ISLAMABAD: Though politicians and journalists are the main victims of sedition charges, the federal government has defended Section 124-A of the Pakistan Penal Code-1860 by saying that ‘the section imposed a valid restriction to free speech as long as any spoken or written words have the intention or tendency to …
Read More »Hong Kong hits back after UK asks city authorities to stop ‘targeting’ tycoon Jimmy Lai
UK government minister for Asia Anne-Marie Trevelyan meets Jimmy Lai’s British legal team on Tuesday. Source link
Read More »Hong Kong ‘should impose blanket ban’ on foreign lawyers taking on security cases
Basic Law Committee vice-chairwoman Maria Tam Wai-chu says Beijing’s interpretation refers to ‘wider principle’, with her proposed ban covering prosecutors. Source link
Read More »UK’s Sunak plans new law to crack down on strikes
The law, which could be introduced next week, might mean dismissal or legal action if staff and unions fail to provide a minimum service level. Source link
Read More »Lawyers downplay fracas between Hong Kong, Singapore over arbitration capabilities
“As far as I can tell, it doesn’t represent his personal view. It certainly does not represent my own view or that of the Maxwell Chambers’ board of directors,” he said. “It is also not representative of many of my clients who, regularly and with increasing frequency, select Hong Kong …
Read More »Law penalising suicide attempts abolished | The Express Tribune
ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi on Friday approved the Criminal Laws (Amendment) Bill 2022, abolishing the punishment for attempted suicide in the country. According to the announcement issued by the President’s House, President Alvi approved the bill, which repeals Section 325 of the Pakistan Penal Code, 1860, which deals with penalising suicide …
Read More »Hong Kong judge says men’s support for anti-government protesters ‘nearly paedophilic’
Judge Ernest Michael Lin jails four men for up to two years for their part in illegal demonstration in Tsim Sha Tsui on November 18, 2019. Source link
Read More »Sex inspectors targeting tourists in Bali? Don’t worry about it, Indonesia says
‘Bali is Bali as usual’, the island’s governor said, vowing that there ‘will be no checks on martial status … nor inspections by public officials.’ Source link
Read More »Japan enacts law to help Unification Church victims
Believers, other donors and their families can now seek the return of their money – religious groups and other organisations are prohibited from soliciting funds by coercion, threats or linking donations to spiritual salvation. Source link
Read More »Pakistan affirms support for SCO strategy | The Express Tribune
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Law and Justice Azam Nazeer Tarar on Friday said that Pakistan remained committed to upholding the Shanghai Cooperation Organization’s (SCO’s) development strategy objectives. The minister expressed the views while addressing the 9th Ministers of Justice meeting of the SCO which was held virtually. He said that …
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