US Senate approves immigration reform
The US Senate passed an immigration reform bill on Thursday in the biggest revision of the country's immigration law since the 1980s.
View ArticlePoliticians should not be prosecuted for decisions they made - PACE rapporteur
Politicians should be protected from criminal prosecution based on their political decisions, said rapporteur of the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights, Mr Pieter Omtzigt (Netherlands).
View ArticleForeign truck drivers ordered to receive Russian driving licenses by Nov. 1
MOSCOW, July 15 (RAPSI) - The State Duma has adopted a law binding foreign drivers to receive Russian driving licenses if they want to work in Russia, State Duma Transportation Committee head Yevgeny...
View ArticleLawmakers propose jail-time for unsanctioned gambling
MOSCOW, July 19 (RAPSI) – A group of Russian lawmakers submitted a draft bill proposing criminal liability for organizing and participating in gambling activities of any sort held outside of...
View ArticleAustralian PM announces deal to ship boat people to Papua New Guinea
Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd announced Friday that from here on out, all asylum seekers arriving by boat to Australia will be shipped off to Papua New Guinea.
View ArticleAnti-piracy law takes effect in Russia
MOSCOW, August 1 (RAPSI) - The anti-piracy law took effect on August 1, despite the protests of Internet companies. The law was adopted by the State Duma on June 21 and approved by the Federation...
View ArticleRussian Duma adopts bill toughening consequences for extremism
State Duma lawmakers adopted on Wednesday in a third and final reading a bill aimed at toughening the consequences for the crimes of extremism and inciting hatred or enmity.
View ArticlePresident Yanukovich relaxes Ukrainian anti-protest laws
MOSCOW, January 31 (RAPSI) - Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich on Friday signed laws cancelling previous legislation toughening liability for participating in street protest actions and pardoning...
View ArticleNazism-denial bill back on legislative agenda in Russia
MOSCOW, January 31 (RAPSI) – Russia’s ruling United Russia party reinvigorated on Friday a bill – shelved five years ago – that aims to curb attempts to justify or deny Nazism and Nazi crimes.
View ArticleRussian bloggers may be bound by media laws - report
The State Duma is working on amendments to the laws and regulations that cover mass media and the internet, including the blogosphere, Izvestia reports.
View ArticleRussian Upper house approves expanding legal basis for surprise NGO inspections
MOSCOW, February 19 (RAPSI) - The Federation Council, Russia's upper house of parliament, approved on Wednesday legislation proposed by the government that would set out additional reasons for...
View ArticleRussians may have to provide ID to access torrents - report
MOSCOW, February 20 (RAPSI) - Russian online users may be required to identify themselves before downloading torrent video content. Film producer Oleg Teterin has sent a request to the Ministry of...
View ArticleRussian lawmakers signify WWII children status
MOSCOW, February 20 (RAPSI) – MP Alexander Tarnavsky (A Just Russia) has submitted a draft law to the State Duma on the status of children at war aimed at recognizing their contribution to victory in...
View ArticleState Duma drafts bill on contesting election results - report
MOSCOW, February 21 (RAPSI) – The State Duma Committee on Constitutional Law has prepared a government-proposed bill for the second reading that allows individuals to contest election results,...
View ArticleFelons can run for president after 15 years since conviction
President Vladimir Putin has singed a law that allows individuals convicted for serious and aggravated crimes to run for governor or the presidential office, according to the statement on the Kremlin's...
View ArticlePutin signs law on mixed electoral system
MOSCOW, February 24 (RAPSI) - President Vladimir Putin has signed a law on a mixed electoral system. A document to this effect was published on the official legal information website on Monday.
View ArticleRussian senators submit bill seeking prohibition of GMOs
A group of senators from Russia’s Federation Council have introduced a bill seeking the prohibition of the trafficking and importation of products containing genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in...
View ArticleBankruptcy abuse prevention bill submitted to State Duma
MOSCOW, February 26 (RAPSI) – A bankruptcy abuse prevention bill designed to amend the federal law on insolvency (bankruptcy) and the Administrative Offences Code has been submitted to the State Duma.
View ArticleRussian government approves bill to regulate private duty-free delivery
MOSCOW, February 28 (RAPSI) – The Russian government has approved a bill giving it the power to regulate the duty-free delivery of parcels containing private use goods, reads a statement on the...
View ArticleBill toughening penalties for counterfeit medicines submitted to Russian...
A bill proposing that production, transportation and sale of counterfeit medicines be singled out as a separate crime with a tougher punishment has been filed to State Duma, Russia's lower house of...
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