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HRW raises concerns about draft cybercrime treaty over possible human rights violations

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Human Rights Watch (HRW) raised concerns Tuesday about the draft Cybercrime Treaty of the United Nations over possible human rights violations. A UN Committee released the latest draft of the Treaty on September 1, 2023. The draft convention preamble acknowledges concerns about information technologies fostering criminal activities.

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Germany cabinet approves draft recreational cannabis legalization bill

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The German cabinet approved a draft bill Wednesday named “Act on the Controlled Use of Cannabis and Amending Other Regulations” that would legalize the controlled use of recreational cannabis. The plan, first introduced in 2022, has two pillars.

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US Supreme Court unable to identify source of draft opinion leak

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The US Supreme Court Thursday announced that investigators have been unable to identify the individual or individuals who leaked a draft of the court’s opinion in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization in May 2022. The post US Supreme Court unable to identify source of draft opinion leak appeared first on JURIST - News.

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“Whodunnit? Speculating on how the apparent Dobbs first draft from Feb. 10, 2022 was leaked.”

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Speculating on how the apparent Dobbs first draft from Feb. 10, 2022 was leaked.” “Whodunnit? ” Josh Blackman has this post at “The Volokh Conspiracy.”

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China internet regulator releases draft amendments to mobile app regulations

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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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India: Draft National Data Governance Framework Policy, 2022 - LCT Law Offices

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The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology ("MeitY") released the draft National Data Governance Framework Policy (the "Policy") on 26th May 2022, inviting the public to provide feedback and comments on the same.

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China published Draft Foreign Relations Law and Foreign Immunities Law

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The Chinese lawmakers published the draft Foreign Relations Law and the draft Foreign States Immunities Law in December 2022. The English version of the two drafts published in this post is translated by Jingru Wang at the Wuhan Unviersity Institute of International Law.