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_l205402086_text Trafficking in persons - The Dutch Ministry of Justice, together with the Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport, officially launched a pilot program on June 23, 2010, for the reception and accommodation of human trafficking victims, by opening 50 new... The Global Legal Monitor from the Law Library of Congress covers legal news and developments worldwide. Thu, 01 Jul 2010 12:00:00 EDT http://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205402086_text http://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205402085_text International law - On June 11, 2010, the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) on mercury of the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) completed its first round of talks on creating an international treaty to restrict the sale and use of... The Global Legal Monitor from the Law Library of Congress covers legal news and developments worldwide. Thu, 01 Jul 2010 12:00:00 EDT http://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205402085_text http://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205402084_text Administrative law - The trend in Iranian legislation under the current government is to return to Quranic roots and interpret religious norms through legislation. Thus, for example, according to article 8 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of... The Global Legal Monitor from the Law Library of Congress covers legal news and developments worldwide. Thu, 01 Jul 2010 12:00:00 EDT http://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205402084_text http://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205402083_text Constitutional law - American Samoa is an unorganized territory of the United States that has a population of approximately 66,000 people and falls under the Administration of the Office of Insular Affairs in the Department of the Interior. (Central... The Global Legal Monitor from the Law Library of Congress covers legal news and developments worldwide. Wed, 30 Jun 2010 12:00:00 EDT http://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205402083_text http://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205402082_text Intellectual property - Members of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), at a meeting of the WIPO Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) Working Group held on June 14-18, 2010, endorsed nonbinding recommendations to improve the Treaty's functioning that are set... The Global Legal Monitor from the Law Library of Congress covers legal news and developments worldwide. Wed, 30 Jun 2010 12:00:00 EDT http://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205402082_text http://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205402081_text Trade and commerce - On June 23, 2010, the Kenyan Parliament passed the Price Control (Essential Goods) Bill, 2009, which, if signed into law by the President, will authorize the Minister of Finance to set prices of essential goods and... The Global Legal Monitor from the Law Library of Congress covers legal news and developments worldwide. Wed, 30 Jun 2010 12:00:00 EDT http://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205402081_text http://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205402079_text Criminal law and procedure - It was reported on June 24, 2010, that the Members of the Ugandan Parliament Sessional Committee on Information and Communications Technology (ICT)made a recommendation that the authority to issue warrants under the Regulation of Interception of... The Global Legal Monitor from the Law Library of Congress covers legal news and developments worldwide. Wed, 30 Jun 2010 12:00:00 EDT http://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205402079_text http://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205402080_text Family - On June 13, 2010, the Ministry of Justice of Egypt established a committee to compose a draft law regulating marriage and divorce for Christians. The purpose of this initiative is to help alleviate the anger expressed... The Global Legal Monitor from the Law Library of Congress covers legal news and developments worldwide. Tue, 29 Jun 2010 12:00:00 EDT http://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205402080_text http://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205402078_text Weapons - Under a new rule issued by the Crown Prosecutor of Denmark, Jandoslash;rgen Steen Sandoslash;rensen, an existing ban on possession of knives in public has been relaxed. Employees who need knives for their work will be permitted... The Global Legal Monitor from the Law Library of Congress covers legal news and developments worldwide. Tue, 29 Jun 2010 12:00:00 EDT http://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205402078_text http://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205402077_text Freedom of speech - On June 23, 2010, after being presented at a hearing with evidence of the reappearance of website content on the Prophet Muhammad and the Koran, a Pakistani court re-imposed a ban on the video-sharing network YouTube... The Global Legal Monitor from the Law Library of Congress covers legal news and developments worldwide. Tue, 29 Jun 2010 12:00:00 EDT http://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205402077_text