Foreign/International
'Hangover Is An Illness', Says German Court
Days after the Annual Oktoberfest Beer Festival began in Munich, the Higher Regional Court at Frankfurt, Germany has held that hangover is an "illness". The decision was passed against a firm that was offering "anti-hangover shots". The firm claimed that its product could alleviate symptoms of alcoholism and could prevent the emergence of a hangover. The plaintiff, an...
UK Supreme Court To Pronounce Verdict In Brexit Cases Tomorrow
The United Kingdom Supreme Court will pronounce tomorrow its verdict on the cases questioning the legality of the suspension of British Parliament by Prime Minister Boris Johnson.The judgment in 'R (on behalf of Miller) v The Prime Minister' and 'Cherry and others v Advocate General for Scotland' will be handed down at 10.30am on Tuesday 24 September in Courtroom 1...
Indonesian President Defers Voting On Bill Which Criminalizes Sex Outside Marriage, Abortion, Gambling, etc
Indonesian President, Joko Widodo, has decided to postpone voting on the much controversial revised criminal code that aims to criminalize consensual sex outside marriage in Indonesia. "There are some contents that need an in-depth study," he said last Friday in a television address, while deferring the voting session, otherwise scheduled for this week. Under the new code,...
Bulk Surveillance Is Unlawful & Invalid : High Court Of South Africa [Read Judgment]
In a significant judgment, the High Court of South Africa on Monday declared bulk surveillance and interception activities carried out by South African National Communications Centre as unlawful and invalid."It is declared that the bulk surveillance activities and foreign signals interception undertaken by the National Communications Centre are unlawful and invalid", declared the...
Use Of Automatic Facial Recognition Technology By Police Is Lawful : UK Court[Read Judgment]
The High Court of Justice, Queen's Bench Division, Cardiff (United Kingdom) has held that use of Automated Facial Recognition Technology (AFRT) in the form of a pilot project known as "AFR Locate" by the South Wales Police (SWP) in Cardiff was lawful, although it involved invasion on the right to privacy.This is the first instance where any court in the world had considered the use of AFRT...
Sex-Dolls That Are Child-Like Violate Penal Provision Banning Child Abuse: Norwegian Supreme Court [Read Judgment]
The Supreme Court of Norway has passed a judgment interpreting the position of law on sex dolls. The highest court of the country has held that sex dolls that represent child-like qualities amount to violation of the penal code as they amount to sexualisation of children. Section 311 of the Norwegian Penal Code lays down the law banning sexualisation of children. It says that...
Uber Drivers Are Employees Of Uber: Paris Court Of Appeals
The Paris Court of Appeals has held that the "commercial accord" executed by Uber with its drivers is an employment contract and the appellant, a former driver, was an employee of Uber. This judgment dated January 10, stating that a "sufficient set of clues" indicated a "relationship of subordination" between the parties, overturns the decision of a French labour tribunal. The Court of...
SCOTUS Stays Injunction Against Trump's Asylum Restrictions; Justice Sotamayor Terms It 'Extraordinary Act'
"The new Asylum rule forbids migrants to apply for asylum in the United States if they enter or seek to enter through the southern border, unless they were first denied asylum in Mexico or another third country."
Death During Sex On A Business Trip Is 'Workplace Accident': Paris Court Of Appeals
The Court of Appeals at Paris has held that death of a man caused due to a cardiac arrest during sex on a business trip amounts to "workplace accident", reported the BBC. The deceased, Xavier X, was a French engineer at a railway services company, TSO who died during a business trip to the Loiret region in central France in 2013. He died while he was engaged in what the employer...
Boris Johnsons' Suspension Of British Parliament Unlawful : Scottish Court Of Appeals
Boris Johnson's decision to suspend the UK Parliament for more than a month has been ruled unlawful by Scotland's highest court of appeal, in a judgment delivered yesterday.The three judges, chaired by Lord Carloway, Scotland's most senior judge, overturned an earlier ruling that the courts did not have the power to interfere in Boris Johnson's move to prorogue parliament.The advice given by...
Bangladesh HC Orders Govt To Eliminate Disclosure Of Bride's Virginity In Marriage Certificate
Taking a progressive approach, the High Court Division of Bangladesh ordered the government to drop the word "Kumari" in the Kabinnama as it was derogatory in nature and instead use "Obibahito" to describe a bride. While the word "Kumari" was used to signify unmarried, it also extended to mean 'virgin'. "Obibahito" on the other hand specifically means unmarried. Kabinnama is a Muslim...