Articles for Legal Changes

Taiwan’s Pingpu Peoples One Step Closer to Recognition
2 years ago

Taiwan’s Pingpu Peoples One Step Closer to Recognition

The Diplomat  

A ruling by the Constitutional Court on October 28 proved a win for the unrecognized Siraya people, one of the “Pingpu” or “Plains Indigenous” peoples currently not recognized as Indigenous by the Taiwanese government. Consequently, while the government previously offered to create a new status for Pingpu as “Pingpu Indigenous peoples,” this was rejected by Siraya activists in favor of …

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Germany plans to ease rules for legal changes of gender
2 years, 5 months ago

Germany plans to ease rules for legal changes of gender

Associated Press  

BERLIN — The German government on Thursday presented plans to make it easier for transgender people to legally change their name and gender, ending decades-old rules that require them to get expert assessments and a court’s authorization. Under the planned “self-determination law,” adults would be able to change their first name and legal gender at registry offices without further formalities. …

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Government to bring legal changes, regulations needed for greater social media accountability: Ashwini Vaishnaw
2 years, 6 months ago

Government to bring legal changes, regulations needed for greater social media accountability: Ashwini Vaishnaw

The Hindu  

Information Technology Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Saturday said there is a clear consensus in the country on making social media platforms more accountable, and assured that the government will bring legal changes and regulations needed to do so. Within media groups, the self-regulation needed.self regulation will be done.but whereever needed, we will take all steps to make social media more …

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Rebel Cong Leader Vivek Tankha Quits as Party Legal Cell Chief, Bats for 'Rotational Changes'
3 years, 5 months ago

Rebel Cong Leader Vivek Tankha Quits as Party Legal Cell Chief, Bats for 'Rotational Changes'

News 18  

Senior Supreme Court lawyer and Rajya Sabha MP, Vivek Tankha called his five-year stint as Chairman of the legal, RTI and HR department of the Congress a “long tenure” and stressed the need for rotational changes in the party as he resigned from his post on Monday. The former advocate general of Madhya Pradesh played a key role behind the …

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Budget 2021- Key Legal Changes
3 years, 10 months ago

Budget 2021- Key Legal Changes

Live Law  

Following changes has been made in Tax and Corporate Laws vide Budget-2021. Changes in GST Law: Vide Finance Bill 2021 following changes are been made in the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017; Interpretation of word "Person" under Section 7 of the CGST Act: It adds that the person and its members or constituents shall be deemed to be …

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