Crypto and Laws

• Japan: Climate Change Adaptation Act Enacted

  27-6-2018 Crypto and Laws Library of Congress 106

  (June 26, 2018) The Japanese Diet enacted the Climate Change Adaptation Act in June 2018. ( Act No. 50 of 2018 , Kanpou Extra Ed. No. 126, at 41...

• Japan: Three Holidays to Be Moved to Ease 2020 Olympic Ceremony Traffic

  26-6-2018 Crypto and Laws Library of Congress 142

  (June 26, 2018) The Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Special Measures Act (Act No. 33 of 2015) was amended on June 20, 2018. (Act to Amend the Tokyo...

• Brazil: Supreme Court Allows Satire of Political Candidates

  26-6-2018 Crypto and Laws Library of Congress 146

  (June 26, 2018) On June 21, 2018, the Brazilian Federal Supreme Court (Supremo Tribunal Federal, STF) ruled as unconstitutional provisions of the...

• Brazil: Supreme Court Rules Federal Police Plea Bargains Are Constitutional

  25-6-2018 Crypto and Laws Library of Congress 184

  (June 25, 2018) On June 21, 2018, the Brazilian Federal Supreme Court (Supremo Tribunal Federal, STF) ruled on a Direct Action of...

• France: Bill to Amend Constitution Submitted

  19-6-2018 Crypto and Laws Library of Congress 55

  (June 19, 2018) On May 9, 2018, the French Prime Minister submitted a bill to the National Assembly (one of the two houses of the French...

• China: Constitution Amended to Require State Functionaries to Take Constitutional Oath

  15-6-2018 Crypto and Laws Library of Congress 108

  (June 15, 2018) On March 11, 2018, the National People’s Congress (NPC) of the People’s Republic of China (PRC or China) adopted an...

• Saudi Arabia: Shura Council Approves Anti-harassment Bill

  14-6-2018 Crypto and Laws Library of Congress 96

  (June 14, 2018) The 150-member Saudi Parliament in its 40th ordinary session of May 28, 2018, approved a new anti-harassment law by an 84-vote...

• Colombia: New Law Mandates Loss of Right to Inherit in Cases of Abuse or Neglect of Relatives

  13-6-2018 Crypto and Laws Library of Congress 48

  (June 13, 2018) On May 30, 2018, President Juan Manuel Santos promulgated Law 1893 to punish children who abuse, abandon, or engage in...

• Colombia: President Promulgates Reform of Youth Citizenship Statute

  13-6-2018 Crypto and Laws Library of Congress 89

  (June 13, 2018) On March 1, 2018, President Juan Manuel Santos promulgated Law 1885 of 2018 on Reforming the Statute on Youth Citizenship (Law...

• Switzerland: Swiss Voters Reject Popular Initiative on Sovereign Money

  12-6-2018 Crypto and Laws Library of Congress 92

  (June 12, 2018) On June 10, 2018, Swiss voters rejected by a vote of 75.7% to 24.3% the “Sovereign Money Initiative.” Voter turnout...

• Nigeria: Constitution Amended to Allow Independent Candidacy, Lower Age Requirement for Holding Elected Offices

  11-6-2018 Crypto and Laws Library of Congress 93

  (June 11, 2018) On May 31, 2018, the seventy-five-year-old Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari signed into law a bill amending the 1999...

• European Union: Provisional Agreement to Control Illicit Cash Flows in and out of the EU

  8-6-2018 Crypto and Laws Library of Congress 98

  (June 8, 2018) On May 23, 2018, the Council of the European Union (Council) and the European Parliament reached a provisional agreement on...

• Israel: Knesset Provides Extended Parental Leave to Fathers of Multiple Babies Born at One Birth

  7-6-2018 Crypto and Laws Library of Congress 51

  (June 7, 2018) On May 29, 2018, the Knesset (Israel’s Parliament) approved an amendment to the Employment of Women Law, 5714-1954, as...

• Israel: Constitutionality of Removal from Parliament for Incitement to Racism or Support for Armed Struggle Against the State

  7-6-2018 Crypto and Laws Library of Congress 106

  (June 7, 2018) On May 27, 2018, Israel’s Supreme Court, sitting as an extended panel of nine justices, rejected joint petitions challenging...

• Corda: Open Source Community Update

  31-5-2018 Crypto and Laws Richard Gendal Blog 76

  The Corda open source community is getting big… it’s time for a dedicated corda-dev mailing list, a co-maintainer for the project, a refreshed...

• Introducing the Corda Technical Advisory Council

  31-5-2018 Crypto and Laws Richard Gendal Blog 72

  I’m delighted to announce the formation of the Corda Technical Advisory Council (the Corda TAC). This is a group of technical leaders in our...

• Saint Kitts and Nevis: National Assembly Passes Freedom of Information Law

  31-5-2018 Crypto and Laws Library of Congress 69

  (May 31, 2018) On May 3, 2018, members of the National Assembly of the Caribbean island federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis met in the capital...

• Brazil: New Law Creates Single Public Security System

  31-5-2018 Crypto and Laws Library of Congress 69

  (May 31, 2018) On May 16, 2018, the Brazilian Senate approved a proposal of law that would create the Single Public Security System (Sistema...