Chinese authorities have pledged reforms to the country's qualification system for those who want to enter the legal profession.
Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr. on Wednesday called for federal legislation requiring tech companies such as Google and Apple to design smartphone operating systems so law enforcement can unlock data stored on them.
The latest bimonthly session of China's top legislature provided a perfect exhibition of the flexibility and firmness of China's National People's Congress (NPC) Standing Committee.
China's top legislature on Saturday adopted an amendment to the Air Pollution Control Law that will restrict various sources of smog and make information on environmental cleanliness more readily available to the public.
China's first draft law on domestic violence, currently under deliberation by top legislature, has made various breakthroughs toward bringing the social-cultural taboo under scrutiny of law, according to legal experts.
The Obama administration should show sincerity in anti-corruption cooperation with China and stop parochial calculations.
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Sunday approved an anti-terrorism law that gives more power to courts to enforce penalties against those who are involved in "terrorist acts."
Chinese law experts praised the Ministry of Public Security's recent move to place nine lawyers under "coercive measures" for alleged crimes as a sign of its determination to advance the rule of law.
Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi said on Tuesday that the new anti-terrorism draft law is not meant to oppress the people or limit freedoms, the state TV reported.
The Supreme Court of United States on Thursday upheld a key provision of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) or ObamaCare, promoted by President Barack Obama, ensuring that 6.4 million people can continue to receive subsidies that allow them to purchase healthcare plans.
The Japanese parliament on Wednesday passed a revised law to lower the country's voting age from 20 to 18, marking the biggest reform of the election system in 70 years.
A law recently approved by the Ukrainian parliament that sets new conditions for eastern regions to assume special status has triggered fears that an uncertain cease-fire in the conflict-torn area could collapse.
Meddling in judicial cases could cost Chinese officials their positions or lead to arrest after the government introduced a blacklist to hold those who do so accountable.
Senior Chinese security official Meng Jianzhu met with Thai National Security Council secretary-general Anusit Kunakorn in Beijing Monday, pledging to enhance law enforcement cooperation.
China has compiled a series of law-themed training books in Chinese and Tibetan language, the first of its kind aiming to facilitate law enforcement in the country's Tibetan areas.
China's national legislators adopted a revision to the Legislation Law Sunday, as the country is unfurling an ambitious legal reform.
The Legislation Law, as about 3,000 national legislators are mulling its revision, is not only for the legislature's concern.
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