Library of Congress

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

  2 weeks ago Crypto and Laws Library of Congress 84

  (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

  2 weeks ago Crypto and Laws Library of Congress 79

  (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

  2 weeks ago Crypto and Laws Library of Congress 75

  (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

  2 weeks ago Crypto and Laws Library of Congress 101

  (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

  3 weeks ago Crypto and Laws Library of Congress 77

  (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

  3 weeks ago Crypto and Laws Library of Congress 126

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

• Israel: Supreme Court Holds Eligibility of Knesset Member Facing Serious Offenses Indictment to Form Government Is Justiciable but Not Before Election

  3 weeks ago Crypto and Laws Library of Congress 145

  (Jan. 6, 2020) On January 2, 2020, the Supreme Court of Israel, sitting as a High Court of Justice, unanimously rejected a petition that the Court...

• Germany: Tax Rate for Female Sanitary Products Reduced

  3 weeks ago Crypto and Laws Library of Congress 91

  (Jan. 3, 2020) On January 1, 2020, a new reduced tax rate of 7% for female sanitary products went into effect in Germany. The tax reduction was...

• New Zealand: Bill Pardoning Māori Prophet Convicted in 1916 Passed

  3 weeks ago Crypto and Laws Library of Congress 116

  (Jan. 2, 2020) On December 18, 2019, the New Zealand Parliament passed historic legislation that pardons Rua Kēnana , a pacifist religious...

• Philippines: President Signs Executive Order on Diversity and Inclusion Program in Government Entities

  4 weeks ago Crypto and Laws Library of Congress 363

  (Dec. 31, 2019) On December 19, 2019, the Philippines’ government announced that President Rodrigo Duterte had signed an Executive Order...