JURIST

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Canada’s government on Monday proposed draft legislation, known as Bill C-63 , which aims to combat online hate and promote online safety through the enactment of the Online Harms Act. The post Canada government introduces draft online harms legislation appeared first on JURIST - News.

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JURIST

JANUARY 25, 2025

The Cambodian government Friday approved a draft law that aims to punish those who ignore, minimize, or deny the crimes committed by the communist regime between 1975 and 1979. The draft law is an amendment to the original 2013 anti-genocide denial law. The draft law is an amendment to the original 2013 anti-genocide denial law.

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OCTOBER 25, 2024

The next week has the potential to bring important developments for international governance of marine carbon dioxide removal (CDR). It is still in draft form and much of the wording is in square brackets, indicating that it has not yet been agreed amongst the parties. LICG has been meeting regularly to advance governance discussions.

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JURIST

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Abdellatif Jouahri, Governor of Morocco’s central bank, Bank Al-Maghrib, announced on Tuesday that a draft law regulating cryptocurrencies is undergoing adoption. The draft law will seek to clarify and oversee cryptocurrency activities in Morocco, balancing innovation with financial stability and consumer protection.

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JURIST

MAY 17, 2022

Chile’s Constitutional Convention Monday finalized the draft of a new constitution, following 10 months of negotiations. Chilean citizens overwhelmingly voted in October 2020 to draft the new constitution replacing the guiding principles put in place in 1980 under General Augusto Pinochet’s military dictatorship. .

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JURIST

OCTOBER 20, 2024

They raised serious concerns about McKinsey’s ties to the Chinese government and state-owned enterprises and questioned whether the firm should continue to be eligible for Department of Defense contracts. This push for scrutiny comes as McKinsey is reportedly restructuring its operations in China to minimize potential risks.

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JURIST

AUGUST 6, 2023

The Chinese government released proposed regulations that would require certain data processors to undergo annual or biennial audits on Thursday. The regulations also extend to framework compliance and access to internal data by government-approved “professional auditors.” These regulations were made pursuant to the PIPL.

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JURIST

JUNE 8, 2021

The US Supreme Court agreed Monday to hear a second case involving the scope of the government’s ability to invoke state secret privilege and declined to hear a case challenging the male-only military draft on the basis of gender discrimination. When the court last reviewed the male-only draft rule in the 1981 decision Rostker v.

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JURIST

JANUARY 27, 2025

“This stream of equality emanating from Devbhoomi will irrigate the entire nation,” he said, emphasizing the state government’s commitment to gender equality and fulfilling the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party’s 2022 election promise. The UCC governs the registration of marriages, divorces, and live-in relationships.

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JURIST

JULY 3, 2024

The 78th Session of the UN General Assembly on Monday adopted a draft resolution “Enhancing international cooperation on capacity-building of artificial intelligence” (A/78/L.86).

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JURIST

JANUARY 5, 2024

The Indian Ministry of Information and Broadcasting on Friday released the draft Press and Registration of Periodicals Rules, 2024, for a 30-day consultation period until February 4. It also had strict provisions for minor violations, allowing the colonial British Government to curb freedom of press.

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JURIST

JUNE 18, 2024

A group of human rights organizations in a joint statement released on Tuesday called on the government of Tunisia to end its recent crackdown on free speech and free association and to uphold respect for human rights as attacks on journalists, lawyers and human rights groups have “significantly escalated” in the last month.

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JURIST

JANUARY 6, 2022

The Cybersecurity Administration of China (CAC) Wednesday published a draft of amendments to the Administrative Regulations on the Management of Mobile Internet Application Information Services issued in 2016. The draft contains 27 articles and places emphasis on data security, user privacy, and national security.

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JURIST

APRIL 16, 2023

The groups cited numerous instances where the government of Armenia improperly restricted the use of social media sites like Tik Tok. The coalition also condemned the government’s decision to legitimize internet shutdowns, particularly given the state’s security threats from Azerbaijan.

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JURIST

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Human Rights Watch (HRW) called on the Egyptian government on Tuesday to revise the draft of the new asylum bill, known as the Law Regarding the Asylum of Foreigners (LRAF), and urged the government to consult with civil society and the United Nations (UN) Refugee Agency (UNHCR) to ensure that the bill aligns with international standards.

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JURIST

MARCH 4, 2025

Eritrea is an East African country that has been facing a human rights crisis due to the government’s repressive actions, which include restrictions on freedom of expression, forced labor and indefinite conscription. National service is mandatory for both men and women in Eritrea for 18 months.

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JURIST

JANUARY 3, 2025

Myanmar’s military government officially enacted a cybersecurity law on Wednesday that regulates digital communication and penalizes various cyber crimes, according to a local newspaper that has publishedthe first two sections of the law. The legislation, dubbed Cybersecurity Law No.

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JURIST

OCTOBER 30, 2021

The Victorian government introduced a bill that would give pandemic management discretion to the state’s premier and health minister. The state never gave the Victoria Bar a draft, which is the traditional procedure. The bill would give the premier nearly full authority to declare a pandemic, with no limits to the duration.

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JURIST

AUGUST 5, 2023

The Government of India introduced a new digital privacy bill in the Lok Sabha, the lower house of India’s Parliament, on Thursday after withdrawing a similar privacy bill last year. A draft of the current bill was shared for consultation in December 2022.

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JURIST

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

According to the government, the legislation aims to prevent history from repeating itself, promote remembrance of Cambodia’s past, and provide justice to victims.

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JURIST

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Myanmar law students are reporting for JURIST on challenges to the rule of law in their country under the military junta that deposed the civilian government of Aung San Suu Kyi in February 2021. The 10th of February 2024 was a particularly dark day for the citizens of Myanmar.

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JURIST

NOVEMBER 12, 2023

India’s government on Friday invited feedback and comments on the Draft Broadcasting Services (Regulation) Bill, 2023, which was introduced on the same day to modernize the regulatory framework for broadcasting services, including Over-the-Top(OTT) content.

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JURIST

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

The bill’s broad OTT regulation provisions have raised preliminary concerns as to the potential regulatory conflict between the proposed bill and India’s Information Technology Act, which has historically governed the regulation of OTT services in the country. ” The public may comment on the bill until October 20.

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JURIST

MARCH 9, 2024

The Hong Kong government released the new national security bill on Friday and sent it to the Legislative Council (LegCo) for deliberation. While the government has repeatedly emphasized that the bill has received support from the vast majority, controversies and disputes have followed the bill’s introduction.

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JURIST

NOVEMBER 27, 2022

The first step in the processing of principal documents is for the concerned ministry or other government office to draft the desired legislation. This first step is a departure from the practice under the former government. Otherwise, the old orders may be considered valid under the interim government and are enforceable.

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JURIST

DECEMBER 2, 2021

Afghanistan’s Taliban government has said that they are working on new Procedures to regulate salaries of civil servant employees in the country. This new Procedure designates salaries of the prime minister, his deputies, the intelligence department head, the administrative office of the prime minister, and other government officials.

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JURIST

JANUARY 21, 2023

This week the move was criticised by the Editors Guild of India (a non-profit organization of journalists), which in a statement has contended that this amendment will make the government the sole body to adjudicate what constitutes ‘fake news’ and will give it unbridled power to take down content it finds ‘problematic.’

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JURIST

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

After the closing of the third block of hearings of the Royal Commission into the Robodebt Scheme earlier this month, it has been revealed that the Australian Government received numerous warnings that the Scheme was unlawful. The firm completed a draft report but was purportedly told by the Department that the report was no longer needed.

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FDA Law Blog

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

The final guidance hasnt changed much from the draft guidance with respect to the type of modifications FDA considers applicable for a PCCP and the required components of a PCCP (see our prior blog post on the draft guidance here ).

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Above The Law

AUGUST 7, 2024

The post Space Force Asks Industry To Critique Draft Civil Reserve Framework, Including ‘Incentives’ appeared first on Above the Law.

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JURIST

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

Human Rights Watch (HRW) called on the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, and the College of Commissioners on Wednesday to address the Indian government’s human rights violations during their upcoming meeting with the country’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi on February 27.

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JURIST

JANUARY 12, 2021

The Greek government submitted a bill to the country’s Hellenic Parliament Friday in an attempt to increase its territorial waters. The bill must now be passed by the Hellenic Parliament and will come into force upon publication in the government gazette. ” The Convention was created in 1982 and ratified by Greece in 1995.

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JURIST

JUNE 24, 2021

The Indian government on Wednesday has proposed a new set of amendments to Consumer Protection (E-commerce) Rules, 2020 in response to complaints of unfair trade practices in the Indian e-commerce ecosystem. The draft of new amendments is now open to public comments for 15 days.

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JURIST

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

The state government had given approval to the mining company to detonate explosives on the site in 2013. The draft legislation is intended to replace to outdated Aboriginal Heritage Act 1972 and establish a “modern approach to protecting Aboriginal cultural heritage in Western Australia” according to the WA government website.

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JURIST

AUGUST 29, 2023

The draft legislation was presented to the legislators for discussion during the current session of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress. Meanwhile, as per the proposed bill, the government is tasked with directing non-governmental organizations to contribute accessible resources for preschool education.

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JURIST

JANUARY 29, 2022

The Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) Friday announced draft provisions and regulations for content providers who alter facial and voice data, the country’s latest effort to combat deepfakes , or videos and other visual technologies that have been altered in order to disseminate false accusations and spread misinformation.

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FDA Law Blog

JANUARY 12, 2025

Sasinowski On December 5, 2024, FDA published a new draft guidance on accelerated approval providing a much needed and substantial update to its guidance on the pathway. FDAs December 5, 2024 draft guidance on accelerated approvals appears intended to cover each of these topics even if not by dividing them precisely along those lines.

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