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May 3 2012 18:42

America’s National Rifle Association has spoken in favor of the controversial Stand Your Ground self-defense law which was adopted with its active lobbying several years ago. →

Medvedev abolishes electoral signature-gathering

May 2 2012 15:12

Dmitry Medvedev has signed a law, abolishing the requirement of collecting signatures by parties bidding in parliamentary, regional and local elections. The required number of signatures in order to run for presidency has been drastically scaled down. →

Medvedev promises no online censorship

April 29 2012 09:43

The outgoing Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has pledged more judicial reforms if he become prime minister. →

New US law against web piracy – pros and cons

April 28 2012 23:10

Several days ago, the US House of Representative approved a law called Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act, or CISPA for short, which is aimed at protecting the copyrights of content published on the web. →

CISPA – protecting intellectual property or introducing censorship?

April 24 2012 23:16

In October 2011, the US Congress made an attempt to adopt a law known as the Stop Online Piracy Act, or SOPA for short. This draft law stirred much criticism, and, as a result, the law was not adopted. However, at present, the Congress is viewing another draft law, which, if adopted, may considerably abridge the rights of internet users. →

Parties in Russia given green light

April 4 2012 15:56

The new law “On Parties” signed by President Dmitry Medvedev on Tuesday has taken effect today, with many political movements and public organizations now expected to submit their registration bids. The new law reduces from 40,000 to 500 the number of members needed by a party to register within the federal authorities. →

Supreme Court: strip searches even for minor offenses

April 4 2012 15:51

Siding with security needs over privacy rights the Supreme Court ruled yesterday that jailers may subject people arrested for minor offenses to invasive strip searches. By a 5-4 vote, the court rejected the challenge from a New Jersey man who argued its unconstitutional to force everyone to strip down for inspection. →

Russia softens stance on political party registration

April 4 2012 09:11

A new law has come into force in Russia easing registration and performance requirements for political parties. The parliament-approved bill was signed into law by President Medvedev yesterday, and is carried by today’s issue of the Rossiyskaya Gazeta daily. →

British authorities to access private mail and phone calls

April 2 2012 01:41

Britain may soon witness a new law granting government access to private e-mail and phone calls of the population, reports the BBC. If passed, the provider companies will be required upon demand of government agencies to provide access to email and internet traffic – enabling to monitor website attendance - and to phone calls and text messages of UK residents. →

Americans go to court against NDAA

March 30 2012 21:05

A group of political activists and journalists have filed a lawsuit protesting the latest changes to the United States’ controversial National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The changes sanction the indefinite detention of U.S. and foreign citizens in any part of the world on the slightest suspicions of their involvement in terrorism and extremism. →

Utah governor to sign a bill demanding federal lands

March 29 2012 13:49

In Utah governor Gary Herbert signed a bill demanding that the federal governments surrender public lands in the state by 2014 setting the table for a potential legal battle over millions of acres in the state. →

Russia to toughen punishment for offending religious feelings

March 3 2012 11:57

Russia may toughen punishment for offending the believers’ religious feelings. A draft law has been submitted to the Russian Parliament’s lower house, the State Duma, providing for an administrative arrest for up to 15 days for the cynical profanation of temples. →

Opposition members observe political reform debates in Duma

February 28 2012 20:47

Russia’s State Duma, the lower chamber of the country’s parliament, has focused on political reforms. The deputies voted on Tuesday in the first reading for a bill reintroducing direct elections of governors, simplifying procedures for registering political parties and reducing the number of signatures required by non-parliamentary parties and independent candidates to take part in elections. →

Putin favours employment of skilled foreigners

February 17 2012 16:57

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has ordered to introduce changes to the law so as to facilitate employment of highly skilled experts from abroad, including the countries of the Common Economic Space (CES) formed by Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan. →

Turkmen parliament OKs law on political parties

January 11 2012 14:03

Turkmen parliament adopted a law on political parties on Wednesday, a document that was prepared in line with the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the Constitution of Turkmenistan, which provides the right of citizens to form political parties. →

Ukraine parliament votes down moonshine bill

January 11 2012 09:06

Ukraine’s parliament has voted down a moonshine bill submitted by the Party of the Regions in favor of allowing homemade alcohol. The bill was backed by only 35 lawmakers against 226 necessary. The Ukrainian MPs also declined to cancel a fine for producing or storing homemade alcohol. →

New US Defense Act curtails liberties not military spending

December 28 2011 14:36

The US Congress has already approved National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2012 (NDAA 2012) and President Barack Obama has announced his readiness to sign it. The most radical analysts are comparing the new law to the edicts of the “Third Reich” or “Muslim tyrannies”. →

Get ready to revamp political system, presidential aide tells Duma

December 22 2011 18:54

A number of bills on a comprehensive reform of Russia’s political system will be submitted to the State Duma in the coming days, presidential aide Arkady Dvorkovich said on Thursday. The statement comes hours after President Dmitry Medvedev urged such a reform during his state-of-the-nation address in Moscow earlier in the day. →

New US law – a barrier to content piracy or censorship?

December 16 2011 23:14

The US Senate has been gripped by heated debates over the introduction of the draft law known as the “Stop Online Piracy Act”. This draft law has become a real apple of discord between film- and music-producing companies, on the one side, and owners of websites on the other. →

US may ban all talking behind the wheel

December 15 2011 16:17

If you are behind the wheel and your cell phone rings, don’t pick it up, says the National Transportation Safety Board. The federal agency issued a recommendation on Tuesday to all 50 states, as well as D.C., to ban cell phone use, even if using a hands-free device. →

 
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