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• Germany: Government Proposes Loss of German Citizenship for Foreign Fighters with Dual Citizenship

  20-5-2019 Crypto and Laws Library of Congress 167

  (May 20, 2019) On May 3, 2019, the press services of the German Bundestag (parliament) reported that the German government had submitted a draft...

• Italy: Law Regulating Duration of Administrative Processes Ruled Unconstitutional

  17-5-2019 Crypto and Laws Library of Congress 152

  (May 17, 2019) On February 6, 2019, the Italian Constitutional Court declared article 54, paragraph 2 of Decree-Law No. 112 of June 25, 2008...

• Italy: Legal Provision Not Allowing Home Detention Ruled Unconstitutional

  16-5-2019 Crypto and Laws Library of Congress 156

  (May 16, 2019) On April 19, 2019, the Italian Constitutional Court declared unconstitutional article 47-ter, paragraph 1-ter of Law No. 354 of...

• Germany: De Facto Complete Exclusion of Stepchild Adoption for Unmarried Couples Held Unconstitutional

  15-5-2019 Crypto and Laws Library of Congress 174

  (May 15, 2019) In a decision published on May 2, 2019, the German Federal Constitutional Court (Bundesverfassungsgericht, BVerfG) held that the...

• New Zealand: Zero Carbon Bill Introduced

  14-5-2019 Crypto and Laws Library of Congress 230

  (May 14, 2019) On May 8, 2019, New Zealand’s Minister for Climate Change, James Shaw, introduced the Climate Change Response (Zero Carbon)...

• Ukraine: Legislature Adopts Language Law

  13-5-2019 Crypto and Laws Library of Congress 163

  (May 13, 2019) On April 25, 2019, the Verkhovna Rada (Ukraine’s legislature) adopted a law enhancing the role of Ukrainian as a state...

• Italy: New Law Aiding Reconstruction Following Earthquakes Takes Effect

  10-5-2019 Crypto and Laws Library of Congress 207

  (May 10, 2019) On April 19, 2019, new legislation on public procurement and on aiding the recovery of areas hit by earthquakes entered into force...

• Russia: Government Expanding Vaccination for Measles Amid Outbreak in Neighboring Countries

  9-5-2019 Crypto and Laws Library of Congress 182

  (May 9, 2019) On March 6, 2019, the chief state sanitary physician of the Russian Federation issued a resolution requiring that vaccination for...

• Mexico: Constitutional Amendment on National Guard Enacted

  8-5-2019 Crypto and Laws Library of Congress 332

  (May 8, 2019) On March 26, 2019, the Mexican government published a constitutional amendment that provides for the creation of Mexico’s...

• Russia: Government Introduces Bill to Regulate Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Absorption

  7-5-2019 Crypto and Laws Library of Congress 171

  (May 7, 2019) In December 2018, the Russian Federation’s Ministry of Economic Development drafted a bill on state regulation of emissions...