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...
Murder or infanticide? Understanding the causes behind the most shocking of crimes
Jun 30, 2017 17:08 pm UTC| Insights & Views Law
The murder of newborn baby Mia Kelly by her mother, Rachel Tunstill, was branded horrific, callous and brutal by police in Lancashire. Tunstill was sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum term of 20 years after a...
Google's defence for breaking EU law? Our users wanted us to do it
Jun 28, 2017 16:33 pm UTC| Technology Law
The European Commission has fined Google Euro 2.42 billion for what it claims is an abuse of its dominance as a search engine. The case, dating back to 2010, centres on Googles shopping service that prominently displays...
Turkey bans teaching of evolution – but there's no better evidence for how life develops
Jun 28, 2017 16:25 pm UTC| Science Law
In the US there have been many attempts to expunge evolution from the school curriculm or demand that creationism the idea that all life was uniquely created by God is given equal treatment in science textbooks. While...
Memo to Gordon Gekko: Ethics not greed boost profits
Jun 28, 2017 16:06 pm UTC| Insights & Views Law
Stories involving business ethics appear regularly in the news. Some report good deeds, but most allege scandalous corporate behaviour. While these may seem like examples of businesses choosing money over morals, thats a...
Why Congress should let everyone deduct charitable gifts from their taxes
Jun 28, 2017 04:09 am UTC| Insights & Views Life Law Economy
The 30 percent of American taxpayers who itemize their returns are free to deduct every dollar they donate to an IRS-approved charity from up to half of their taxable income. While neither the White House nor lawmakers are...
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