Why the world needs a UN treaty to combat violence against women

Mar 07, 2016 22:34 pm UTC| Law

Violence against women is one of the most prevalent human rights abuses in the world. It is estimated that 35% of women have experienced physical or sexual violence in their lives either by their partner or a...

Briferendum Series

Why Brexit would be bad for employment rights

Mar 07, 2016 22:09 pm UTC| Insights & Views Law

Imagine a country in which there is no statutory right to paid holiday, no legal limit on the number of hours employees can be required to work, no right to a daily rest period, no laws to prevent employers discriminating...

Euthanasia: more options doesn't always expand our freedoms, sometimes it limits them

Mar 07, 2016 11:32 am UTC| Law

Liberal democracies are built around individual freedom. That is, the freedom of the individual to act more or less as she wishes so long as she doesnt harm others. We take this freedom for granted today, but it is...

Digital Currency Revolution

Japan’s Cabinet Approves New Bitcoin Regulations

Mar 07, 2016 07:21 am UTC| Digital Currency Law

In a move to improve transparency and ensure consumer safety, Japans cabinet has approved new regulations relating to cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin. The new regulations recognize bitcoin as alegalform of payment...

Google expands the ‘right to be forgotten’, but Australia doesn't need it

Mar 07, 2016 04:03 am UTC| Law Technology

Search engines play an indispensable role in our information age. They are how we navigate the internet. Without their assistance, most of us would be lost. When access to their functionality is limited, our substantive...

Who (or what) is behind the wheel? The regulatory challenges of driverless cars

Mar 07, 2016 01:28 am UTC| Technology Law

A legal opinion by the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) set the internet alight in February. The US road safety federal regulator informed Google that the artificial intelligence (AI) software...

Facebook looks set to pay more UK tax but it might not be as much as you think

Mar 04, 2016 17:55 pm UTC| Law Technology

Facebook has said it will pay more in UK taxes from 2017. The news comes hot on the heels of the much-derided settlement of Googles decade-long tax dispute with the UK tax authority. It also comes a day after it emerged...