British and Irish parliamentarians have called for “urgent” reform to Northern Ireland’s highly restrictive abortion law after a surge in the number of women going abroad for abortions.
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New laws that threatened to tear the internet apart have been sent back to the drawing board in Europe
Getty The European Parliament has voted overwhelmingly to reject sweeping reforms to copyright laws that threatened to tear the internet apart. The proposals, which could have required the likes of Reddit to filter content and forced a so-called “link tax” on firms including Google, have been sent back to the drawing board.See the rest of […]
Vietnam’s new tech laws may stifle online dissent
Today, lawmakers in Vietnam voted in favor of a bill that requires tech companies that do business in the country to house all user data domestically. Additionally, social media companies such as Twitter and Facebook must remove any offensive content within 24 hours of receiving a request from Vietnamese authorities. This law is similar to […]
Will peerage laws change for Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s children?
Meghan Markle was praised for being the first bi-racial woman to marry into the Royal Family, for having a career that made her worth £5 million and for being a feminist. The Duchess of Sussex’s webpage on the royal site points to her proud advocacy for female empowerment. It features her quote: “I am proud […]
Liberia's Irrepressible Push to Dismantle Draconian Libel Laws
Rodney Sieh knows a thing or two about lawsuits. The publisher and editor-in-chief of Liberian news magazine FrontPage Africa (FPA) was jailed in 2013 because he couldn’t pay a $ 1.5 million fine for a libel lawsuit won by former agriculture minister Chris Toe. But when the magazine was hit with a new $ 1.8 […]
NEW DRIVER LAWS: With one week to go, here's all you need to know
Halfords Make sure you’re up to speed on the new laws affecting motorists Don’t get caught out by MOT changes From this month an MOT will have additional notes added to the test certificate. Previously, cars would have items marked with either ‘pass’, ‘advisory’ or ‘fail’, but that is being changed to either a ‘minor’, […]
Labour laws in 104 countries reserve some jobs for men only
EVEN as rich countries seek to rid workplaces of subtle gender bias, in many developing ones discrimination remains overt. According to the World Bank, women are barred from certain jobs in 104 countries (see map). “Gender equality in labour law is associated with more women working and earning more relative to men,” says Sarah Iqbal […]
UK to introduce internet safety laws within ‘next couple of years’
The UK government is acting on its vow to make the internet safer… whether or not companies like the idea. In the wake of the Internet Safety Green Paper, Digital Secretary Matt Hancock has unveiled plans for online safety laws that will tackle cyberbullying, child exploitation, extremism and other “legal and illegal harms.” Government ministries, […]
How laws and regulations are shaping the development of the drone industry around the world
BI Intelligence This is a preview of a research report from Business Insider Intelligence, Business Insider’s premium research service. To learn more about Business Insider Intelligence, click here. Drone technologies continue to improve at a rapid pace and are slowly pushing the unmanned aircraft toward the mainstream. Companies in a variety of industries are now looking […]
Money laundering laws broken by Jeremy Hunt, MP referred to parliament watchdog
Jeremy Hunt will be referred to parliament’s standards watchdog for a potential breach of anti-money laundering laws, after he failed to disclose a 50 percent stake in a firm that bought luxury apartments. The health secretary set up the company with wife Lucia Guo in September 2017, purchasing seven properties in Southampton’s luxurious Ocean Village […]
