Italy has introduced mandatory vaccinations – other countries should follow its lead
Jun 02, 2017 11:20 am UTC| Health Law
In the first four months of this year, around 1,500 cases of measles were reported in Italy. As a response to the outbreak, the Italian government introduced a law making 12 vaccinations mandatory for preschool and...
As patients turn to medical crowdfunding, concerns emerge about privacy
Jun 02, 2017 03:15 am UTC| Insights & Views Health Law
Facebook recently announced that it is getting more involved in the personal crowdfunding business. Individual users will have the option of placing a donate button on their posts to raise funds for six categories of...
Explainer: how proceeds-of-crime law works in Australia
Jun 01, 2017 14:08 pm UTC| Insights & Views Law
The nine legal jurisdictions of Australia have a patchwork of laws directed at depriving criminals of the profits of their crimes. There are many similarities between jurisdictions, but the laws are by no means...
Young people are right to feel hard done by – pay discrimination for under 25s is legal
Jun 01, 2017 13:27 pm UTC| Insights & Views Law
Many of the university students graduating in the coming months are likely to feel short-changed when they start looking for jobs. Until they reach their 25th birthdays, and regardless of their qualifications, the minimum...
Companies should take charge of the potential toxins in common products
May 31, 2017 07:44 am UTC| Insights & Views Law
Every year thousands of new contaminants enter the market in common consumer products and are washed down our drains without treatment. They end up in the water we drink, the fish we eat, and other marine life. These...
Why Italian courts are struggling to protect people's freedom in public spaces
May 24, 2017 15:21 pm UTC| Insights & Views Law
Public spaces are by definition open to everyone, regardless of age, gender and social status. But in Italy, national security measures are placing ever-tighter restrictions on what people can and cant do in public. All of...
How Big Tobacco is losing the fight to stop plain packaging of cigarettes
May 22, 2017 12:53 pm UTC| Insights & Views Law
You may already have seen the tobacco packs currently sold in the UK: a dark, murky green colour with large graphic health-warning images and scary messages aimed at informing current and potential smokers about the...
South Africa’s plan to move away from coal: 8 steps to make it succeed
Germany lowers voting age to 16 for the European elections
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects