The past four years have seen cryptocurrencies become ubiquitous, prompting more national and regional authorities to grapple with their regulation. Reports of foreign interference in recent elections in the United States and elsewhere have prompted responses in several countries. Other types of facilities or services that qualify include prenatal, postpartum or parenting support programs for teen moms, and high-quality residential settings for youth who have been, or are at risk of becoming, victims of trafficking. California will be refining the legislation in the coming year, but other states are likely to be watching and will be considering some of the same requirements, among them that consumers be: States have long taken the lead in consumer privacy and security matters, such as security-breach notification laws. 2019), This report surveys laws regulating the mandatory legal deposit of electronic materials. (Mar. 2016; Supplemental report Oct. 2016), This report includes surveys of laws guaranteeing the safety of environmental defenders in Latin America, especially in Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Venezuela. (Dec. 2017), This report surveys the law on extensions and adjustments of patents in nine jurisdictions: Australia, Canada, the European Union, France, Germany, Israel, Japan, South Korea, and the United Kingdom. As of Jan. 8, 27 states and the District of Columbia had begun to enforce these requirements. The information provided reflects research undertaken as of the date of writing, which has not been updated unless specifically noted. Countries often exempt undocumented entrants from penalties when they are seeking asylum or are otherwise entitled to international protection. It indicates, where information was available, whether those laws cover only nationals, foreign persons when the offense is committed within the territory, or foreign persons when the offenses are committed outside of the country’s borders. Large, distant generation sources are being replaced by smaller, local sources located near energy consumers. (Mar. document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', function() { February 02, 2021 - July 14, 2021 Approximately half of state and federal prisoners meet criteria for substance use disorder, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. The chart also includes each country’s Freedom House aggregate score, a scale that comparatively assesses political rights and civil liberties in each country. Privacy Policy. For questions call 1-877-256-2472 or contact us at [email protected], State Bar Passes Mandatory COVID-19 Vaccination Recommendation, Amy Coney Barrett Would Be Third Justice Who Touched 'Bush v. Gore' Litigation, State Bar's Final Vote on Mandatory COVID-19 Vaccination Set for Saturday, Lincoln Project Targets Jones Day, Porter Wright, Encouraging Employees to 'Resign in Protest', Biden Recruits Numerous Big Law Attorneys to Aid Transition. Australia’s Interactive Gambling Act 2001 allows for the provision of online and telephone sports betting services to customers in Australia. As part of your digital membership, you can sign up for an unlimited number of a wide range of complimentary newsletters. (Nov. 2018), On the basis of a worldwide survey, this report identifies 162 countries that have laws criminalizing or otherwise punishing illegal entry. While 3.2 percent of men and 4.9 percent of women in the general population have a serious mental illness such as schizophrenia, major depression or bipolar disorder, in jail, the rates go up to 14.5 percent of men and 31 percent of women. The individual country surveys analyze current and proposed initiatives to limit the spread of false information undertaken at the national level, each country’s challenges associated with these efforts, and efforts undertaken by national governments to secure the validity and accuracy of legal information. The sanctions were designed to pressure husbands to comply with divorce judgements issued against them by rabbinical courts. (July 2017), This report examines the emerging regulatory and policy landscape surrounding artificial intelligence (AI) in jurisdictions around the world and in the European Union. var pday = moment(myDate).format("MMMM DD, YYYY"); (February 2016), This report includes surveys of 16 foreign jurisdictions on laws and policies on protecting children from abuse and neglect. In the meantime, transportation infrastructure continues to crumble, keeping this topic on the list for the last three years. In reality, the line between these approaches frequently blurs, as the various parent-based conditions for birthright citizenship illustrate. A precondition for freezing revenues is the submission of a yearly report by the Minister of Defense on such PA payments to the Ministerial Committee for Matters of National Defense and the Committee’s approval. Family First will dramatically change the way federal Title IV-E funds can be spent by states, territories and tribes. California GOP says it owns unofficial ballot drop boxes. Copyright © 2020 ALM Media Properties, LLC. They also describe practices respecting data gathering and the publication of statistics, as applicable in each country. P.C. Legal Compass includes access to our exclusive industry reports, combining the unmatched expertise of our analyst team with ALM’s deep bench of proprietary information to provide insights that can’t be found anywhere else.