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Israel: Supreme Court Rejects Russian Hacker’s Petition Against Extradition to US
(Dec. 3, 2019) On November 10, 2019, the Supreme Court of Israel sitting as a High Court of Justice unanimously rejected a petition to void the...
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Côte d’Ivoire: ICC Prosecutor Appeals Acquittal of Former Ivorian Leaders
(Dec. 2, 2019) On October 17, 2019, the International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor in the case of Laurent Gbagbo and Charles Blé...
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Saudi Arabia: Regulation Establishes New Type of Visa
(Nov. 29, 2019) On October 11, 2019, The Saudi Commission for Tourism & National Heritage (SCTNH) issued Regulation No. 4800 , which...
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International: Investigations Launched at International Court of Justice and International Criminal Court Regarding Situation of Rohingya People
(Nov. 29, 2019) On November 11, 2019, the Republic of The Gambia (The Gambia) instituted proceedings against the Republic of the Union of...
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Maldives: Government Dissolves Human Rights NGO over Report on Radicalization
(Nov. 29, 2019) On November 5, 2019, the government of Maldives decided to dissolve the Maldivian Democracy Network (MDN), a nonpartisan NGO...
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Sweden: Sami Rights Litigated in Dispute Between Two Sami Groups
(Nov. 27, 2019) On November 8, 2019, two indigenous Sami groups met in Lycksele District Court over who had the “better right” to...
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France: European Court Finds France in Violation of Air Quality Rules
(Nov. 25, 2019) The Court of Justice of the European Union (EU) ruled on October 24, 2019 , that France has “systematically and...
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China: Law on Resource Tax Passed
(Nov. 22, 2019) On August 26, 2019, the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress (NPC) of the People’s Republic of China...
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Pakistan: Electronic Media Regulatory Authority Issues Directive Barring TV Anchors from Offering Opinions
(Nov. 21, 2019) On October 27, 2019, the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA), an independent federal institution responsible...
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Germany: Court Rules Day Care Assignments More than 30 Minutes from Home Unreasonable
(Nov. 20, 2019) In a decision published on August 2, 2019, the Higher Administrative Court of Rhineland-Palatinate held that the city of Mainz,...