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OCTOBER 24, 2021

The company was also protected by article 271 of the Swiss Criminal Code , which means that data submission for surveillance purposes is supposed to be approved by the Swiss government. The post Proton successfully appeals government surveillance obligations appeared first on JURIST - News - Legal News & Commentary.

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JULY 1, 2024

The decades-old Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (CrPC), which provided the procedural framework for the administration of criminal law, has been replaced by the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023. Lastly, the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam (BSA), 2023 took place of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872.

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OCTOBER 2, 2024

or “GFF”), a German donor-funded organization, challenged the act in court, asserting that the Federal Criminal Police Office’s (BKA) antiterrorist surveillance practices and personal data retention practices are unconstitutional under Germany’s Basic Law. (Gesellschaft für Freiheitsrechte e.V.

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JURIST

JULY 18, 2021

The aviation tycoon Farhad Azima alleges that the international law firm hired illegal hackers to steal privileged information about his business, leading to a London judge holding him liable for defrauding the sovereign wealth fund of UAE’s Ras Al Khaimah emirate.

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APRIL 21, 2021

. § 922(g) , the federal statute making it a crime for a convicted felon to possess a firearm, applies only to people who know they are “felons” within the meaning of that law. ” Is the government arguing that the appeals court can consider such a statement regardless of its admissibility? Roberts asked.

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MAY 19, 2024

Tang Renjian, China’s Secretary of the Party Leadership Group and Minister of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, is under investigation for violations of discipline and law, the country’s Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI) announced on Saturday.

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DECEMBER 28, 2023

Amnesty International released a report Thursday alleging the targeted use of Pegasus spyware against prominent Indian journalists, rekindling apprehensions about government surveillance and press freedom in the country, following the 2021 Pegasus project disclosures that sent shockwaves through India.

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JURIST

JUNE 29, 2022

The majority reasoned that although states could not prosecute Native Americans on tribal territory, Oklahoma had the authority to prosecute Castro-Huerta because the prosecution did not “infringe on tribal self-government.” Kavanaugh wrote that in the Supreme Court’s 1882 decision United States v.

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JURIST

JUNE 23, 2021

The authors recognize that there are national laws and international agreements that contribute to the protection of our ecosystem, but admit that “it is apparent that such laws are inadequate.” “Ecocide” would be the first new crime to be adopted into international criminal law since 1945.

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APRIL 10, 2024

” The government has yet to reply to the statement. ” The government refused the allegations, counter-arguing that RSF’s statement amounted to an interference with the judicial proceedings and undermined the rule of law.

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DECEMBER 25, 2022

President of Pakistan, Dr Arif Alvi Friday approved the Criminal Laws (Amendment) Bill 2022 (‘The Bill’) which abolishes colonial law regarding the criminalisation of attempting suicide.

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MAY 7, 2022

After the government moved him to Brooklyn, Guzman Loera maintains, the United States fraudulently obtained Mexico’s waiver for that trial. He also maintains that the lower courts are split on how the government can rebut the presumption against extraterritoriality. These and other petitions of the week are below: Tat v. United States.

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DECEMBER 11, 2024

Share At oral arguments on Monday it was not clear how the Supreme Court will rule in the case of a Philadelphia-area government contractor found guilty of fraud after it failed to comply with a contract provision intended to promote diversity. The case arises from two major government construction projects in the Philadelphia area.

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JURIST

DECEMBER 11, 2020

The Act is modeled after the Disha Act passed by the government of Andhra Pradesh state last year. Known as the “Shakti Act”, the Maharashtra bill makes numerous changes to existing laws. Under the Act, law enforcement would be required to complete a probe within 15 days. An offender would face trial within 30 days.

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JURIST

MARCH 17, 2022

The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet, in an address Thursday to the UN Human Rights Council, called upon the Belarusian government to release more than 1000 activists, opposition members, journalists, and dissenting citizens detained on “politically motivated charges.”

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JURIST

JANUARY 22, 2021

The Swiss government instead proposes a policy that would require persons wearing full facial coverings to remove them and identify themselves to law enforcement officers when necessary. The post Switzerland government urges voters to reject ban on full facial coverings appeared first on JURIST - News - Legal News & Commentary.

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JANUARY 4, 2024

The Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection of Beijing, China on Wednesday rolled out a list with 10 categories of wrongdoings to avoid for government officials who deal with entrepreneurs in the city to give a push to the private sector.

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JUNE 3, 2021

The Chinese government released casualty figures from the Galwan Valley clash that asserted that only four Chinese soldiers were killed in the clash with Indian troops. However, Ziming, a 38-year-old internet celebrity on Weibo, suggested that China’s fatalities in the Galwan clash were higher than reported by the Chinese government.

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JUNE 3, 2024

The Chinese Ministry of State Security on Monday published a statement accusing the British Secret Intelligence Service MI6 of turning two unnamed Chinese state employees into spies for the British government. Under Article 110 of the Chinese Criminal Law , a person convicted of espionage could be subject to life imprisonment.

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MARCH 20, 2024

Extending the reach of labor inspectorates into high-risk sectors and building more effective bridges between labor and criminal law enforcement is also critical in this regard. 203) provides a strategic framework for comprehensive action against forced labor.

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JULY 14, 2024

As recently highlighted by contributions on this blog , new technologies have a significant impact on the development of the law. In this context, is (public and private) international law capable of addressing the profound changes that the contemporary rise of AI is bringing?

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JURIST

DECEMBER 7, 2021

The US conceded that such a task was not required, but that the “utter absence” of support highlighted courts’ resistance to interpret criminal law in a way that supported Taylor’s claims. That’s not how Congress writes laws, and that’s not how we interpret them.”

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JURIST

MARCH 17, 2024

.” The report says that the Belarus government continues “an active policy to shield perpetrators and prevent accountability” in Belarus. Despite this, it urges the Belarus government to release all arbitrarily detained individuals and other UN member states to facilitate international refugee protection.

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JUNE 17, 2024

The prosecution’s indictment , which was published by the Free Huang Xueqin and Wang Jianbing group, accused them of organizing meetings to discuss social topics to incite citizens’ dissatisfaction with the Chinese government.

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JURIST

NOVEMBER 12, 2023

The scrutiny primarily centered on the Turkish government’s conduct towards legal practitioners specializing in criminal law and human rights. Notably, Türkiye was ranked 116th among 140 countries in the rule of law index published by the World Justice Project (WJP) in 2022.

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MAY 9, 2024

Syrian and international human rights groups and victims’ associations called upon the French government to support the independent investigation against Bashar Al-Assad on the 2013 Syrian chemical attack in a joint statement published on Wednesday.

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JANUARY 5, 2025

Also, Yoon’s legal team insisted that the criminal law prohibiting the execution of search or arrest warrants in restricted military and security areas should apply to Yoon’s case, and the judge’s ruling not to apply would be arbitrary. The deadline for executing the warrant is tomorrow midnight on January 6.According

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AUGUST 19, 2023

Bishop Marshall added, “ We cry out for justice and action from law enforcement and those who dispense justice and the safety of all citizens to intervene immediately and assure us that our lives are valuable in our own homeland.” Rest assured that the government of Pakistan stands with our citizenry on equal basis.”

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MARCH 24, 2023

1324(a)(1)(iv) , the federal law that criminalizes “encouraging or inducing unlawful immigration,” violates the First Amendment’s guarantee of free of speech. The federal government came to the Supreme Court, which in December agreed to weigh in. Hansen , the Supreme Court will consider whether 8 U.S.C. unnecessary.

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JURIST

JUNE 13, 2023

The Netherlands and Canada jointly submitted a case against Syria to the International Court of Justice (ICJ), accusing the Syrian government of committing numerous violations of international law, including torture, since the beginning of the country’s civil war in 2011.

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JURIST

JANUARY 31, 2022

” The group had plotted an attack on the police and sought to destroy power lines and transformers as part of a larger plan to overthrow the government. Pursuant to Egypt’s criminal law, death sentences are referred to the Grand Mufti, Egypt’s top religious authority, before the court confirms the verdict.

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AUGUST 15, 2021

A media consortium investigation discovered that the technology was being used by less-than-scrupulous government actors to monitor high-profile persons of interest, including journalists and human rights activists. An NPR report later revealed that NSO had suspended government clients in the wake of the report for possible misuse.

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APRIL 23, 2021

million from the Japanese government. The court, presided by Judge Min Seong-cheol, ruled that the Japanese government enjoys sovereign immunity under customary international law, by which principle it is exempt from the jurisdiction of courts in other countries. The 20 plaintiffs filed the suit in 2016 and sought about $2.7

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JULY 7, 2022

The Law Commission of England and Wales Thursday released new recommendations for reforming the criminal code surrounding the taking and sharing of non-consensual sexual images. The government has the opportunity to impose these changes on the pornography industry through the online safety bill, but it is currently choosing not to.

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APRIL 23, 2023

One year later, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives interpreted the definition of machineguns under federal law to include bump stocks. That decision opened the door to new challenges to existing gun laws and regulations. Cargill , the government the justices to weigh in. They found a.45-caliber

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FEBRUARY 17, 2024

Zimbabwean Vice President Constantino Chiwenga warned young people in the country on Thursday that the government will block all higher education scholarships from LGBTQ+ advocacy organizations. Zimbabwe is a sovereign, African State with definite laws and values which typify it, cutting it apart from other mores.

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JURIST

OCTOBER 25, 2024

Additionally, Also People Before Profit TD, Gino Kenny told The Irish Times that this vote “doesn’t really have any weight in terms of changing legislation or even changing government policy.”

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