Lawyers

• Sexual Crimes Against Children, ‘Landmark’ Legislation Proposed In Dewan Rakyat

  The Sexual Offences against Children Bill 2017 was tabled in Malaysia on Mar. 27, proposing a law that will criminalize various child sexual offenses.

• 1,460 Law Students, Professors Oppose Nomination Of Andrew Puzder As Labor Secretary

  Mr. Andrew Puzner’s nomination as Labor Secretary was opposed by 1460 law students and professors citing reasons for his disqualification for the position.

• Venezuela's Opposition Move Closer to Oust President Nicolás Maduro

  Election board on Tuesday allowed the opposition to iniate referendum to recall president Nicolás Maduro off his seat. The president's popularity has plunged deeply amid economic problem from recession and inflation.

• Venezuela's Supreme Court rejects amnesty law for opposition

  Venezuela’s high court has declared unconstitutional legislation passed by the opposition-controlled congress to free dozens of jailed politicians who are foes of President Nicolas Maduro’s socialist government.

• Venezuelan President Nicolas rejects law to free opposition activists

  Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro denies the amnesty that will free any political prisoner. Maduro will ask the Supreme Court to do the same measure.

• UK Chancellor imposes “sweet tax”, LGA asks for powers to ban junk-food posters day after

  UK Chancellor made bold unveiling of a sugar tax in his Budget. Day after, Local Authorities asked for powers to regulate junk-food advertisement near school vicinity.

• Does Beijing wants to impose Mainland Laws to Autonomous Hong Kong? Legislators feared to be bypassed

  A legal expert from Beijing suggested the positioning of Mainland Officers to the West Kowloon Terminus of the controversial Guangzhou-Shenzhen Railway. This is withouth changing the Basic Law which implies that it will go directly under the noses of the lawmakers without being scruitinized.

• Uganda opposition plans legal challenges against electoral commision

  Uganda's electoral commission is ready to meet the legal challenges from oppositions who think the February 18 election was rigged.

• Syrian government and opposition’s peace process might hit a snag; UN raises concern about the delay

  U.N. deputy spokesman Farhan Haq said the U.N. is focusing on starting the talks on Jan. 25. However, he said it can't send out invitations until the key countries agree on an opposition list. He hinted the talks could be delayed.

• Venezuela opposition congress starts legislating but backs down in conflict with Supreme Court

  Venezuela's opposition that won December's election has started legislating, but it backed-down in a dispute with Supreme Court. The opposition said the move was a tactical retreat from the government's "intitutional ambush".

• Russian opposition office raided as Putin talks to nation

  Russian security services raided the Moscow office of the opposition Open Russia group on Thursday, activists said, just as President Vladimir Putin held his annual televised phone-in.