New laws are unraveling and weaponizing citizenship in India
Dec 24, 2019 08:27 am UTC| Insights & Views Law
Nearly two million residents of Indias eastern state of Assam are at risk of losing citizenship. The National Register of Citizens (NRC) published by the state government in August 2019 declares people who cannot prove...
India's new citizenship act legalizes a Hindu nation
Dec 19, 2019 01:18 am UTC| Insights & Views Law
Indias recently passed Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 is a frontal assault on the idea of India as a secular, pluralist democracy. For the first time, legal sanction has been given to the recasting of India as a...
There’s no stopping cryptocurrency, say’s Indian lawmaker
Dec 16, 2019 09:39 am UTC| Digital Currency Law
Cryptocurrency is a divisive topic in India with the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) known for its anti-Bitcoin stance. On the other end of the spectrum, however, are prominent personalities who believe that the country cannot...
Making sense of South Africa's new copyright bill and US trade threats
Dec 16, 2019 04:00 am UTC| Insights & Views Law
The Office of the US Trade Representative has announced a review of South Africas eligibility for Generalised System of Preferences benefits. The office took the step after it was petitioned by the International...
Uber's data revealed nearly 6,000 sexual assaults. Does that mean it's not safe?
Dec 15, 2019 12:50 pm UTC| Insights & Views Law
Since Uber released its first ever safety report on Dec. 5, the media has raised alarms for the 5,981 instances of sexual assault included in the document. This also includes 464 reports of rape over a two-year period ...
Unlawful metadata access is easy when we’re flogging a dead law
Dec 13, 2019 07:26 am UTC| Insights & Views Law
After watching this years media raids and the prosecution of lawyers and whistleblowers, its not hard to see why Australians wonder about excessive police power and dwindling journalistic freedom. But these problems are...
In its anti-'Medicare for All' push, the health insurance industry pulls from an old playbook
Dec 13, 2019 07:24 am UTC| Insights & Views Law Health
As a debate continues to rage within the Democratic Party over Medicare for All, the health insurance has quietly girded itself to fight the elimination of for-profit health care. In the summer of 2018, trade groups...
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