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Cambodia’s new health legislations 2023

Cambodia’s new health legislations 2023

On June 21,2023 Cambodia government adopted a new law on Civil Registration, ensuring the registration of every birth and death along with other vital life events effectively. This comprehensive framework establishes a legal system linking the civil registration of births and death along with the individual identification and residence, thereby establishing a universal right of an identity card for all citizens and also ensuring protection of privacy and personal data.

China data protection 2023

China data protection 2023

On 30 May 2023, the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) issued the Guidelines and measures for the Filing of Standard Contracts the SCC, for the Outbound Transfer of Personal Information providing specific requirements for the methods, procedures, and materials for filing standard contracts for the outbound transfer of personal information, along with the EU’s general data protection regulation. this comes effective on June1, 2023.

Estonia – new law banning mother- tongue education 2023

Estonia – new law banning mother- tongue education 2023

On 12 December 2022, the Estonian Parliament adopted ,The Amendment Law to the Basic School and Gymnasium Law and Other Laws (Transition to Estonian-Language Education) 722 SE”,[1] which establishes that the full transition to Estonian-language education will start in 2024 and would be finalised by 2030.

Sweden Ban on dance floor abolished 2023

Sweden Ban on dance floor abolished 2023

Sweden in 1956 brought in a requirement that all restaurants and bars had to apply for and receive a special "dance permit" if their patrons were to be allowed to dance, with their owners facing fines if their customers were found dancing without a permit.

Monaco’s latest Private international law

Monaco’s latest Private international law

Monaco is a home to over 140 nationalities. There has been conflicts of law, jurisdictions and the practical need for legislative updates for the residents and the nationals living there. The existing laws lacked clarity. It is often based on the old judicial precedents or references to French judicial precedents.

Angola Bill on NGO 2023

Angola Bill on NGO 2023

On May 25, 2023, the National Assembly of Angola approved the ‘Law on the Status of Non-Governmental Organizations’ Bill.The Angolan government introduced the Bill in line to compact terrorist financing and money-laundering risks in the non-profit sector backed by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) Recommendations.

Thailand -Lese- Majeste law

Thailand -Lese- Majeste law

Lèse-majesté is an offence or defamation against the dignity of a ruling head of state, could be traditionally a monarch or now a president or the state itself.

Algeria – Ban on divorced mothers for custody of children on remarriage.

Algeria – Ban on divorced mothers for custody of children on remarriage.

Article 66 of the Family Code deprives a divorced woman in Algeria of the custody of her children if she remarries. In Algeria, Article 66 of the Family Code deprives a divorced woman of the custody of her children if she remarries “with a person not related to the child by a prohibited relationship”.

Zambia :Children’s Code Act

Zambia :Children’s Code Act

Zambia makes the most landmark legislation on children becoming the eleventh state in Africa in realizing the importance to protect and safeguard children. The legislation has full prohibition of corporal punishment of children in all settings, defining the practice as “the prohibited punishment in which physical force is used on a child.” The Code also states “a person shall not subject a child to torture, cruel treatment or punishment, unlawful arrest or deprivation of liberty,” and repeals child rights legislations that allowed the practice to persist.

Israel: Controversial law protecting the chair of PM

Israel: Controversial law protecting the chair of PM

Israel's parliament, the Knesset, passed legislation that would significantly limit the conditions under which Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu could be deemed unfit to govern.

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