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• Sweden: Parliament Adopts Law Allowing Receipt of Military Support

  20-5-2022 Crypto and Laws Library of Congress 365

  On May 18, 2022, the Swedish parliament adopted legislation that will allow Sweden to receive military support from member countries of the...

• Tunisia: General Prosecution Office to Investigate President's Former Chief of Staff for Leaks About President's Mental Health and Management of State Affairs

  19-5-2022 Crypto and Laws Library of Congress 313

  On May 5, 2022, Tunisia’s General Prosecution Office of the Court of First Instance in Tunis decided to open an investigation into Nadia Akacha,...

• Finland: Parliament Votes to Join NATO

  18-5-2022 Crypto and Laws Library of Congress 348

  On May 17, 2022, the Finnish parliament voted to approve the government’s proposal to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). The...

• Japan: Road Traffic Act and Road Transport Vehicle Act Amended

  17-5-2022 Crypto and Laws Library of Congress 456

  An amendment to Japan’s Road Traffic Act was published in the Official Gazette on April 27, 2022. ( Act No. 32 of 2022 , amending Road Traffic...

• Kuwait: New Amendments to Laws on Residency of Foreigners and Citizenship Proposed

  16-5-2022 Crypto and Laws Library of Congress 280

  On March 23, 2022, the Kuwait parliament’s Committee for Interior Security and Defense declared its agreement with new amendments proposed by...

• Italy: Constitutional Court Rules on Proportionality of Penalties for Indecent Acts

  13-5-2022 Crypto and Laws Library of Congress 219

  On April 14, 2022, the Italian Constitutional Court issued   Decision No. 95 , declaring that a Criminal Code provision concerning penalties for...

• France: Government Adopts New Rule on Insanity Defense

  12-5-2022 Crypto and Laws Library of Congress 316

  On April 25, 2022, the French government issued a decree on employing insanity defenses in criminal trials. This decree relates to the...

• Panama: National Assembly Passes Bill Regulating Cryptocurrency

  11-5-2022 Crypto and Laws Library of Congress 231

  On April 28, 2022, Panama’s National Assembly announced that it had passed Bill No. 697 , which regulates the commercialization and use of...

• Finland: Supreme Court Rules on Sámi Indigenous Rights to Fish

  10-5-2022 Crypto and Laws Library of Congress 473

  On April 13, 2022, the Finnish Supreme Court ruled in two cases that members of the Sámi indigenous people were not legally responsible for having...

• Turkey: Amendments to Foreign Exchange Regulations Mandate Use of Turkish Lira for Private Individuals and Entities in Certain Contracts

  9-5-2022 Crypto and Laws Library of Congress 285

  On April 19, 2022, Turkey’s Ministry of the Treasury and Finance published amendments to the country’s foreign exchange regulations in the...

• Italy: New Law on Crimes against the Cultural Heritage Implemented

  6-5-2022 Crypto and Laws Library of Congress 377

  On March 23, 2022, Law No. 22 of March 9, 2022, Provisions on Crimes against the Cultural Heritage ( Legge 9 marzo 2022, n. 22, Disposizioni in...

• Egypt: Cabinet Approves Draft Law on Criminalizing Underage Marriage

  5-5-2022 Crypto and Laws Library of Congress 385

  On April 12, 2022, the Egyptian Cabinet approved a draft law on criminalizing underage marriages in Egypt. The draft law would punish the...

• Japan: Justice Ministry and Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications Ask Big Tech Giants to Register Overseas Headquarters

  4-5-2022 Crypto and Laws Library of Congress 416

  In an effort to tighten its oversight of global tech giants, Japan’s Ministry of Justice and Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications...

• Latvia: Legislature Adopts Amendments to Terminate Citizenship for Support of War Crimes in Light of Russian Invasion of Ukraine

  2-5-2022 Crypto and Laws Library of Congress 321

  On April 21, 2022, the Saiema (Latvian legislature) adopted amendments to the Law on Citizenship that had been proposed by the Ministry of...

• Jordan; Saudi Arabia; Egypt: COVID Restrictions Eased during Month of Ramadan

  29-4-2022 Crypto and Laws Library of Congress 543

  The Kingdom of Jordan, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and the Arab Republic of Egypt have each implemented measures to ease COVID-19 pandemic...