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• Sweden: Parliament Directs Government to Take Measures Regarding Swedish Energy Supply and Russian Oil and Gas Imports

  28-7-2022 Crypto and Laws Library of Congress 330

  On May 19, 2022, the Swedish parliament passed a proposal to direct the Swedish government to take measures regarding Sweden’s reliance on...

• Israel: Supreme Court Rules Non-Eligibility for US Visa Not Grounds for Insider-Trading Conviction Reversal

  27-7-2022 Crypto and Laws Library of Congress 364

  On June 21, 2022, Israel’s Supreme Court rejected the appeal of two appellants against their conviction and sentencing by the Tel Aviv District...

• Brazil: National Health Surveillance Agency Maintains Ban on Electronic Cigarettes

  26-7-2022 Crypto and Laws Library of Congress 244

  On July 6, 2022, the Brazilian National Health Surveillance Agency (Agência Nacional de Vigilância Sanitária, Anvisa) decided to maintain the...

• Norway: Supreme Court Accepts Encrypted Data from Foreign Authorities as Evidence

  25-7-2022 Crypto and Laws Library of Congress 295

  On June 30, 2022, the Norwegian Supreme Court held that data collected by foreign authorities from an encrypted communication network was...

• European Union: Commission Proposes Legislation to Reduce Gas Use to Prepare for Russian Gas-Supply Disruptions

  22-7-2022 Crypto and Laws Library of Congress 382

  On July 20, 2022, the European Commission published a proposal for a regulation to reduce gas use in Europe by 15% until the spring of 2023. The...

• Kazakhstan: Newly Adopted Constitutional Amendments Introduce New Governance Model and Strengthen Role of Parliament

  21-7-2022 Crypto and Laws Library of Congress 292

  On June 7, 2022, the Central Election Commission (CEC) of the Republic of Kazakhstan published Resolution No. 47/506 on the Results of the...

• Egypt: Prime Minister Cancels COVID Restrictions on Entry of Foreigners and Egyptians into Country

  20-7-2022 Crypto and Laws Library of Congress 348

  On June 16, 2022, Dr. Mostafa Kamal Madbouly, Egypt’s prime minister and chairman of the Supreme Committee for the Management of the Epidemic and...

• Bosnia and Herzegovina: New Law on Renewable Energy Sources of Republika Srpska Enters into Force

  19-7-2022 Crypto and Laws Library of Congress 343

  On March 5, 2022, a new Law on Renewable Energy Sources of Republika Srpska entered into force in Republika Srpska, replacing the 2013 Law on...

• Saudi Arabia: New Law Regulating Family Matters Promulgated

  18-7-2022 Crypto and Laws Library of Congress 197

  On March 9, 2022, the king of Saudi Arabia, Salman bin Abdulaziz al-Saud, issued Royal Decree No. M/73 (the decree), promulgating the first...

• Finland: Parliament Amends Border Guard Act to Protect Against Foreign Hybrid Attacks

  15-7-2022 Crypto and Laws Library of Congress 325

  On July 7, 2022, the Finnish Parliament adopted legislation to amend the Border Guard Act ( Rajavartiolaki 2005/578) to allow for protection...

• Switzerland: Federal Supreme Court Holds 'Stealthing' Not Punishable as Sexual Act with Persons Incapable of Judgement or Resistance

  14-7-2022 Crypto and Laws Library of Congress 443

  On May 11, 2022, the Swiss Federal Supreme Court (Bundesgericht, BG) held in case 6B_34/2020 and case 6B_265/2020 that the act of...

• Canada: House of Commons Extends Hybrid Proceedings for Another Year

  13-7-2022 Crypto and Laws Library of Congress 192

  On June 23, 2022, the Canadian House of Commons voted to extend its practice of having hybrid parliamentary proceedings until June 30, 2023....

• United Kingdom: European Court of Human Rights Halts Relocation of Asylum-Seekers Under UK-Rwanda Agreement

  12-7-2022 Crypto and Laws Library of Congress 250

  On June 14, 2022, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) in Strasbourg, which is responsible for enforcing the rights contained in the...

• Russian Federation: Supreme Court Confirms Equal Rights of Teleworkers and Onsite Employees

  8-7-2022 Crypto and Laws Library of Congress 353

  On May 19, 2022, the Russian official publication Rossiiskaia Gazeta reported that the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation had ruled that...

• Israel: Parliament Dissolves Itself, Approves National Election and Financing Adjustments

  7-7-2022 Crypto and Laws Library of Congress 331

  On June 30, 2022, the Knesset (Israel’s parliament) approved the Law for the Dissolution of the 24th Knesset and Parties’ Financing Law,...