http://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?home The Global Legal Monitor is an online publication from the Law Library of Congress covering legal news and developments worldwide. It is updated frequently and draws on information from the Global Legal Information Network, official national legal publications, and reliable press sources. You can search previous news by searching the archive. en-us http://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205403612_text Elections - On May 31, 2013, the Italian Council of Ministers approved draft legislation to eliminate public financing for political parties and to regulate the voluntary contributions made to them. (Press Release, Council of Ministers, Communication No.... The Global Legal Monitor from the Law Library of Congress covers legal news and developments worldwide. Fri, 07 Jun 2013 12:00:00 EDT http://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205403612_text http://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205403611_text Corporations; Government ethics; Mining and mineral resources; Natural resources - The Legal Affairs Committee of the European Parliament has endorsed draft legislation that requires companies involved in gas, oil, and mineral extraction as well as logging, to provide full disclosure of payments made to national governments.... The Global Legal Monitor from the Law Library of Congress covers legal news and developments worldwide. Fri, 07 Jun 2013 12:00:00 EDT http://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205403611_text http://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205403610_text International law; Narcotics and drug abuse - On June 4, 2013, during a summit meeting between the European Union and Russia, representatives of the two sides signed a new agreement on the control of... The Global Legal Monitor from the Law Library of Congress covers legal news and developments worldwide. Fri, 07 Jun 2013 12:00:00 EDT http://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205403610_text http://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205403609_text Environment; International law; Research and technology - On May 28, 2013, during a visit by President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono of Indonesia to Sweden, the two countries signed a Memorandum of Understanding on sustainable... The Global Legal Monitor from the Law Library of Congress covers legal news and developments worldwide. Fri, 07 Jun 2013 12:00:00 EDT http://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205403609_text http://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205403608_text Health and safety; Tobacco and smoking - On May 30, 2013, the Saeima (Latvia's legislature) adopted revisions to the Protection of the Rights of the Child Law that, as stated in the Parliament's press... The Global Legal Monitor from the Law Library of Congress covers legal news and developments worldwide. Wed, 05 Jun 2013 12:00:00 EDT http://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205403608_text http://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205403605_text Labor - The repeal of a January 2013 law limiting unemployment benefits to a two-year period means that Denmark's unemployed will now be able to receive funds for four... The Global Legal Monitor from the Law Library of Congress covers legal news and developments worldwide. Wed, 05 Jun 2013 12:00:00 EDT http://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205403605_text http://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205403607_text Courts; Genocide; War crimes - According to a press release from the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY), on May 29, 2013, the Tribunal convicted six former senior Croatian officials of ";crimes against humanity, violations of the laws or... The Global Legal Monitor from the Law Library of Congress covers legal news and developments worldwide. Tue, 04 Jun 2013 12:00:00 EDT http://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205403607_text http://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205403606_text Labor; Human rights - On May 28, 2013, Lita Anggraini, the coordinator of the Indonesian National Network for Domestic Workers Advocacy (Jala PRT, an NGO network) urged the country's legislature to finalize the draft law on protection of domestic workers.... The Global Legal Monitor from the Law Library of Congress covers legal news and developments worldwide. Mon, 03 Jun 2013 12:00:00 EDT http://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205403606_text http://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205403604_text Native peoples; Natural resources - On May 16, 2013, the Constitutional Court of Indonesia gave indigenous people the right to manage the forests in which they live. It has been reported that this decision will block the government from selling such... The Global Legal Monitor from the Law Library of Congress covers legal news and developments worldwide. Mon, 03 Jun 2013 12:00:00 EDT http://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205403604_text http://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205403603_text Taxation - On May 13, 2013, Decree A 341/2013, which puts into force the Law on Investment Relief for Fiscal Years 2013-2015 (hereinafter Law on Investment Relief), was published in Finland's official gazette. The Decree also provides for... The Global Legal Monitor from the Law Library of Congress covers legal news and developments worldwide. Tue, 28 May 2013 12:00:00 EDT http://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205403603_text