Medical law expert on womb transplants for men and the ‘right to gestate'
Jul 08, 2017 18:11 pm UTC| Insights & Views Law
Could a womb be transplanted into a transgender woman or even cisgender (non-transgender) men? Could reproduction soon be unisex? These questions may sound as though they come from a sci-fi novel, but this week these...
European law expert: UK has sparked race to the bottom that will strip citizens of their rights
Jul 08, 2017 18:09 pm UTC| Insights & Views Law Politics
Now that both the UK government and the EU have set out their proposals for citizens rights after Brexit, its clear that both take the concept of reciprocity as a starting point. But the EU and the UK have a profoundly...
Study Claims Self-Driving Cars Can Learn Ethics And Morality
Jul 08, 2017 16:31 pm UTC| Technology Law
Humanity often displays arrogance in the face of other species due to the belief that only humans know what ethics and morality are. However, a new study suggests that this might not be the case as even self-driving cars...
Second Billion-Dollar Fine Could Await Google Over Android Case
Jul 08, 2017 16:27 pm UTC| Technology Law
Google was recently fined by the EU antitrust commission with $2.7 billion for its anti-competitive practices involving its search engine. Now, the company could be looking at yet another fine that might actually be bigger...
Judge Sides With Facebook In Offline Tracking Case
Jul 08, 2017 16:21 pm UTC| Technology Law
One point goes to Facebook, with the company getting a favorable decision by a judge in a privacy lawsuit. The social network was essentially accused of tracking user activity even when they are logged out of their...
In India, a legislative reform is needed to push corporate social responsibility
Jun 30, 2017 17:29 pm UTC| Insights & Views Law
The corporate social responsibility (CSR) movement began as a response to advocacy for corporations to play a role in ameliorating social problems due to their economic power and overarching presence in daily life. Now,...
Brazil's president faces criminal charges and 2% approval rating – but clings on
Jun 30, 2017 17:11 pm UTC| Politics Law
Brazils attorney-general, Rodrigo Janot, has charged the president, Michel Temer, with the crime of passive corruption more commonly known as accepting a bribe. The Supreme Court will now send the charge to congresss...
Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility
Economist Chris Richardson on an ‘ugly’ inflation result and the coming budget
Why Germany ditched nuclear before coal – and why it won’t go back
Labour can afford to be far more ambitious with its economic policies – voters are on board
Sudan: civil war stretches into a second year with no end in sight