APR
8
2014

UN SG expresses regret for inaction during Rwanda genocide

Ban urged the international community to prevent such atrocities from occurring again and noted that progress in this direction has been made, such as the expansion of international criminal justice and the creation of groups like the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR).

APR
8
2014

Philippine top court defies church to back birth control

The court had deferred implementation after the law´s passage in December 2012 after church groups questioned its constitutionality.

APR
8
2014

EU Top Court strikes down data-retention law

The ruling from the European Court of Justice deals a blow to law-enforcement authorities who say access to data on users´ traffic and location is necessary to fight organized crime and terrorism across the 28-country bloc.

APR
7
2014

U.S. - Virginia governor vetoes school prayer bill

The bill would also codify students´ right to organize prayer groups, clubs or events, to wear religious jewelry or clothing and to express religious views at school events.

APR
7
2014

UN urges death penalty moratorium in Somalia

The UN recommended the moratorium citing its concern over judicial processes after a man was executed nine days after he allegedly murdered an elder in the town of Kismayo.

APR
7
2014

UN urges Kazakhstan to end mandatory registration of religious communities

During a visit to Kazakhstan, the UN Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief Heiner Bielefeldt said in a statement that such a law leads to legal insecurity: "Those communities, which fail to meet the threshold set by the law or prefer not to be registered, live in legal insecurity which adversely affects their freedom of religion or belief."

APR
7
2014

Egypt passes new anti-terrorism law

The new law is aimed at deterring the recent escalation of terrorist violence in Egypt during its transition following the ouster of former president Mohammed Morsi.

APR
7
2014

U.S. - Maryland lawmakers pass bill to decriminalize marijuana

The House voted 78 to 55 to impose civil fines, rather than criminal sanctions, on those caught with less than 10 grams of marijuana.

APR
4
2014

European Parliament approves ´net neutrality´ proposal

The proposed "net neutrality" law, approved by a 534-25 vote with 58 abstentions, aims to treat all Internet traffic equally by making it illegal to block, slow down, or give preferential treatment to certain specific applications and services for economic or other reasons.

APR
3
2014

Thailand PM faces legal challenge for transferring government official

The complaint, filed by opposition leaders, accuses Shinwatra of violating the Constitution when in 2009 she demoted Tawin Pleansri from his position as head of the National Security Council to an adviser to the prime minister.

APR
3
2014

U.S. - Supreme Court strikes down limits on federal campaign donations

The 5 to 4 decision sparked a sharp dissent from liberal justices, who said the decision reflects a wrong-headed hostility to campaign finance laws that the court’s conservatives showed in Citizens United v. FEC , which allowed corporate spending on elections.

APR
3
2014

Court OKs adoption by transsexual

It is believed to be the first case in Japan in which a woman who has changed her gender has been approved as a legal mother through an adoption program.

APR
3
2014

Lebanon parliament passes domestic violence law

Such domestic violence sparked large-scale protests through the streets of the Lebanese capitol of Beirut on March 8,International Women´s Day.

APR
2
2014

Australia court recognizes ´non-specific´ gender

Though the NSW Regisry of Birth, Deaths, and Marriages initially granted the request, it later revoked that decision, leading to a number of appeals by Norrie.

APR
2
2014

U.S. - Federal judge rules immigrants have same gun carrying rights as citizens

The suit was brought by John Jackson, an Australian immigrant in conjunction with the Second Amendment Foundation.

APR
2
2014

U.S. - DC mayor signs bill decriminalizing marijuana possession

The proposed law would make possession of marijuana a civil violation with a penalty of $25, which is a substantial change from the prior misdemeanor criminal offense which carried a penalty of up to six months in jail and a $1,000 fine.

APR
2
2014

Mississippi lawmakers approve ´religious freedom´ bill

The law defines "burden" as including a state decision to withhold benefits, to assess criminal, civil or administrative penalties, or a decision to exclude a citizen from governmental programs or access to governmental facilities.

APR
2
2014

U.S. - Supreme Court limits suits over frequent flyer miles

The airline argued that frequent flyer programs operate at the discretion of the airline, and they cannot tailor their programs to the consumer laws in each of the 50 states.

APR
1
2014

U.S. - Alabama federal judge to hold trial on abortion law

The Women´s Health and Safety Act, which was signed into law last April, requires abortion clinics to meet unprecedented medical standards that supporters argue will protect women from unsanitary conditions.

APR
1
2014

U.S. - Supreme Court to rule on patent appeals

However, the Federal Circuit has a long-standing practice of reviewing patent appealsde novo by exercising its own independent judgment to assess an inventor´s claims.

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