Data Privacy in the ASEAN Region
The Malaysia Personal Data Protection Act 2010 is the principal piece of legislation regulating personal data in Malaysia. It applies to any person who processes, controls, or authorizes the processi…
International Law News, Spring 2022
Volume 49, Issue 3
Features
Top Reasons for Refusal of Express Entry Applications
When the Express Entry, Immigration Refugee and Citizenship Canada's online application management system for permanent residency was launched in 2015, it was with the aim to help IRCC to overcome th…
Harms to Animals, People, and the Environment
This article summarizes some of the legislative and litigative approaches being taken around the world to address the live export trade. On any given day, some five million living animals are being t…
Canada — Immigration Consequences of Criminal Sentences and Discharges
This article will focus on criminal inadmissibility and the consequences that distinct types of sentences have on permanent residents convicted in Canada. Inadmissibility prevents certain individuals…
Content Restrictions in Arab Press and Publications Laws
All Arab countries engage in various degrees of censorship, including reasonable prohibitions on obscene materials and threats to national security. However, broad and ambiguous provisions often prov…
Reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) of 1994
The Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 is a historic bipartisan piece of legislation. Section IV of the law, known as Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), was then and still is, perh…
Tax Pitfalls to Avoid When Structuring a Financing in Francophone Africa
Financial transactions taking place in Francophone Africa relating to investments, capital, or assets located there can be subject to certain taxes and formalities for the valid enforcement of the co…