Library of Congress

• Uruguay: Congress Adopts New Law on Transgender Rights

  31-10-2018 Crypto and Laws Library of Congress 205

  (Oct. 31, 2018) On October 19, 2018, the Uruguayan Congress adopted the new Comprehensive Law for Transgender Persons, aimed at reversing...

• France: Government Adopts Law Banning Cell Phone Use at School

  30-10-2018 Crypto and Laws Library of Congress 769

  (Oct. 30, 2018) On August 5, 2018, the French government promulgated a law banning “cell phones and other electronic communication...

• Belgium: Report Reveals Euthanasia Commission Authorized Euthanasia of Three Minors in 2016–17

  29-10-2018 Crypto and Laws Library of Congress 1454

  (Oct. 29, 2018) Belgium has the world’s only law allowing terminally ill minors in “unbearable suffering” to choose to die....

• China: International Commercial Courts and International Commercial Expert Committee Established

  26-10-2018 Crypto and Laws Library of Congress 1040

  (Oct. 26, 2018) On June 25, 2018, China’s highest court, the Supreme People’s Court (SPC), issued a judicial interpretation on the...

• New Zealand: Education Bill Removes National Standards and Charter School Model from Law

  25-10-2018 Crypto and Laws Library of Congress 3427

  (Oct. 25, 2018) On October 18, 2018, the New Zealand Parliament passed the Education Amendment Bill 2018, which makes substantial amendments to...

• Germany: Court Holds That Bitcoin Trading Does Not Require a Banking License

  19-10-2018 Crypto and Laws Library of Congress 340

  (Oct. 19, 2018) On September 29, 2018, the Higher Regional Court of Berlin (Kammergericht Berlin, KG Berlin) held that trading in Bitcoin does not...

• Togo: Parliament Adopts Bill to Promote Power Generation from Clean Sources

  15-10-2018 Crypto and Laws Library of Congress 317

  (Oct. 15, 2018) On July 24, 2018, Togo’s Parliament adopted a bill to promote power generation from clean sources. ( Ouverture de la...

• Kenya: Parliament Considering Amendment to the Country’s 2001 Children Act

  5-10-2018 Crypto and Laws Library of Congress 370

  (Oct. 5, 2018) Kenya’s Parliament is currently reviewing a new bill—the Statute Law (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill, 2018—which...

• Egypt: President Ratifies Anti-Cybercrime Law

  5-10-2018 Crypto and Laws Library of Congress 630

  (Oct. 5, 2018) In August 2018, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi ratified Law No. 175 of 2018, the “Anti-Cyber and Information...

• Sweden: Swedish Media Criticized by Swedish Press Council for Publishing Names of #MeToo Accused Without Cause

  4-10-2018 Crypto and Laws Library of Congress 717

  (Oct. 4, 2018) On June 25, 2018, the Swedish Pressens opinionsnämnd (PON, Press Council) in an unprecedented move issued critical opinions of...