Zero rated VAT items: how South Africa is going about expanding the list
Aug 28, 2018 13:00 pm UTC| Insights & Views Law
South Africa is processing a new report produced by an independent panel that reviewed the current list of items exempted from Value Added Tax (VAT). The review came after VAT was increased in the 2018/19 budget, from 14%...
How privatized cannabis sales threaten your privacy
Aug 28, 2018 12:54 pm UTC| Insights & Views Law Health
An overlooked aspect of recreational cannabis legalization in Canada is the privacy implications of the distribution systems, especially in the online environment. The privacy and security risks are substantial, and...
Lessons from Clayoquot Sound for the Trans Mountain pipeline protests
Aug 28, 2018 12:54 pm UTC| Insights & Views Law
In June, six people protested against the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion by hanging for more than 24 hours from the Ironworkers Memorial Bridge in Metro Vancouver. Similar protest stunts occurred in Montréal...
Mexico's new president has plans to make his country safer – but will they work?
Aug 21, 2018 17:06 pm UTC| Insights & Views Law Politics
Mexican voters upended their countrys political establishment this summer when they elected Andres Manuel López Obrador the left-wing former mayor of Mexico City known as AMLO by an overwhelming margin. His...
You don't have to look far to find human trafficking victims
Aug 21, 2018 16:19 pm UTC| Insights & Views Law
Many people think that human trafficking means kidnapping and moving victims across state or national borders. After working with human trafficking victims as a forensic nurse and now while teaching at Texas AM...
Outdated, punitive laws are encouraging HIV stigma in Zimbabwe
Aug 21, 2018 16:10 pm UTC| Insights & Views Law
In 2001 Zimbabwe introduced the Sexual Offences Act, which criminalised wilful transmission of HIV. Three years later the law was updated to include those who suspected they could be HIV positive but didnt inform their...
How to move energy policy models beyond bias and vested interests
Aug 21, 2018 16:05 pm UTC| Insights & Views Law Politics
The Turnbull governments flagship energy plan, the National Energy Guarantee, was intended to end a decade-long stalemate on energy and climate policy in Australia. Ironically, since its unveiling in October 2017, the...
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