JURIST

MARCH 21, 2024

The FCU, established under the Press Information Bureau (PIB) to combat fake news regarding the Union government, was notified of the action on March 20, as per the Information Technology Rules, 2021. However, the move faced opposition, resulting in a legal battle that has now reached the nation’s highest court.

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JURIST

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

The UK government Monday opted against a ban on “legal but harmful” content in its Online Safety Bill in response to backlash over free speech on social media, especially Twitter. The post UK government removes ban on ‘legal but harmful’ content in new Online Safety Bill appeared first on JURIST - News.

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JURIST

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

The Parliament of Poland constituted an inquiry committee which held its first meeting on Monday to investigate the illegal use of Pegasus, a spyware software, by the members of the last ruling government and state officers, including police and other fiscal authorities. Chairman Sroka Magdalena heads the committee.

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JURIST

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Amnesty International (AI) issued a statement Monday urging Ethiopian authorities to stop using the country’s state of emergency as a medium to “silence peaceful dissent” by arbitrarily detaining politicians and journalists critical of the government. ” The US previously called for an investigation into the killings.

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JURIST

OCTOBER 25, 2021

The Austrian federal chancellery on Saturday sent a draft law to parliament to legalize assisted death for seriously ill adults. The post Austria government submits draft law legalizing assisted dying appeared first on JURIST - News - Legal News & Commentary.

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Above The Law

MARCH 11, 2024

Just as with skilled sailors, legal professionals must navigate their options with a keen understanding of the implications. The post Sailing Through The AI Seas: Navigating Between Proprietary And Hosted Models In Legal Governance appeared first on Above the Law.

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Above The Law

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

The post Guiding Legal Professionals Through AI’s New Era: Leveraging The NIST Framework For Effective AI Governance appeared first on Above the Law. In-house lawyers are in a unique position to leverage the NIST AI RMF, embedding its principles in their organizations' AI projects.

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JURIST

DECEMBER 28, 2023

Tokyo’s High Court found the government of Japan not liable Tuesday for damages related to the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster and associated mass evacuations, leaving responsibility solely with plant operator the Tokyo Electric Power Co. There is also a 2022 court case that found TEPCO executives personally liable.

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JURIST

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Following a declaration of incompatibility, the government must amend the law to make it compatible with rights set out in the ECHR. This report outlined how the government has fulfilled these obligations in the last reporting year. Regarding cases in the ECtHR, 16 judgements needed to be addressed by the government.

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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 10, 2023

The Hong Kong government rejected on Thursday a petition from ten overseas Catholic Church leaders that called for the immediate and unconditional release of pro-democracy activist and media entrepreneur Jimmy Lai from prison. ” However, the Hong Kong government rejected the petition and described it as “misleading and slanderous.”

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Above The Law

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

The post The Garden Fence Dilemma: A Lesson In AI, Privacy, And Confidentiality In Legal Governance appeared first on Above the Law. It's a balancing act between privacy and the benefits of AI.

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JURIST

MARCH 8, 2024

The so-called “constitutional carry” bill allows individuals who are 18 and above and legally able to own a firearm to carry that firearm either openly or concealed. 16 other states currently allow legal carry through reciprocity agreements with South Carolina without any other restrictions.

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APRIL 4, 2024

National governments are the most important systemic actors in the governance of climate action, primarily because they are the only actors with the ability to adopt economy-wide decarbonization measures. Over 80 government framework cases have been filed around the world, using a wide variety of legal and factual arguments.

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JURIST

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

The UN expressed concern Monday over the UK government’s action to make the Rwanda deal operational. ” He warned of the negative human rights implications, stating: The combined effects of this bill, attempting to shield Government action from standard legal scrutiny, directly undercut basic human rights principles. .”

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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

MAY 11, 2023

Trade Secretary Kemi Badenoch says that this is partly due to ‘risks of legal uncertainty,’ but Badenoch reiterates that the government will aim to replace important EU laws through the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) 2022 Bill (REUL). The government has already changed or replaced 1,000 EU-era laws.

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JURIST

SEPTEMBER 17, 2023

An Egyptian court in Cairo delivered a verdict on Saturday sentencing renowned government critic Hisham Kassem to a six-month jail sentence and a fine, according to local independent media. Kassem’s legal team, led by Naseer Amin, has appealed this verdict in higher courts, which is scheduled to be heard on October 7.

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JURIST

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

The Hong Kong government announced Wednesday that it concluded the four-week public consultation period for a new local security law under Article 23 of the Basic Law , which is Hong Kong’s mini-constitution. The Hong Kong government stated that around 3,000 individuals attended almost 30 consultation sessions.

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JURIST

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

In a nearly five-hour long hearing on Wednesday, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) heard a landmark case brought by six youth plaintiffs against 33 European governments to spur stronger climate change mitigation measures. degrees Celsius by 2100, the governments still add to total global emissions each year.

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JURIST

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Although remaining legal until these new changes to the law, Zimbabwe has not carried out an execution in the country since 2005. The post Zimbabwe government agrees to abolish death penalty 19 years after last execution appeared first on JURIST - News. Zimbabwe has executed 79 people since since it gained independence in 1980.

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JURIST

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Canada’s President of the Treasury Board, Mona Fortier , released a statement Monday announcing that Canada will ban TikTok on government-issued mobile devices effective February 28. Fortier reiterated the Government of Canada’s commitment to maintaining the security of government information through this ban.

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JURIST

JANUARY 16, 2023

The UK government Monday introduced amendments to the pending Public Order Bill to change the definition of “serious disruption,” broadening the range of situations in which police in England and Wales may act to stop protests. The changes introduced Monday aim to give police officers clarity over when they should intervene.

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JURIST

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Irish criminal barristers have withdrawn their services as of Tuesday, 3 rd October, due to a dispute over the rate of legal aid fees. The dispute relates to the fees paid to criminal barristers by the Director of Public Prosecutions under the Criminal Justice (Legal Aid) scheme.

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FEBRUARY 21, 2023

A former Australian government lawyer Tuesday informed a royal commission that he withheld legal advice that the Robodebt scheme , an automated debt assessment and recovery method utilized by Services Australia from 2015 through 2019, was illegal.

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JURIST

OCTOBER 22, 2023

NEU responded to the government announcement in a press release , saying that it “strongly opposes the introduction of minimum service levels.” The Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 protects and legalizes industrial action if it is conducted in accordance with the Act.

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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. ” The post India government introduces new digital privacy bill despite opposition concerns appeared first on JURIST - News.

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JURIST

MAY 22, 2023

Human Rights Watch (HRW) released a statement Monday calling on the Indonesian government to implement stronger protections for student journalists in the country. HRW called on the government to create a task force “to devise and put in place an agreement to protect student journalists and their publications.”

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JURIST

MARCH 8, 2024

The government of Haiti extended the state of emergency around Port-Au-Prince Thursday following the increasing escalation of gang violence and the displacement of thousands. The post Haiti government extends state of emergency following increasing gang violence appeared first on JURIST - News.

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JURIST

JULY 19, 2023

South Australian aboriginal group the Barngarla people won a legal battle against the federal government Monday after it began development of a nuclear waste facility on a Bangarla sacred site. As a result of the ruling, the government has set aside the development of the National Radioactive Waste Management Facility.

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JURIST

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

The UK government introduced on Tuesday reforms under the Sentencing Bill to crackdown on violent offenders and reinforce victim protection. The reform bill is a part of Sunak’s government’s ongoing crackdown on violent offenses in the UK. The bill aims to see rapists serve their full court-sentenced prison time.

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JURIST

AUGUST 17, 2023

In response to a report released Thursday, the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has claimed that the UK Government has “failed to make necessary reforms” to help disabled people in the UK, as recommended by the UN in 2016, leading to “many disabled people continu[ing] to face discrimination in the UK.”

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JURIST

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

“The Criminal Bar Association has been in a long-running dispute with the Ministry of Justice and its current Secretary of State Dominic Raab (although a new cabinet will be announced this coming week) over pay and legal aid fees for criminal barristers who represent those who are on trial for crimes committed across the UK.

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JANUARY 10, 2024

“The Conservative Legal Movement’s Latest, Wildest Attack on Government As We Know It; A Supreme Court built to gut the administrative state has a chance to make your drinking water a little more poisonous”: Madiba K. Dennie has this post at Balls and Strikes.

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JURIST

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

Poland’s government released a statement Sunday reminding doctors that there are exceptions to the country’s strict abortion laws, such as when a pregnant woman’s life is at risk. The statement follows several recent protests following the pregnancy-related death of a 30-year-old woman in a Polish hospital.

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JURIST

SEPTEMBER 3, 2023

Georgia’s governing party Georgian Dream announced Friday that it is starting impeachment procedures against Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili in response to what it calls a violation of the country’s constitution, according to a news report by Interpress news.

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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 post Australia state government introduces pandemic bill enhancing government authority during pandemic appeared first on JURIST - News - Legal News & Commentary.

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