Sex Change Allowed Under New Vietnam Law Vietnamese lawmakers passed a new law earlier this week which will allow transgender people the right to change their […]
Child Marriage Banned in Guatemala
Child Marriage Banned in Guatemala Guatemala has raised the minimum age for marriage to 18. However, women’s rights campaigners claim that implementing the law would prove […]
Tunisian Women Now Allowed to Travel With Their Children Without Father’s Permission
Tunisian Women Now Allowed to Travel With Their Children Without Father’s Permission Tunisia’s parliament adopted a new law on November 10, 2015, that will allow women […]
Saudi Arabia Introduces New Law, Fines Female Workers Who Don’t Cover Heads
Saudi Arabia Introduces New Law, Fines Female Workers Who Don’t Cover Heads Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Labour has recently introduced a new law which fines a […]
Data Retention Laws Take Effect in Australia
Data Retention Laws Take Effect in Australia The Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Amendment (Data Retention) Act 2015 in Australia, requires companies to keep records and information. […]
The Safeguard Measures (Amendment) Act, 2015
The Safeguard Measures (Amendment) Act, 2015 Proposed and Moved By: Mr. Khurram Dastgir Khan (Engineer; Minister of Commerce) Status: Passed by The National Assembly Summary: The Safeguard […]
The National Tariff Commission Act, 2015 (NTC)
The National Tariff Commission Act, 2015 (NTC) Proposed and Moved By: Mr. Khurram Dastgir Khan (Engineer; Minister of Commerce) Status: Passed by The National Assembly Summary: Of […]
The Countervailing Duties Ordinance, 2015
The Countervailing Duties Ordinance, 2015 Proposed and Moved By: Mr. Khurram Dastgir Khan (Engineer; Minister of Commerce) Status: Passed by The National Assembly Summary: As a result […]
Anti-Discriminatory Law Issued in UAE
The Anti-Discriminatory Law issued following a decree by President Sheikh Khalifa, seeks to criminalize any act that promotes religious hatred and/or which insults religion through any form of […]