In B.C., Alberta and around the world, forcing drug users into treatment is a violent policy

May 26, 2023 14:48 pm UTC| Law

Intervention without human rights goes by many names involuntary institutionalization, compulsory drug treatment, coerced care, forced abstinence or a combination of all of those terms. Involuntary treatment in the...

'We can no longer justify unpaid labour': why uni students need to be paid for work placements

May 23, 2023 15:10 pm UTC| Law Business

This article is part of our series on big ideas for the Universities Accord. The federal government is calling for ideas to reshape and reimagine higher education, and set it up for the next decade and beyond. A review...

Dubious partnerships: new plans to curb wrongdoing by UK-registered firms are riddled with loopholes

May 23, 2023 15:08 pm UTC| Law

What links the UK with the theft of over a billion US dollars from Moldovan banks and the global money laundering schemes operated through the infamous Russian and Azerbaijani laundromats that allowed more billions of US...

Kidnapping in Nigeria: criminalising ransom payment isn't working - families need support

May 11, 2023 16:01 pm UTC| Law

Kidnapping for ransom has become a national security threat in Nigeria. How its done varies from targeted individuals, to indiscriminate kidnappings and mass kidnapping in schools and communities. And there has been a...

What Ed Sheeran's copyright court case win means for songwriters in future

May 11, 2023 14:38 pm UTC| Law

Ed Sheeran came out swinging in his statement after a New York court found in his favour last week over a claim that his 2014 song Thinking Out Loud infringed copyright in Marvin Gayes hit Lets Get It On. He called suits...

McDonald’s Franchisees Fined $200,000 for Illegally Employing 305 Minors, Including 10-Year-Olds

May 04, 2023 23:21 pm UTC| Law Economy Business

The U.S. Labor Department fined three McDonalds franchisees operating 62 restaurants across Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, and Ohio $200,000 for employing 305 minors, including two 10-year-olds who were unpaid. The 305...

Diageo Korea Challenges Trade Act Prohibition With Johnnie Walker Order Policy

May 02, 2023 23:45 pm UTC| Life Law Economy Business

Diageo Korea is requiring bars, nightclubs, and other establishments to purchase all seven of its imported liquors every month from May to July to be able to place an order for its popular whisky, Johnnie Walker. The...