Russian Bitcoin Users Could Be Fined 0.5 Mln Rubles Or Jailed For 2 Years – Report
Feb 04, 2016 10:27 am UTC| Digital Currency Law
The reports of Russian lawmakers seeking to ban bitcoin use in the country have been in media circles for quite some time now. In December, the lawmakers submitted a new draft bill to the countrys legislative assembly Duma...
Four key parts of Britain's new deal with Europe explained by an expert in EU law
Feb 04, 2016 02:08 am UTC| Law Politics
Proposals on the UKs future relationship with the European Union have given British voters a first indication of what David Cameron, the prime minister, has achieved in his attempts to renegotiate the terms of the UKs...
Government's tough reaction to High Court judgment contains just a little wriggle room
Feb 03, 2016 13:59 pm UTC| Law
Malcolm Turnbull turned on the machismo and Peter Dutton stayed tough, after the High Court confirmed Australias offshore detention regime is constitutional. It was a hard face that the government turned to the 269...
Asylum seekers face deportation after government win in High Court
Feb 03, 2016 05:56 am UTC| Law
The High Court has thrown out a challenge to the governments power to detain people offshore, but Malcolm Turnbull is under pressure over the looming return of more than 250 people to Nauru and Manus Island. In a widely...
Netflix’s VPN ban cannot cure TV studios’ chronic headaches
Feb 01, 2016 13:17 pm UTC| Insights & Views Law
In mid-January, Netflix announced a ban on the use of proxies, unblockers and virtual private networks (VPNs) all technical work-arounds to view movies and TV programs unavailable in the subscribers country. This...
The Supreme Court saves the smart grid, but more battles loom
Jan 29, 2016 16:13 pm UTC| Insights & Views Law
In a surprising 6-2 decision, the Supreme Court upheld a controversial energy conservation rule from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), the agency that regulates interstate electricity sales. The rule was...
Trump declares war on Fox News and wins
Jan 29, 2016 15:33 pm UTC| Politics Law
The Republican civil war reached a new level of intensity on Thursday night when Donald Trump shocked the political world by boycotting the Fox News presidential debate. Instead of joining his fellow GOP candidates on the...
Gabon: post-coup dialogue has mapped out path to democracy – now military leaders must act
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects