12 States Threatened To Sue EPA Over Intent To Rollback Emissions Standards

Jun 13, 2017 08:29 am UTC| Politics Nature Law

In 2011, then President Barrack Obama introduced new standards in carbon emissions involving vehicles that forced car companies to make important changes in how they made vehicles. Now that Donald Trump is the president...

Game theory suggests China should keep its ivory trade ban in place indefinitely

Jun 09, 2017 18:42 pm UTC| Insights & Views Law

Its no exaggeration to say that African elephants are in grave danger. The forest elephant, native to Central Africa, is on the edge of extinction. Savanna elephants, in southern Africa, are being poached at a rate of...

How the parties differ on their plans to fix Britain's social care crisis

Jun 06, 2017 15:09 pm UTC| Insights & Views Law Health

Ahead of the election on June 8, the UKs main political parties have all proposed different solutions for the social care crisis. After the Conservatives proposals were labelled a dementia tax, and the party made a policy...

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...