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Spain: Code of Good Tax Practices Claimed a First
Posted: July 30th, 2010, 12:00pm MSD
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Taxation - Spain's Tax Forum of Big Companies, which comprises the National Tax Agency and 27 of the country's largest companies, approved a Code of Good Tax Practices on July 20, 2010. Spain is the first country to... -
Chile: Supreme Court of Justice Decision Disallows Additional Severance Payments for Teachers in Private Sector
Posted: July 30th, 2010, 12:00pm MSD
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Labor - Chile's Labor Code was amended on March 29, 2008, to include provisions establishing that final trial decisions in labor cases may be challenged exclusively by the annulment recourse. The recourse, which suspends application of the trial... -
Panama / United Nations: Program to Prevent Shipping of Illicit Goods via Sea Ports
Posted: July 30th, 2010, 12:00pm MSD
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Maritime law - On June 22, 2010, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and Panama announced that they have started a program aimed at preventing counterfeit and illicit and goods from accessing Central American markets via... -
Canada / Mexico / United States: Nuclear Security Cooperation
Posted: July 30th, 2010, 12:00pm MSD
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National security - During a recent Nuclear Security Summit held in Washington, D.C., the United States, Mexico, and Canada agreed to cooperate, in conjunction with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), on the conversion of fuel in a Mexican... -
Mexico / United States: Arrangements on Aviation and Border Security
Posted: July 29th, 2010, 12:00pm MSD
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National security - The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary and Mexico's Secretaries of Interior and Public Safety recently signed two arrangements aimed at strengthening border and aviation security between the two countries. According to a press... -
Mexico / United States: Agreement Results in Convictions
Posted: July 29th, 2010, 12:00pm MSD
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Narcotics and drug abuse - Two Mexican nationals captured in Nogales, Arizona, were recently convicted of marijuana trafficking in Mexico pursuant to the Controlled Substances Program (CSP), an agreement between the United States and Mexico "to prosecute, under Mexican law, drug... -
Sweden: Data Inspection Board Statement on Social Media Sites
Posted: July 29th, 2010, 12:00pm MSD
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Communications and electronic information - Sweden's Data Inspection Board (DIB), the country's key data protection agency, said in a statement issued on July 5, 2010, that it is the legal responsibility of businesses and government agencies to monitor all data that... -
Netherlands: Court Imposes Maximum Penalty for Illegal Shipping of Toxic Waste
Posted: July 29th, 2010, 12:00pm MSD
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Environment - On July 23, 2010, the Amsterdam District Court imposed the maximum fine of 1 million (about US$1.28 million) on Trafigura Beheer BV, a multinational oil trading company, for illegally shipping 400 tons of hazardous toxic sludge,... -
Liberia: House of Representatives Passes Freedom of Information Act
Posted: July 29th, 2010, 12:00pm MSD
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Freedom of information - On July 22, 2010, the Liberian House of Representatives passed the Freedom of Information Bill which, if enacted into law, will give members of the press corps and the general public unfettered access to public records.... -
European Union: Draft Regulation on Auctioning of Emissions Trading System Allowances
Posted: July 28th, 2010, 12:00pm MSD
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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... -
European Union: Commission Proposes "Miranda Rights" for EU Citizens
Posted: July 26th, 2010, 12:00pm MSD
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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... -
European Union: Highlights of Counter-Terrorism Policy
Posted: July 26th, 2010, 12:00pm MSD
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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... -
European Union: Draft Directive on Entry and Residence for Third-Country Seasonal Workers
Posted: July 26th, 2010, 12:00pm MSD
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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... -
Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development: Model Tax Convention Updated
Posted: July 26th, 2010, 12:00pm MSD
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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... -
Kenya: High Court Orders Government to Compensate Torture Victims
Posted: July 26th, 2010, 12:00pm MSD
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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... -
France: French Supreme Court Recognizes Same-Sex Couple Adoption Judgment Rendered by U.S. Court
Posted: July 23rd, 2010, 12:00pm MSD
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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... -
Somalia: Counterterrorism Law Proposed in Puntland Regional State
Posted: July 23rd, 2010, 12:00pm MSD
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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... -
Namibia: Namibian Laws Soon to Be Available Online
Posted: July 23rd, 2010, 12:00pm MSD
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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... -
Israel: Establishment of Museum for Knesset
Posted: July 23rd, 2010, 12:00pm MSD
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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... -
Uganda: Parliament Insists on Judicial Oversight in Final Version of Wiretapping Bill
Posted: July 23rd, 2010, 12:00pm MSD
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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... -
Bangladesh: Religious Edicts Declared Illegal
Posted: July 22nd, 2010, 12:00pm MSD
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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... -
Israel: Controversial Conversion Bill
Posted: July 21st, 2010, 12:00pm MSD
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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... -
Indonesia / Vanuatu: Vanuatu Parliament Passes Resolution on West Papua Independence
Posted: July 21st, 2010, 12:00pm MSD
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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.... -
Cambodia: Case Against Legislator Criticized
Posted: July 16th, 2010, 12:00pm MSD
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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... -
Iran: Nuclear Protection Achievement Bill Adopted into Law to Retaliate Against Foreign Sanctions
Posted: July 16th, 2010, 12:00pm MSD
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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... -
Japan: Waste Disposal and Cleaning Law Amendment
Posted: July 14th, 2010, 12:00pm MSD
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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... -
Italy / United Nations: Wiretapping Bill Criticized
Posted: July 14th, 2010, 12:00pm MSD
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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... -
International Criminal Court: Trial of Congolese Leader to Continue
Posted: July 14th, 2010, 12:00pm MSD
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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... -
Australia: New Consumer Credit Laws in Force
Posted: July 14th, 2010, 12:00pm MSD
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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... -
Venezuela: Twitter Users Arrested on Charges of Spreading Rumors
Posted: July 14th, 2010, 12:00pm MSD
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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,... -
Moldova: Referendum on Constitutional Amendments
Posted: July 13th, 2010, 12:00pm MSD
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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... -
China: Business Tax Exemptions
Posted: July 13th, 2010, 12:00pm MSD
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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... -
European Court of Human Rights: Extradition Cases of Alleged International Terrorists Declared Admissible
Posted: July 9th, 2010, 12:00pm MSD
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Terrorism - On July 8, 2010, the European Court of Human Rights, which is located in Strasbourg, France, declared as admissible the case of four applicants who were indicted by the United States as alleged international terrorists (Babar... -
European Union: Draft Proposal Imposes Strict Control on Banker Bonuses
Posted: July 9th, 2010, 12:00pm MSD
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Banks and financial institutions - The European Parliament and the Member States of the European Union reached a political agreement on June 30, 2010, on draft legislation that imposes limits on bankers' bonuses and links them to their banks' overall performance.... -
European Union: New Labeling Rules and EU Organic Logo Adopted
Posted: July 9th, 2010, 12:00pm MSD
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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... -
Denmark: Student Grant Rules to Be Changed
Posted: July 9th, 2010, 12:00pm MSD
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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... -
Guinea: Two New Laws Decriminalize Media Offenses, Set Up New Media Regulatory Body
Posted: July 8th, 2010, 12:00pm MSD
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Freedom of the press - On June 28, 2010, it was reported that two new media laws have been published in Guinea's government gazette. One law decriminalizes press offenses; the other creates a new media regulatory agency. General S;kouba Konat;, the... -
Sri Lanka: Protest Staged Against Proposed Constitutional Amendments
Posted: July 8th, 2010, 12:00pm MSD
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Constitutional law - On July 6, 2010, members of the largest opposition party in Sri Lanka's legislature, the United National Party (UNP), held a demonstration against the constitutional amendments proposed by the current administration. The protest was staged on... -
Cape Verde: Council of Ministers Approves Bills Creating an International Business Center and Other Incentive Measures
Posted: July 8th, 2010, 12:00pm MSD
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Commerce and industry - On June 17, 2010, the Council of Ministers of Cape Verde approved the drafts of three bills granting legislative authorization to the government for the creation of the International Business Center of Cape Verde, creating a... -
Israel: Prevention of Sexual Harassment by Health Providers and by Religious Clerics
Posted: July 7th, 2010, 12:00pm MSD
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Human rights - On July 5, 2010, the Knesset (Israel's Parliament) passed a law amending the 1998 Prevention of Sexual Harassment Law. The original law stated that its objective was "to prohibit sexual harassment in order to protect the... -
France: Bill Prohibiting Cluster Munitions Passed by National Assembly
Posted: July 7th, 2010, 12:00pm MSD
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Weapons - On July 6, 2010, the French National Assembly adopted a bill that prohibits the use of cluster munitions; the vote was unanimous. The bill had been approved previously by the Senate, also by a unanimous vote.... -
United Nations: Report on Human Trafficking in Europe
Posted: July 7th, 2010, 12:00pm MSD
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Trafficking in persons - The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) released a document on June 29, 2010, on the problem of human trafficking in Europe, entitled Trafficking of Persons to Europe for Sexual Exploitation. The report is... -
Ireland: EU Divorce Plan Rejected
Posted: July 7th, 2010, 12:00pm MSD
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Family - Ireland has declined to take part in a European Union plan for enhanced cooperation in divorce cases. The proposed scheme has been agreed upon by 14 Member States implementing, for the first time, rules contained in... -
China: New Law on Oil and Natural Gas Pipelines
Posted: July 6th, 2010, 12:00pm MSD
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Natural resources - On June 25, 2010, China's National People's Congress Standing Committee (NPCSC) adopted the Law of the People's Republic of China on the Protection of Oil and Natural Gas Pipelines, in six chapters and 61 articles. The... -
Israel: Nutritional Information on Sugar
Posted: July 6th, 2010, 12:00pm MSD
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Health and safety - On June 28, 2010, the Knesset (Israel's Parliament) passed a law authorizing the Minister of Health to issue regulations requiring the labeling of nutritional information about sugars in pre-packaged food. The further information on sugar content,... -
Israel: Egg Donation
Posted: July 6th, 2010, 12:00pm MSD
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Health and safety - On June 7, 2010, the Knesset (Israel's Parliament) passed a comprehensive law regulating the donation of eggs to women who wish to give birth, but are otherwise unable to do so, and the use of unused... -
Israel: Electronic Signature
Posted: July 6th, 2010, 12:00pm MSD
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Communications and electronic information - On June 28, 2010, the Knesset (Israel's Parliament) passed a law amending the 2001 Electronic Signature Law. The original law was designed to facilitate the issuance by the state of electronically signed documents. The new law... -
Finland: Legal Right to Broadband for All Citizens
Posted: July 6th, 2010, 12:00pm MSD
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Communications and electronic information - On July 1, 2010, all Finnish citizens will have a legal right to access a 1 Mbps (megabit per second) broadband connection, reportedly making Finland the first country to accord such a right. The government has... -
European Union: Belgium Assumes European Union Presidency
Posted: July 2nd, 2010, 12:00pm MSD
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Politics and government - July 1, 2010, marks the beginning of Belgium's assumption, for the next six months, of the rotating Presidency of the European Union, taking over that office from Spain. Belgium, one of the original six founding members... -
Iran: House of Representatives Approves First Reading of Bill on "Enjoining Doing Right and Forbidding Doing Wrong"
Posted: July 1st, 2010, 12:00pm MSD
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Administrative law - The trend in Iranian legislation under the current government is to return to Quranic roots and interpret religious norms through legislation. Thus, for example, according to article 8 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of...