News about Law
Tengrinews experiment: who follows alcohol prohibition law?
Tengrinews reporters decided to conduct a small experiment to check if shop assistants followed the new law that prohibits alcohol sales after 9 p.m.
18 July 2014 20:17
Australian same-sex marriage support hits record-high: poll
Support for same-sex marriage has reached a record high in Australia, a poll showed Tuesday, as pressure mounts on Prime Minister Tony Abbott to allow a conscience vote on the issue.
16 July 2014 10:03
Kazakhstan extends ban on alcohol sales after daylight
Strong and light alcoholic beverages in Kazakhstan are now sold at different times of day.
15 July 2014 13:55
Expert opinions not subject to prosecution under new rumours legislation in Kazakhstan: Merkel
Expert opinions are not going to be subject to prosecution under the new amendments introducing up to 12 years of imprisonment for spreading rumors.
13 July 2014 13:06
New York creates ID card for all, even illegal immigrants
New York Mayor Bill de Blasio signed a new law creating an ID card for anyone who wants it, including illegal immigrants, amid a wider debate about immigrant rights.
12 July 2014 10:03
Tazhayakov's lawyer asks for impartial jury
Tazhayakov's lawyer has asked the judge to question potential jury about they attitude to Muslims and ask other relevant questions to make sure none of them is biased against the Kazakhstani student.
11 July 2014 17:02
Nazarbayev enacts additional monitoring of suspicious transactions
Nazarbayev have signed amendments to the law on ratification of the Convention on Laundering, Search, Seizure and Confiscation of the Proceeds from Crime.
06 July 2014 12:11
Bolivia congress allows child labor from age 10
Bolivian lawmakers have approved child workers as young as 10 years old, under a new law that lays out specific conditions for employing children.
04 July 2014 14:23
Kazakhstan to hold its officials responsible for copying other countries' laws
The topic of plagiarism in draft laws by incompetent government officials was raised at the Central Communications Service briefing on Tuesday, July 1.
03 July 2014 02:14
Japan's clubland weathers dancing ban
Famous for its neon lights and wild nightlife, Tokyo's status as one of the world's clubbing capitals looks set to survive a potentially ruinous police crackdown on -- of all things -- dancing.
21 June 2014 10:20
Legalization law adopted in Kazakhstan
Today, the Kazakhstan Parliament рфы adopted the law "On amnesty of citizens of the Republic of Kazakhstan, repatriates and persons holding a residence permit in the Republic of Kazakhstan due to legalization of their property".
19 June 2014 18:38
No alcohol sales after 9pm in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan has banned alcohol sales between 9 p.m. and noon.
19 June 2014 13:16
Japan bans child porn possession
Japan on Wednesday finally fell into line with other developed countries and made the possession of child pornography illegal.
18 June 2014 12:33
US top court rules 'straw' gun purchases are illegal
The US Supreme Court ruled it was illegal to buy a gun on behalf of someone else who did not go through the background check.
17 June 2014 13:05
Circus performers flip over animal ban in Mexico City
About 1,000 clowns, jugglers and animal trainers marched Tuesday against Mexico City's pending ban on circus animals.
11 June 2014 20:26
Canada unveils new prostitution law
Canada's attorney general unveiled a law Wednesday that makes it legal to sell sex to individuals but illegal to buy it, after the high court struck down an anti-prostitution law.
05 June 2014 14:49
Insiders dealings and securities market manipulations now punishable by law in Kazakhstan
Insiders dealings and securities market manipulations will be punishable by law in Kazakhstan according to the First Deputy Prosecutor General Iogan Merkel.
03 June 2014 18:58
Embezzlers may avoid prison in Kazakhstan
Citizens accused of embezzling state property will be able to avoid imprisonment in case they fully compensate for it.
03 June 2014 18:56
Legalization of capital in Kazakhstan - Cui bono?
The upcoming legalization of capital in Kazakhstan will benefit primarily the state officials - this is the opinion of the head of the Association of Entrepreneurs of Almaty Viktor Yambayev.
28 May 2014 19:03
OECD to examine corruption in Kazakhstan
The OECD has arrived to Astana to monitor Kazakhstani legislation as a part of the Istanbul Anti-corruption Action Plan
28 May 2014 17:41