ARCHIVE May2023
Namibia Supreme Court rules in favor of recognizing foreign same-sex marriages – JURIST
The Supreme Court of Namibia ruled the country’s authorities must recognize foreign same-sex marriages for immigration purposes, potentially signaling a major policy shift in a country where homosexuality is criminalized.The decision came […]
Mexico human rights groups call for additional reforms to legal capacity protections – JURIST
Over 100 human rights groups sent a letter Thursday to the Mexican Congress asking state legislatures to increase and improve legal capacity protections by reforming their civil codes and notary public legislation […]
Robert Lucas was a giant of macroeconomics
Economics is full of equations named after their inventor. Robert Lucas, who died on May 15th aged 85, was different. His name graces something edgier: a “critique”. When he presented an early […]
The financial system is slipping into state control
There exists a centuries-old and fathoms-deep relationship between finance and the state. The great banking houses, such as the Medicis of Florence, were lenders of last resort to rulers at risk of […]
LIBOR will at last be switched off in June
Like slide rules and martini lunches, the London interbank offered rate (libor) was once a fine idea. In 1969 Iran’s central bank was looking for an $80m loan—at the time a hefty […]
Is China’s recovery about to stall?
China’s youth represent just a sliver of the country’s working-age population and an even narrower share of its workforce. Many of those aged 16 to 24, after all, are still in school […]
The #1 Hotel Chatbot in 2024: boost direct bookings
7 Best Hotel Chatbot Use Cases for 2023 Our chatbots are available 24/7, allowing guests to make reservations at any time, regardless of their location. Beyond their involvement in guest interactions, chatbots […]
Germany expert commission releases report recommending legalization of early-stage abortion and amended laws for later-term pregnancies – JURIST
The Commission on Reproductive Self-Determination and Reproductive Medicine in Germany on Monday submitted a final report recommending the legalization of abortion within the first 12 weeks of pregnancy in the country.The German […]
Australia judge rules in defamation trial that former government adviser raped a colleague in parliament – JURIST
Australia Federal Court Justice Michael Lee found that former government adviser Bruce Lehrmann raped a colleague in a Parliament House office on Monday. The judge dismissed a defamation lawsuit Lehrmann brought against […]
Poland classifies attack on humanitarian aid workers as murder, demands Israeli cooperation in investigation – JURIST
The Polish government on Friday labeled the death of Polish aid worker Damian Soból as murder, following the deaths of seven humanitarian aid workers from the World Central Kitchen (WCK) serving in […]
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