Library of Congress

• Panama: Law on Congressional Virtual Sessions Enacted

  3 weeks ago Crypto and Laws Library of Congress 102

  (May 5, 2020) On April 11, 2020, Panama published a law allowing its legislative assembly to conduct virtual sessions in cases of a national...

• Sweden: National Prosecutor Investigates Workplace Environment Crime After Nurse Dies of COVID-19

  3 weeks ago Crypto and Laws Library of Congress 115

  (May 4, 2020) On April 29, 2020, the Swedish National Prosecutor announced that it is investigating a workplace environment crime (...

• Singapore: Singaporean Courts Hear Only Essential and Urgent Matters During COVID-19 Outbreak, Largely Through Zoom

  3 weeks ago Crypto and Laws Library of Congress 414

  (May 1, 2020) On April 24, 2020, Singapore’s chief justice announced an extension to June 1, 2020, of the period during which the courts...

• Russia: New Law Eliminates Requirement to Renounce Foreign Citizenship

  3 weeks ago Crypto and Laws Library of Congress 202

  (May 1, 2020) On April 24, 2020, the Russian government portal for legal information published the text of the newly adopted Law on Amending the...

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• Germany: First Criminal Trial Worldwide on State Torture in Syria Begins

  3 weeks ago Crypto and Laws Library of Congress 202

  (Apr. 30, 2020) On April 23, 2020, the first criminal trial worldwide on state torture in Syria started at the Higher Regional Court in Koblenz,...

• Peru: Council of Ministers Cancels Controversial Quarantine Schedule Based on Gender

  3 weeks ago Crypto and Laws Library of Congress 141

  (Apr. 30, 2020) On April 10, 2020, Peru’s Council of Ministers issued Supreme Decree 064-2020-PCM , which cancelled a quarantine schedule...

• Brazil: Mayor of Rio de Janeiro Makes Use of Face Masks Mandatory

  3 weeks ago Crypto and Laws Library of Congress 158

  (Apr. 30, 2020) On April 18, 2020, the mayor of the City of Rio de Janeiro enacted Decree No. 47,375 , which makes it mandatory for persons to...

• Philippines: Supreme Court Holds First Virtual Session, Addresses Petition to Free Certain Prisoners due to COVID-19

  3 weeks ago Crypto and Laws Library of Congress 144

  (Apr. 30, 2020) On April 17, 2020, the Philippine Supreme Court held a virtual en banc session for the first time in its history in order to...

• Switzerland: Prohibition on Sexual Orientation Discrimination Will Apply Starting July 1

  3 weeks ago Crypto and Laws Library of Congress 76

  (Apr. 30, 2020) In its session of April 3, 2020, the Swiss Federal Council, the country’s government, decided that a prohibition on...

• Germany: Constitutional Court Strikes Down Provision Criminalizing Commercial Assisted Suicide

  3 weeks ago Crypto and Laws Library of Congress 141

  (Apr. 29, 2020) On February 26, 2020, the German Federal Constitutional Court (Bundesverfassungsgericht, BVerfG) held that the provision in...

• Germany: New Act Allows Stepchild Adoption in Nonmarital Families

  3 weeks ago Crypto and Laws Library of Congress 149

  (Apr. 29, 2020) On March 31, 2020, an act that allows stepchild adoption in nonmarital families entered into force in Germany. The act...

• Brazil: Federal Supreme Court Confirms Validity of Provisional Measures That Reduce Salaries for 90 Days

  3 weeks ago Crypto and Laws Library of Congress 114

  (Apr. 29, 2020) On April 17, 2020, the plenary of Brazil’s Federal Supreme Court (Supremo Tribunal Federal, STF) held valid Provisional...

• Italy: New Decree Imposing Additional Measures to Curb Spread of COVID-19 Enters into Effect

  3 weeks ago Crypto and Laws Library of Congress 135

  (Apr. 29, 2020) On April 14, 2020, a decree of the president of the Council of Ministers containing further urgent measures to curb the COVID-19...

• Brazil: Justice Tribunal Validates Rio de Janeiro State Law Suspending Interruption of Essential Services During COVID-19 Pandemic

  3 weeks ago Crypto and Laws Library of Congress 169

  (Apr. 28, 2020) On April 11, 2020, the president of the Justice Tribunal of Rio de Janeiro, Justice Claudio de Mello Tavares, validated Rio de...

• Pakistan: Federal Government Introduces Ordinance to Ban Food Hoarding by Traders Capitalizing on Covid-19 Pandemic

  3 weeks ago Crypto and Laws Library of Congress 168

  (Apr. 28, 2020) On April 17, 2020, the Pakistani media reported that a new ordinance had been promulgated by the president of Pakistan, Dr. Arif...