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Airport Noise Regulations

This multinational report on airport noise regulations surveys the laws of the European Union (EU); ...

Regulation And Funding Of Alternative Maternity Care Providers

This report by the foreign law research staff of the Law Library of Congress’s Global Legal Re...

Regulation Of Campaign Finance And Free Advertising

This report discusses the regulation of campaign financing and spending in national elections and th...

Israel: Legal Aspects Of Ceding Israeli Territory

Israeli territory currently extends to areas within the 1949 demarcation lines based on armistice ag...

Provisions On Child Asylum Seekers In Selected Jurisdictions

This report surveys the laws of eight democratic foreign jurisdictions with respect to whether there...

Constitutional Right To An Education In Selected Countries

This report describes the law of twenty jurisdictions on the right to education, and whether the rig...

Child Protection Law And Policy

This report by the foreign law research staff of the Law Library of Congress’s Global Legal Re...

Initiatives To Counter Fake News In Selected Countries

This report examines the legal approaches of fifteen countries, representing all regions of the worl...

Regulatory Approaches To Cryptoassets In Selected Jurisdictions

The Law Library of Congress has previously produced two major multinational reports related to the r...

Regulation Of Cryptocurrency Around The World

This report surveys the legal and policy landscape surrounding cryptocurrencies around the world. Wh...

Decriminalization Of Narcotics

This report, prepared by the foreign law specialists and analysts of the Law Library of Congress, pr...

Digital Legal Deposit In Selected Jurisdictions

This report, prepared by the staff of the Global Legal Research Directorate of the Law Library of Co...

Egypt: Access To The Justice System And To Legal Aid

In Egypt, free access to the justice system and legal aid are constitutional rights. This concept ca...

Continuity Of Legislative Activities During Emergency Situations In Selected Countries

This report by the foreign law research staff of the Global Legal Research Directorate surveys the l...

Laws On Erasure Of Online Information

This report describes the laws of twelve jurisdictions that have some form of remedy available enabl...

European Union: Collection Of Personal Data Of Hotel Guests

The Convention Implementing the Schengen Agreement and the national implementing legislation in the ...

Regulation Of Foreign Involvement In Elections

This report by the foreign law research staff of the Law Library of Congress’s Global Legal Re...

Government Access To Encrypted Communications

This report describes the law of twelve nations and the European Union on whether the government, pu...

Training Related To Combating Human Trafficking In Selected Countries

This report, prepared by foreign law specialists, analysts, and consultants of the Law Library of Co...

Foreign Intelligence Gathering Laws

This report, prepared by foreign law specialists and analysts of the Law Library of Congress, offers...

Laws Prohibiting Investments In Controversial Weapons

This report describes the laws of eight European countries—Belgium, Ireland, Italy, Liechtenst...

Japan: 2016 Criminal Justice System Reform

Japan made reforms to its criminal justice system in June 2016 by amending its Criminal Procedure Co...

Legal Provisions On Gender Equality

This report discusses the legal provisions governing inheritance rights, the legal age of marriage, ...

Limits On Freedom Of Expression

This report examines the scope of protection extended to freedom of speech in thirteen selected coun...

Lobbying Disclosure Laws

This report, prepared by the staff of the Global Legal Research Center of the Law Library of Congres...

Laws Protecting Journalists From Online Harassment

Attacks against journalists appear to be on the rise recently in countries around the world. These i...

Online Privacy Law (2017 Update)

In 2012, the Law Library of Congress issued two reports reviewing how the right to personal data pro...

Parliamentary Oversight Of The Executive Branch

This report provides information on parliamentary oversight mechanisms of the executive branch in Ca...

Patent Term Extensions And Adjustments

This report surveys the law on extensions and adjustments of patents in nine jurisdictions: Australi...

Plea Bargaining

This report examines laws and practices related to plea bargaining in six countries: Georgia, Indone...

Refugee Law And Policy In Selected Countries

This report describes the law and policy on refugees and other asylum seekers in twenty-two geograph...

Regulation Of Artificial Intelligence In Selected Jurisdictions

This report examines the emerging regulatory and policy landscape surrounding artificial intelligenc...

Regulation Of Cryptocurrency In Selected Jurisdictions

This report summarizes the cryptocurrency policies and regulatory regimes in fourteen jurisdictions ...

Regulation Of Drones

The increased use of drones for civilian applications has presented many countries with regulatory c...

Right To Counsel For Detained Migrants In Selected Jurisdictions

This report provides information on the laws of Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Israel, Sweden, ...

Government Responses To Disinformation On Social Media Platforms

The use of technological tools and techniques, including bots, big data, trolling, deep-fakes, and o...

Sports Betting And Integrity Agreements

Australia’s Interactive Gambling Act 2001 (Cth) allows for the provision of online and telepho...

Virtual Civil Trials

The report describes foreign court systems that have adopted a range of options and procedural condi...

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