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• New Zealand: Court of Appeal and Supreme Court Issue Protocol for Remote Hearings During COVID-19 Restrictions

  3 weeks ago Crypto and Laws Library of Congress 179

  (Apr. 28, 2020) On April 17, 2020, the Chief Justice of the New Zealand Supreme Court and the President of the Court of Appeal issued a protocol...

• Israel: Ministry of Health Issues Guidelines on Use of Cameras in COVID-19 Hospital Units

  4 weeks ago Crypto and Laws Library of Congress 175

  (Apr. 28, 2020) On April 6, 2020, Israel’s Ministry of Health (MOH) issued the Camera-Corona Directive (CCD), providing guidelines for the...

• Turkey: New Parole Measure Expected to Significantly Lower Prison Population

  4 weeks ago Crypto and Laws Library of Congress 148

  (Apr. 28, 2020) On April 14, 2020, the Parliament of Turkey passed Law No. 7242 amending Law No. 5275 on the Execution of Penal and Security...

• Switzerland: Videoconferencing in Civil Trials Authorized due to COVID-19

  4 weeks ago Crypto and Laws Library of Congress 165

  (Apr. 27, 2020) On April 20, 2020, a regulation entered into force that temporarily amends Switzerland’s rules of civil procedure to enable...

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• Philippines: Hospitals Investigated for Denying Treatment During Pandemic

  25-4-2020 Crypto and Laws Library of Congress 239

  (Apr. 24, 2020) On April 16, 2020, the Philippine government announced that it is investigating allegations that a number of hospitals have...

• United States: President Signs Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act

  24-4-2020 Crypto and Laws Library of Congress 127

  (Apr. 24, 2020) On April 24, 2020, President Donald Trump signed into law H.R. 266 , alternatively referred to as the Paycheck Protection Program...

• Mexico: President Urges Approval of Amnesty Law Because of Coronavirus Infection Risk in Prisons

  24-4-2020 Crypto and Laws Library of Congress 116

  (Apr. 24, 2020) On April 15, 2020, Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador urged Mexico’s Senate to pass the Amnesty Law...

• South Africa: Directions for Court Operations During COVID-19 Lockdown Issued

  24-4-2020 Crypto and Laws Library of Congress 178

  (Apr. 23, 2020) On March 31, 2020, the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services issued directions to “address, prevent and combat the...

• Chile: Senate Adopts Protocol for Virtual Committee Sessions

  23-4-2020 Crypto and Laws Library of Congress 118

  (Apr. 23, 2020) On April 8, 2020, the Chilean Senate adopted a protocol for carrying out committee sessions remotely during the 90-day state of...

• Brazil: Federal Supreme Court Confirms Concurrent Powers of Federal Government, States, Federal District, and Municipalities to Fight COVID-19

  22-4-2020 Crypto and Laws Library of Congress 130

  (Apr. 22, 2020) On April 15, 2020, in a session held by videoconference, the plenary of Brazil’s Federal Supreme Court unanimously...

• Norway: Supreme Court Holds First Web-Based Court Hearing

  22-4-2020 Crypto and Laws Library of Congress 112

  (Apr. 22, 2020) On April 17, 2020, the Norwegian Supreme Court held its first web-based court hearing as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. In...

• Italy: New Decree-Law to Ensure Liquidity for Distressed Companies Enters into Effect

  22-4-2020 Crypto and Laws Library of Congress 226

  (Apr. 21, 2020) On April 9, 2020, Decree-Law No. 23 (D.L. No. 23), which guarantees liquidity for companies in distress as a result of the...

• Israel: Supreme Court Again Rejects Petition for Court to Rule on Indicted Knesset Member’s Eligibility for Prime Ministership

  20-4-2020 Crypto and Laws Library of Congress 156

  (Apr. 20, 2020) On April 12, 2020, the Supreme Court of Israel, sitting as a High Court of Justice, unanimously rejected a petition that the Court...

• Mexico: Mexico City and Many Mexican States Make Wearing Masks Mandatory on Public Transit

  17-4-2020 Crypto and Laws Library of Congress 111

  (Apr. 17, 2020) Mexico City’s rapid transit metro, the Collective Transportation System (Sistema de Transporte Colectivo, STC) reported in a...

• Indonesia: Spread of COVID-19 Declared a National Disaster

  17-4-2020 Crypto and Laws Library of Congress 125

  On April 13, 2020, Indonesia’s President Joko Widodo (“Jokowi”)  issued Presidential Decree No. 12 of 2020  on...