Crypto and Laws

• Germany: Federal Court of Justice Rules Digital Social Media Accounts Inheritable

  7-9-2018 Crypto and Laws Library of Congress 389

  (Sept. 7, 2018) On July 12, 2018, the German Federal Court of Justice (Bundesgerichtshof, BGH) held that user agreements for digital social media...

• Japan: Civil Code Amended to Enable Elderly Widows and Widowers to Continue Living in Deceased Spouse’s Residence

  6-9-2018 Crypto and Laws Library of Congress 427

  (Sept. 6, 2018) The inheritance chapter of Japan’s Civil Code was amended in July 2018. ( Act to Amend Civil Code and Domestic Relations...

• Democratic Republic of the Congo: Ex-warlord Found Ineligible to Run for Presidency

  5-9-2018 Crypto and Laws Library of Congress 415

  (Sept. 5, 2018) On August 24, 2018, the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s Independent National Electoral Commission (Commission Electorale...

• Malta: Government Passes Three Laws to Encourage Blockchain Technology

  31-8-2018 Crypto and Laws Library of Congress 750

  (Aug. 31, 2018) On July 4, 2018, the Maltese government enacted three laws whose goal is to make Malta a haven for projects that rely on...

• European Union: New Rules for Money Market Funds

  31-8-2018 Crypto and Laws Library of Congress 718

  (Aug. 31, 2018) On July 21, 2018, new rules to make money market funds (MMFs) more resilient against financial market difficulties, reduce the...

• Japan: Short-Term Home Rentals Restricted by Many Local Governments

  31-8-2018 Crypto and Laws Library of Congress 673

  (Aug. 31, 2018) In June 2017 the Diet (Japan’s Parliament) enacted the House Sharing Business Act, which regulates short-term home renting (...

• European Union: EU Copyright Directive Rejected by European Parliament

  31-8-2018 Crypto and Laws Library of Congress 678

  (Aug. 31, 2018) On July 5, 2018, the European Parliament voted to halt the passage of the proposed Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single...

• Italy: New Law Amends Rules on Fixed-Term Employment Contracts, Delocalization of Companies, and Determining Taxpayer Income

  30-8-2018 Crypto and Laws Library of Congress 99

  (Aug. 30, 2018) On July 14, 2018, a new law amending rules on fixed-term employment contracts entered into force in Italy. ( Decree Law No. 87 of...

• Japan: Age of Adulthood to Be Lowered to 18 in 2022

  30-8-2018 Crypto and Laws Library of Congress 98

  (Aug. 30, 2018) The Diet (Japan’s Parliament) passed an act in June 2018 to amend the Civil Code and other laws ( Act No. 59 of 2018 ,...

• Burundi: School Pregnancy Ban Reversed

  30-8-2018 Crypto and Laws Library of Congress 183

  (Aug. 30, 2018) On July 27, 2018, Burundi’s education ministry reversed a month-old school pregnancy ban, which had prevented pregnant teens...

• New Zealand: Bill Banning Foreigners from Purchasing Homes Passed

  29-8-2018 Crypto and Laws Library of Congress 154

  (Aug. 29, 2018) On August 15, 2018, the New Zealand Parliament passed the Overseas Investment Amendment Bill (the Bill), which includes provisions...

• Democratic Republic of the Congo: Party Names Ex-warlord for Presidential Election Following ICC Acquittal

  29-8-2018 Crypto and Laws Library of Congress 217

  (Aug. 29, 2018) On June 8, 2018, the International Criminal Court (ICC) Appeals Chamber acquitted Jean-Pierre Bemba Gombo, former vice president...

• China: State Council Issues Rules on Normative Documents

  28-8-2018 Crypto and Laws Library of Congress 354

  (Aug. 28, 2018) On May 31, 2018, the State Council (China’s cabinet) issued a circular on the making of normative documents, which are...

• Brazil: Personal Data Protection Law Enacted

  28-8-2018 Crypto and Laws Library of Congress 183

  (Aug. 28, 2018) On August 14, 2018, Brazil enacted Law No. 13,709 for the protection of personal data in the country. ( Lei No. 13.709 , de 14 de...

• Egypt: President Ratifies Law Amending Residency and Citizenship Laws

  27-8-2018 Crypto and Laws Library of Congress 128

  (Aug. 27, 2018) On August 14, 2018, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi ratified Law No. 173 of 2018, which allows foreign nationals who...

• Japan: Commercial Code Amended, Language Modernized

  27-8-2018 Crypto and Laws Library of Congress 114

  (Aug. 27, 2018) Japan’s  Commercial Code (Act No. 48 of 1899, as amended , e-Gov website (in Japanese)) was amended and promulgated...

• European Union: European Court of Justice Strengthens Rights of Copyright Holders

  24-8-2018 Crypto and Laws Library of Congress 258

  (Aug. 24, 2018) On August 7, 2018, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) held that the download and subsequent posting on a website of a photograph...

• Belgium: Proposed Amendment on Removal of Abortion from Penal Code

  23-8-2018 Crypto and Laws Library of Congress 323

  (Aug. 23, 2018) On August 1, 2018, the Justice Commission of the Belgian Chamber of Representatives adopted a bill introduced by representatives...