Crypto and Laws

• New Zealand: Decision on Scope of Crown/Māori Relations Portfolio and Establishment of New Office

  3 weeks ago Crypto and Laws Library of Congress 704

  (Sept. 25, 2018) On September 18, 2018, the New Zealand government announced that the Cabinet had agreed to the final scope of the Crown/Māori...

• Israel: Knesset Passes Medical Tourism Legislation

  3 weeks ago Crypto and Laws Library of Congress 71

  (Sept. 25, 2018) On July 18, 2018, the Knesset (Israel’s Parliament) approved the Medical Tourism Law, 5778-2018 (SEFER HAHUKIM [SH] 5778...

• France: Senate Rejects ‘Fake News Ban’ Bills

  3 weeks ago Crypto and Laws Library of Congress 239

  (Sept. 24, 2018) On July 26, 2018, the French Senate rejected two controversial bills aimed at “fighting fake news.” (Press Release,...

• China: Individual Income Tax Law Revised

  3 weeks ago Crypto and Laws Library of Congress 230

  (Sept. 24, 2018) On August 31, 2018, the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress (NPC) of the People’s Republic of China...

• Brazil: Federal Supreme Court Decides Homeschooling Not Allowed in Brazil

  3 weeks ago Crypto and Laws Library of Congress 238

  (Sept. 24, 2018) On September 12, 2018, the Brazilian Federal Supreme Court (Supremo Tribunal Federal, STF) denied an appeal requesting that...

• China: Supreme Court Issues Rules on Internet Courts, Allowing for Blockchain Evidence

  22-9-2018 Crypto and Laws Library of Congress 390

  (Sept. 21, 2018) On September 3, 2018, China’s Supreme People’s Court (SPC) issued a judicial interpretation on the hearing of cases...

• Australia: Legislation Imposing Penalties for Publishing Intimate Images Without Consent Comes into Force

  21-9-2018 Crypto and Laws Library of Congress 350

  (Sept. 21, 2018) On September 1, 2018, the Enhancing Online Safety (Non-consensual Sharing of Intimate Images) Act 2018 (Cth) came into force...

• Israeli Family Court Recognizes Claim for Emotional Distress for “Forced Fatherhood”

  21-9-2018 Crypto and Laws Library of Congress 357

  (Sept. 21, 2018) On September 4, 2018, the Tel Aviv Family Court partially accepted a suit by a plaintiff who claimed that the defendant had...

• Japan: Law to Establish Casino Resorts Enacted

  20-9-2018 Crypto and Laws Library of Congress 416

  (Sept. 20, 2018) The Act on Development of Specified Complex Tourist Facilities Areas was enacted in Japan in July 2017. ( Integrated Resort...

• Liechtenstein: Government Adopts Consultation Report on Draft Blockchain Act

  20-9-2018 Crypto and Laws Library of Congress 440

  (Sept. 20, 2018) On August 28, 2018, the government of Liechtenstein adopted a consultation report on a proposed Blockchain Act. The goal of the...

• China: Central Government Bans Sale of E-Cigarettes to Minors

  19-9-2018 Crypto and Laws Library of Congress 1038

  (Sept. 19, 2018) On August 31, 2018, two Chinese central government regulators, the State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) and the...

• United Kingdom: Supreme Court Rules on Widowed Parent’s Allowance for the Surviving Unmarried Partner

  18-9-2018 Crypto and Laws Library of Congress 499

  (Sept. 18, 2018) On August 30, 2018, the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom issued a ruling stating that “section 39A of the Social...

• Italy: Constitutional Court Rules on Constitutionality of Prison Benefits Provisions

  17-9-2018 Crypto and Laws Library of Congress 551

  (Sept. 17, 2018) On July 11, 2018, the Italian Constitutional Court issued a decision on the constitutional legitimacy of article 58-quater of Law...

• United Kingdom: Supreme Court Rules on Heterosexual Civil Partnerships

  14-9-2018 Crypto and Laws Library of Congress 130

  (Sept. 14, 2018) On June 27, 2018, the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom issued a declaration that “sections 1 and 3 of [the Civil...

• Japan: Basic Act on Countermeasures Against Gambling Addiction Enacted

  13-9-2018 Crypto and Laws Library of Congress 104

  (Sept. 13, 2018) The Basic Act on Countermeasures Against Gambling Addiction was enacted in Japan in July 2018. (Basic Act, Act No. 74 of 2018 ,...

• Egypt: Female Tourist Convicted of Spreading False Rumors That Damage Country’s Reputation

  12-9-2018 Crypto and Laws Library of Congress 240

  (Sept. 12, 2018) In July 2018, the Cairo Misdemeanor Court found a Lebanese female tourist, Mona el-Mazbouh, guilty of deliberately spreading...

• United Kingdom: Cliff Richard Wins Privacy Case Against BBC and South Yorkshire Police

  11-9-2018 Crypto and Laws Library of Congress 214

  (Sept. 11, 2018) On July 18, 2018, Sir Cliff Richard OBE was awarded £210,000 (about US$270,360) in general damages after the British...

• India: Punjab Passes Amendments to Indian Penal Code and Code of Criminal Procedure Making Sacrilege of Certain Religious Texts a Crime

  10-9-2018 Crypto and Laws Library of Congress 258

  (Sept. 10, 2018) On August 28, 2018, the Punjab Legislative Assembly (Punjab Vidhan Sabha) passed the Indian Penal Code (Punjab Amendment) Bill,...