legal current aff pt 2 Flashcards
—- will repeal a colonial-era law that criminalizes sex between men, a major step forward in a region
where homosexuality faces discrimination, and announced plans to attract more top minds to its shores.
Inherited from the British Colonial era, Section 377A of its Penal Code punishes sex between men with
up to 2 years in jail.
According to the Officials, countries including the UAE, the UK and Germany have rolled out plans to lure
executives, while removing the stigma of being gay will go some way to making Singapore an attractive
destination for companies that actively support LGBTQ causes
singapore
IN A FIRST, — PASSES PERIOD PRODUCTS ACT, MAKES MENSTRUATION-RELATED ITEMS
FREE
La
h Government said it became the first in the world to legally protect the right to access free
period products when its Period Products Act came into force in August 2022
IN A FIRST, SCOTLAND PASSES PERIOD PRODUCTS ACT, MAKES MENSTRUATION-RELATED ITEMS
FREE
La
NEW —— ADOPTION LAW OPENS ALLOWS TRACING BIRTH FAMILIES
The landmark legislation, which was enacted on July 1, provides legal entitlement to full and unrestricted
access to birth certificates, birth, early life, care, and medical information for any person who was adopted,
boarded out, had their birth illegally registered, or who otherwise has questions in relation to their origins.
The new law also allows applications to be made to the Contact Preference Register by those wishing to make
contact, request privacy, or seek or share information with a relative.
irish
. === PASSES GAMBLING CONTROL ACT, BANS ONLINE GAMBLING
Under the new Gambling Control Act, physical social gambling among family and friends has been legalized in
Singapore; the activity has to take place in an individual’s home and cannot be conducted in the course of any
business or for the private gain of any person not participating in the gambling.
The Gambling Control Act criminalizes proxy gambling in casinos and fruit machine rooms, and casinos will be
liable to regulatory action, including financial penalties if they fail to enforce this. Class licenses
SINGAPORE
— Supreme Court has become the first in the world to recognize the Paris Agreement as a human rights
treaty – a move with significant implications for national and international law.
The declaration was made as part of the court’s first climate change ruling, which ordered the
Government to fully reactivate its national climate fund
Brazil’s Supreme Court has become the first in the world to recognize the Paris Agreement as a human rights
treaty – a move with significant implications for national and international law.
The declaration was made as part of the court’s first climate change ruling, which ordered the Brazilian
Government to fully reactivate its national climate fund
—– toughened its rape laws, pushing through legislation requiring explicit consent for sex in a move driven
by its left-wing Government following a notorious gang rape that outraged the country.
Known as the “Only yes means yes” law, the Bill involves a reform of it’s criminal code that now defines
rape as sex without clear consent.
Consent is recognized only, when a person has freely demonstrated it through actions that, in the context of the
circumstances of the case, clearly express the person’s will.
No woman will ever have to prove that violence or intimidation was involved in order for it to be considered a
sexual assault. Until now, rape victims needed to prove that they had been subjected to violence or intimidation
spain
—– has been facing crippling levels of inflation in the past decade and over the years, they have tried a
number of ways to get the situation in control. The nation came up with its latest attempt as gold coins were
launched in a bid to stabilize the economy.
These coins will be sold to the public in order to boost the local currency that has been affected seriously by
inflation, according to the statement issued by the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe. The coin is called ‘Mosi-oaTunya’ which refers to —– in the local Tonga language.
zimbabwe
Victoria Falls
—- PLANS TO EASE RULES FOR LEGAL CHANGES OF GENDER
Under the planned “self-determination law,” adults would be able to change their first name and legal gender
at registry offices without further formalities.
The existing “transsexual law,” which took effect in 1981, currently requires individuals to obtain assessments
from two experts whose training and experience make them “sufficiently familiar with the particular problems
of trans-sexualism” and then a court decision to change the gender on official documents.
GERMANY PLANS TO EASE RULES FOR LEGAL CHANGES OF GENDER
- INDIA SIGNS MOU WITH THE REPUBLIC OF —- ON JUDICIAL COOPERATION
his is the —-nd MoU signed between India and other countries in the field of Judicial
Cooperation
- INDIA SIGNS MOU WITH THE REPUBLIC OF MALDIVES ON JUDICIAL COOPERATION
8th mou
The —- Parliament approved legislation to establish work-from-home as a legal right, setting up the
—– to be one of the first countries to grant remote working flexibility by law.
The legislation was approved by the lower house of the bicameral Parliament. It still needs a
nod from the senate before its final adoption. The law forces employers to consider employee requests to
work from home as long as their professions allow i
Dutch parl
netherlands
The United States made history as Ketanji Brown Jackson was sworn in as the first Black woman to serve on the
Supreme Court.
1st black person in scotus: —
1st woman?
Thurgood Marshall (July 2, 1908 – January 24, 1993) was an American civil rights lawyer and jurist who served as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1967 until 1991. He was the Supreme Court’s first African-American justice.
As the first woman to serve on the Supreme Court of the United States, Sandra Day O’Connor became an inspiration to millions.
abolished a Nazi-era law forbidding doctors from providing information about abortions.
The Bundestag lower house of Parliament voted to scrap the law, meaning doctors are now allowed to give out
additional information about abortions without fear of prosecution.
Under the law, doctors in had been allowed to say that they offered termination of pregnancies but
they were not allowed to give any further details on the procedures involved.
Technically, abortion is illegal altogether in here. However, it is allowed under certain circumstances, and
the procedure must be performed within — weeks of conception
Germany
12 weeks
— warned the general public against the use of unauthorized vehicle license plates with the FIFA World
Cup Qatar 2022 logo after it auctioned off dozens of number plates for hundreds of thousands of dollars.
It is prohibited to copy and install the World Cup logo on the vehicle number plate.
— is world football’s governing body and — is to host the World Cup between November 21 and
December 18, 2022
qatar
fifa
The US Supreme Court ruled in favor of a strict —9which state) abortion law, in the process overturning Roe v.
Wade, the landmark case that has been the basis for legal abortions across America for nearly half a century.
Roe v. Wade was a — landmark decision giving women in America the right to have an abortion before the foetus is viable outside womb- before 24-to-28-week mark.
Widely seen as one of the most consequential decisions by the Supreme Court, one that many women say
infringes on their rights over their own bodies, the ruling will result in an almost immediate ban on abortions,
with some exceptions, in most conservative, Republican-governed state
missisipi
1973
As the world observes Pride Month dedicated to the LGBTQ community, a court in — ruled that the ban on
same-sex marriages in the country is not unconstitutional, in a setback to the rights of homosexual people in
here.
The ruling is a reversal of an earlier ruling in March 2021 that said the ban was unconstitutional.
it remains the only country in the Group of Seven countries that does not recognize same-sex marriages. Its
constitution defines marriage as being based on “the mutual consent of both sexes”.
As the world observes Pride Month dedicated to the LGBTQ community, a court in Japan ruled that the ban on
same-sex marriages in the country is not unconstitutional, in a setback to the rights of homosexual people in
Japan.
The ruling is a reversal of an earlier ruling in March 2021 that said the ban was unconstitutional.
Japan remains the only country in the Group of Seven countries that does not recognize same-sex marriages. Its
constitution defines marriage as being based on “the mutual consent of both sexes”.
made it legal to cultivate and possess marijuana making a dream come true for an aging generation of
pot smokers who recall the kick delivered by the legendary Stick variety.
The decision by the Food and Drug Administration to remove all of the plant from the category of narcotic
drugs makes it the first nation in Asia to decriminalize marijuana for medical and industrial use.
But it is not following the examples of – and — the only two countries so far that have legalized fully
recreational marijuana on a national basis.
thailand
uruguary - 2013
canada - 2018
The World Bank has expressed concerns over a plan by the —– to set up a crypto
hub, weeks after the nation became the second country in the world to make Bitcoin legal tender.
The move comes after President Faustin Archange Touadera of CAR tweeted that the country had set up its
first crypto initiative dubbed “—–” to steer the county’s bitcoin agenda.
In September last year, —- became the first country in the world to introduce Bitcoin as a legal tender.
Central African Republic (CAR)
sango initaive
el salvador
A —- court has said that a Californian law requiring companies to have up to three women on
corporate boards is unconstitutional.
Superior Court Judge Maureen Duffy-Lewis said the law, passed in 2018, violated the right to equal treatment
under state and federal law
Los Angeles court
—-’s Supreme Court has ruled that defendants accused of violent crimes such as homicide and sexual
assault can use self-induced extreme intoxication as a defense, striking down a federal law supported by
women’s advocacy groups.
The Supreme Court said a law passed by Parliament in — that prohibits the defense was unconstitutional
and violates the country’s Charter of Rights and Freedoms
Canad-a
1995
After years of delays, —–’s Parliament passed a landmark law to punish sexual violence that, analysts
say, provides a victim-centered approach to securing justice amid rising sexual abuse.
After years of delays, Indonesia’s Parliament passed a landmark law to punish sexual violence that, analysts
say, provides a victim-centered approach to securing justice amid rising sexual abuse.
At a time when the world is battling climate change and exploitation of animals, —, in South America,
has made history by becoming the first country to recognize the legal rights of individual wild animals.
The 7-2 ruling by the top court in the country, handed down earlier this year, is believed to be the first time a
court has applied the rights of nature, laws that recognize the legal rights of ecosystems to exist and regenerate,
to an animal, a woolly monkey named —.
ecuador
estrellita
Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte has signed into law a Bill that raises the minimum age of sexual consent
from 12 to —, in a bid to protect minors from rape and sexual abuse.
The Philippines until now has had one of the world’s lowest minimum ages of sexual consent, behind —-‘s age of —-, according to the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF).
16
nigeria - 11 yrs
In a historic move to deal with the global problem of plastic waste, —- nations across the world adopted a
historic resolution at the fifth United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA) in —- to forge an
international “legally binding agreement” by — to end plastic pollution.
The landmark resolution addresses the full lifecycle of plastic, including its production, design and disposal.
The resolution calls for immediate collective voluntary action by countries towards the goal of ending plastic
pollution.
175
Nairobi
2024
—- INTRODUCES ‘FAKE NEWS LAW’, 15 YEARS JAIL-TERM FOR JOURNALISTS AMID UKRAINE
WAR
RUSSIA INTRODUCES ‘FAKE NEWS LAW’, 15 YEARS JAIL-TERM FOR JOURNALISTS AMID UKRAINE
WAR
—- has extended its time limit for abortion after an epic battle in Parliament, amid anger that thousands of
women had to travel abroad each year to terminate pregnancies in countries such as the Netherlands, Spain or
England because of restrictions.
There was applause in the national assembly when lawmakers voted definitively to extend the legal
limit for ending a pregnancy from 12 to — weeks.
’s new time frame is still lower than in some other European countries, including England at 24 weeks
france
12 o 14 weeks
—– NEW CYBERCRIME LAW TOUGH ON FAKE NEWS ON TWITTER, FACEBOOK
PAKISTAN’S NEW CYBERCRIME LAW TOUGH ON FAKE NEWS ON TWITTER, FACEBOOK
Pakistan appointed its first female Top Court Judge, after a nomination process that proved unusually
contentious.
Justice — had been selected by a commission that decides on the promotion of Judges.
Ayesha Malik
Indonesia’s Parliament has approved a Bill to relocate the nation’s capital from Jakarta to a jungled area of
—— on Borneo island.
The new state capital law, which provides a legal framework for President——-‘s ambitious $32 Billion
mega project, stipulates how the development of the capital will be funded and governed.
The new capital has a central function and is a symbol of the identity of the nation, as well as a new centre of
economic gravity.
The new centre will be called “—-“, a Javanese name for the Indonesian archipelago chosen by the
President.
Kalimantan
joko widodo
nusantara
—– State Governor Kathy Hochul signed into law a Bill restricting concealed carry weapons in response
to a recent ruling by the Supreme Court that overturned the state’s longstanding licensing restrictions.
Individuals will face criminal penalties if they carry concealed weapons in sensitive locations like airports and
other public transit, educational institutions as well as Times Square.
The law also makes “no carry” the default for the private property including bars, restaurants, shops, or grocery
stores unless deemed permissible by property owners.
The U.S. Supreme Court recently struck down a century-old New York State law requiring gun owners to have
probable cause in order to carry a concealed weapon.
New York
A Pakistani Court sentenced the militant leader linked to the Mumbai terrorist attacks to 31 years in prison on
charges of terror financing.
The sentence is the latest for ——, who was arrested in 2019. He was sentenced the
following year to 15 years in a separate case, also on charges of terror financing.
he was, designated a terrorist by the U.S. Justice Department and with a $10 million bounty on his head, has
never been charged in connection with the —– Mumbai attacks that killed 166 people.
He has been serving the 15-year term at home under Government order.
Hafiz Muhammad Saeed
2008
— INTRODUCES ECONOMIC SECURITY LAW TO SECURE STABLE SUPPLY OF VITAL PRODUCTS
jpana
Shorter women will be able to join —-‘s police forces after the country’s top court ruledthat a minimum
height requirement for female officers is discriminatory.
The Court scrapped the 1.60 metres (5 ft 3 inch) height requirement in a ruling on a case filed by a young
woman who was barred from taking her selection tests in 2017 because she was 4 cm shorter than the required
minimum.
The requirement “constitutes indirect discrimination against women compared to men whose required height
(1.65 metre) is much less demanding
Shorter women will be able to join Spain’s police forces after the country’s top court ruledthat a minimum
height requirement for female officers is discriminatory.
The Court scrapped the 1.60 metres (5 ft 3 inch) height requirement in a ruling on a case filed by a young
woman who was barred from taking her selection tests in 2017 because she was 4 cm shorter than the required
minimum.
The requirement “constitutes indirect discrimination against women compared to men whose required height
(1.65 metre) is much less demanding
signed up to a new international treaty for recognizing and enforcing civil and
commercial court rulings among its signatories to reduce costly cross-border litigation.
It will allow EU citizens and businesses to have rulings by a court in the EU recognized and enforced in non-EU
participating countries.
It will also ensure that third-country judgments are recognized and enforced in the EU only where fundamental
principles of EU law are respected.
The EU will be the —- party to accede to the Hague Convention, which requires ratification by another
jurisdiction to come into force.
eu
1st ountry
The European Union and —-have acceded to the Hague Judgments Convention, which sets out conditions
for the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters.
The Convention was drawn up in — and has been signed by — states, but the EU and Ukraine are the first
states to accede, bringing the Convention into force from 1 September 2023.
The aim of the Convention is to provide legal certainty and predictability for businesses involved in
international trade and investment.
Ukraine
hague convention - 2019
6 states - signed
Which of this court held that the right of an embryo to develop into a foetus and then be born cannot be stultified
by relying on the provisions of the Assisted Reproductive Technology (Regulation) Act?
kerea;a hc