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• England and Wales: Advertising Standards Agency Rules Against Social Media Influencers Who Had Violated Advertising Laws

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  (Jan. 21, 2020) On October 23, 2019, the Advertising Standards Agency (ASA), the independent body responsible for regulating advertisements...

• European Court of Justice: Court Confirms French, Belgian, and Swedish Prosecutors Can Issue European Arrest Warrants

  4 days ago Crypto and Laws Library of Congress 81

  (Jan. 17, 2020) In a series of decisions issued on December 12, 2019, the Court of Justice of the European Union (EU) confirmed that the public...

• European Union: New Directive on Whistleblower Protection Enters into Force

  5 days ago Crypto and Laws Library of Congress 97

  (Jan. 16, 2020) On December 16, 2019, Directive (EU) 2019/1937 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2019 on the Protection...

• International: Global Unions and Human Rights Organizations Report Increase in Transparency in Garment Industry

  6 days ago Crypto and Laws Library of Congress 104

  (Jan. 15, 2020) In December 2019, Human Rights Watch , along with a coalition composed of several prominent workers’ rights...

• Turkey: Digital Services, Accommodations, and Valuable Real Estate Taxes Introduced

  1 week ago Crypto and Laws Library of Congress 76

  (Jan. 14, 2020) On December 5, 2019, Turkey’s parliament passed Law No. 7194 , which, among other things, introduced three new taxes. The...

• England: Uber Faces Operating Ban in London

  1 week ago Crypto and Laws Library of Congress 77

  (Jan. 13, 2020) On November 25, 2019, Transport for London (TfL), the authority responsible for regulating London’s public transport...

• China: National Supervision Commission Granted Power to Make Supervision Regulations

  1 week ago Crypto and Laws Library of Congress 68

  (Jan. 10, 2020) On October 26, 2019, China’s National People’s Congress Standing Committee (NPCSC) issued a decision to grant the...

• Egypt: Court Grants Christian Woman Share of Father’s Estate Equal to Share of Her Two Brothers

  1 week ago Crypto and Laws Library of Congress 97

  (Jan. 9, 2020) On November 25, 2019, the Cairo Court of Appeal granted a Christian woman a share of her late father’s inheritance equal to...

• United Kingdom: Court Upholds Elephant Ivory Ban

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  (Jan. 8, 2020) On November 5, 2019, the High Court of the United Kingdom (UK) ruled against a claim filed earlier that year by a group of...

• Italy: Criminal Code Provision Outlawing Assisted Suicide Ruled Unconstitutional

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  (Jan. 7, 2020) On November 22, 2019, the Italian Constitutional Court declared that application of article 580 of the Penal Code penalizing...