 2009, a federal appeals court addressed the matter of procedures federal courts should observe in issuing search warrants and subpoenas for electronically stored information, holding that the "plain view" exception... -
United States: Federal Court Finds Connecticut Campaign Finance Reform Law Unconstitutional
Posted: September 18th, 2009, 12:00pm MSD
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Elections - The United States District Court for the District of Connecticut has held that Connecticut's public campaign financing program, the Citizens' Election Program (CEP), violates the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution by discriminating against minor parties.... -
Russian Federation: Immigration Privileges for Those Who Know Russian
Posted: September 17th, 2009, 12:00pm MSD
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Immigration - According to news reports, the legislative agenda of the Federation Council (upper chamber) will include a bill on privileges for those labor migrants who have a knowledge of the Russian language. This bill was approved by... -
Uganda: Rights Group Seeks to Have Bride Price Abolished
Posted: September 17th, 2009, 12:00pm MSD
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Family - It was reported on September 9, 2009, that MIFUMI, a women's rights organization that promotes protection for women and children affected by domestic violence, abuse, and bride-price violations, together with other concerned individuals, filed a legal... -
Netherlands: Marijuana Pass Planned for Nationals Only
Posted: September 17th, 2009, 12:00pm MSD
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Narcotics and drug abuse - The Dutch government plans to introduce a national marijuana pass, available only to Dutch nationals over 18 years of age, under a program that would ban foreigners from visiting "coffee shops" (marijuana cafes). The pass will... -
Netherlands: Health Ministry Proposal to Amend Anti-Smoking Law
Posted: September 16th, 2009, 12:00pm MSD
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Tobacco and smoking - Dutch newspapers reported on September 10, 2009, that the Minister of Health, Welfare and Sport, Ab Klink, has made a proposal to change the anti-smoking law to apply anew to owner-operator bars and cafes. Two recent... -
Indonesia: Proposed Secrecy Law Controversial
Posted: September 16th, 2009, 12:00pm MSD
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Freedom of information - Indonesia's government and House of Representatives have agreed on a state secrecy bill that includes the death penalty for those convicted of revealing state secrets. The punishments in the working draft range from a minimum of...