Tag: Law and Legislation
Bangladesh Bans the Political Party of Its Ousted Former Ruler
The interim government of Bangladesh on Saturday announced that it would ban all activities of the Awami League, the political party of the...
Friedrich Merz Has a Tough Job as Germany’s Chancellor. It Just...
Friedrich Merz’s party won Germany’s national election in late February. After weeks of coalition negotiations, Mr. Merz finally made it to the chancellor’s...
U.K. Top Court Says Trans Women Do Not Meet Legal Definition...
The Supreme Court in Britain ruled on Wednesday that trans women do not fall within the legal definition of women under the country’s...
Hungary Changes Constitution to Mandate Two Genders
Emboldened by President Trump, Prime Minister Viktor Orban of Hungary on Monday escalated his culture war against what he calls “gender madness,” after...
UK Laws Are Not ‘Fit for Social Media Age,’ Says Report...
British laws restricting what the police can say about criminal cases are “not fit for the social media age,” a government committee said...
Trump’s New Way to Kill Regulations: Because I Say So
President Trump this week directed 10 federal agencies — including the Environmental Protection Agency, the Energy Department and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission —...
‘I Am Disgusted’: Le Pen Voters Voice Outrage Over Her Conviction
When the verdict from a Paris criminal court flashed across screens in Hénin-Beaumont, many customers in the Café de la Paix received it...
France’s Parliament Is Set to Debate Changing Rape Law to Include...
Many countries require that consent be given before sex — and have written that into their rape laws. France is not among them.Now...
A Prison Death Highlights Russia’s LGBTQ Crackdown
The travel agency offered tours aimed solely at men, and that was enough to attract the attention of the police enforcing new Russian...
Facing Early-Onset Alzheimer’s, She Fought to Expand Assisted Suicide in Quebec
One recent evening, Sandra Demontigny tried to write down when she would die.“I sat down in a corner with a candle next to...
