UK drug policy: how seizing passports will not stop illicit dug use
Oct 16, 2022 13:36 pm UTC| Law
In an attempt to clamp down on recreational drug use, the British government recently set out a three-tier system for dealing with people caught in possession of illegal substances. A scale of punishments would be...
Oct 16, 2022 13:36 pm UTC| Law
Public hearings have officially commenced into the Senate Committee Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Children. The inquiry has found Murder rates for Indigenous women are eight times higher than for...
How the Indian Act's 'blackout period' denied Indigenous Peoples their legal rights
Oct 13, 2022 11:57 am UTC| Insights & Views Law
Recent years have seen Indigenous land rights protests and assertions of sovereignty across Canada. In the wake of these events, many have been learning about and coming to terms with Canadas treatment of Indigenous...
India demands $244 million payment from Pernod Ricard in tax dispute
Oct 12, 2022 22:02 pm UTC| Law Economy Business
Indian authorities are asking Pernod Ricard to pay $244 million for reportedly undervaluing imports of liquor concentrates for over a decade. After inspecting import bills for 2009-10 to 2020-21 relating to liquor...
Oct 11, 2022 04:41 am UTC| Business Law
Whats making it so hard for Florida insurers to survive? Floridas insurance rates have almost doubled in the past five years, yet insurance companies are still losing money for three main reasons. One is the rising...
Hijab law in Iran over the decades: the continuing battle for reform
Oct 11, 2022 04:32 am UTC| Insights & Views Law
Protests have quickly spread across Iran calling for a change in the law after the death of a 22-year-old woman, Mahsa Amini, in the custody of the morality police. The young woman was accused of violating rules on...
Nike, other foreign firms not being punished for abusing subcontractors: lawmaker
Oct 04, 2022 22:50 pm UTC| Law Economy Business
Nike and other foreign companies could easily evade the fair trade law in South Korea even if they exploit their dominant position over domestic subcontractors by abusing them, according to a lawmaker. According to Rep....
G7 overcomes internal wrangling and ‘irrelevance’ barbs to strike US$50 deal to support Ukraine
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