11/12/2012 | Argentina

DA concludes Media Law 'constitutional'

District attorney Fernando Uriarte concluded that articles 45 and 161 of the Media Law “are constitutional” and rejected media company Grupo Clarín’s plea against its enforcement, which has been suspended due to an injunction being placed over it.

19/12/2012 | Argentina

Subway debate postponed at City Legislature

Subway workers have set a rally at the City Legislature’s front door to repudiate the subway transfer bill law proposed by Mayor Mauricio Macri, as City lawmakers decided to postponed the parliamentary session until 4pm.

08/01/2013 | Argentina

Mariotto to push law to make BA province officials' wealth transparent

Deputy governor for the province of Buenos Aires Gabriel Mariotto said today that he would push for a Public Ethics Law to be passed in the province, so that details on government officials’ wealth be made transparent.

06/12/2012 | Argentina

Court rules in favour of Clarín, extends injunction in Media Law case

A Federal Court decided to extend the extend the injunction exempting Grupo Clarín from having to disinvest and sell several television and radio licenses after Friday in order to comply with the new Media Law.

06/12/2012 | Argentina

Sabbatella: Media Law ruling 'shameful'

The head of the audiovisual communications watchdog Afsca, Martín Sabbatella, assured that the recent ruling by a Federal Court extending the injunction over article 161 of the Media Law that benefits Grupo Clarín is “shameful”.

08/12/2012 | Argentina

Media Law: Gov't considers impeachment of judges

A Kirchnerite senator warned today that judges who upheld an injunction request made by the media group Clarín on Thursday could be impeached.

24/10/2012 | Argentina

Lower House approves ART law reform

The Lower House of Congress approved the reform of the ART risk insurance law with 139 votes in favour and 82 against. The bill had been preliminary approved by the Senate on October 3.

26/10/2012 | Argentina

De Mendiguren praises ART law, says its an end to 'lawsuit industry'

The head of the Argentine Industrial Union (UIA), José Ignacio de Mendiguren assured that the recently passed of the workplace insurance companies (ART) law helps end the lawsuit industry and provides additional security for small and medium-sized businesses.

14/11/2012 | Argentina

Lower House lawmakers approve 'per saltum' bill

Lawmakers in the Lower House of Congress approved  ‘per saltum’ bill in a special session, with 135 votes in favour and 95 against the measure, will allow the Supreme Court to pass laws without going through the full legal process.

14/08/2012 | Argentina

Trial over alleged Upper House bribery begins

The trial against ex President Fernando de la Rúa over the alleged payment of bribes began at the Senate with the reading of the causes by the prosecutor that investigated the event that took place in April 2000 in order to achieve the approval of the Labour Relaxation Law.

19/09/2012 | Argentina

Civil Code reform doesn't include 'pesification,' Lorenzetti

The president of the Supreme Court of Justice Ricardo Lorenzetti, said today that the sanctioning of a new Civil and Commercial Code could push Argentines to “sign contracts in pesos,” detailing that the recent reforms made to the codes did not actually involve ‘pesification.’

02/10/2012 | Argentina

Media Law: Sabbatella invites opposition to bicameral committee

The head of the Federal Authority for Audiovisual and Communication Services (AFSCA) Martín Sabbatella defended the Media Law today and called the opposition lawmakers to be part of the bicameral committee that will monitor the Law.

09/05/2012 | Argentina

Senate passes 'gender idendity' law

The Senate approved the gender identity bill, which allows citizens to officially change their name and sexual identity if they wish to so, without the need to request a special permission in court.

23/05/2012 | Argentina

City Gov't officials tear down restaurant canopies in San Telmo

Bar and restaurant workers were blocking off traffic along Chile Street in the heart San Telmo today, in protest of a city government operation in which restaurant canopies between Balcarce and Defensa streets were being torn down due to the breaking of a City Urban Planning law.

02/08/2012 | Argentina

BA province law bans docking of ships flying British flag

The Buenos Aires Province Senate passed a law today that prohibits the docking, supplying of or logistical operations of ships, petrol tankers that fly the British flag, in province area.

05/12/2011 | Argentina

CFK pleads for full enactment of Media Law

President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner praised all the advances made in the implementation of the Media Law, but once again demanded for its full enactment, by pointing out that the measure “has been taken to court like no other law ever.”

26/12/2011 | Argentina

Estela de Carlotto blasts new anti-terrorism law

The president of the Grandmothers of the Plaza de Mayo organization, Estela de Carlotto, has joined Justice Raúl Zaffaroni in criticizing the recently passed anti-terrorism law. “There’s no terrorism in Argentina,” she said, and admitted that she had “concerns” over the new law.

29/12/2011 | Argentina

Protesters stage demonstration against Anti-terrorism Law

Led by the Argentine Workers Union (CTA) leader Pablo Micheli, several political and social organizations were marching towards the Plaza de Mayo in rejection of the Anti-terrorism bill recently passed in Congress and signed into law by President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner.

13/06/2011 | Argentina

As she signs smoking ban bill into law, CFK reveals past miscarriage

As she signed the smoking ban bill into law, President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner recalled that after suffering a miscarriage back in 1984 she could not get pregnant for several years, until she stopped smoking in 1988, which helped her conceive her daughter Florencia.

08/11/2011 | Argentina

Gender Identity Law bill moves forward

The Lower House moved forward with the Gender Identity Law, which will allow citizens to officially change their name and gender on their National Identity Card (DNI) without having a court permit or presenting their medical studies.

23/11/2011 | Argentina

BA province Legislature passes 2012 Budget law

The Buenos Aires province Legislature passed the 2012 Budget law, which foresees expenses of 113 billion pesos and a need of financing of 6.6 billion and a 46 percent increase in the urban property tax. It also approved the Fiscal Law.

20/01/2011 | Argentina

Juvenile criminal law, 'needs stronger legal limits', Casal

Ricardo Casal, justice and security minister of the Buenos Aires province spoke out to reiterate his point that the discussion to do with legal measures used against criminal youths, "needs stronger legal limits”.

01/03/2011 | Argentina

Scioli vows to attack insecurity, says fighting crime is his personal goal

As he opened this year’s legislative sessions in La Plata, Buenos Aires province Governor Daniel Scioli urged the population and all political parties to “leave political speculation when the province’s security is at stake. Scioli mentioned his past accomplishments in the last three years and said he would be sending a series of bills to the Legislature.

05/04/2011 | Argentina

Boudou says income tax floor hike creates 'a good impact' for workers

Economy Minister Amado Boudou said today that the new minimum income tax floor increase on Earning Tax creates “a good impact” and underlined that 500 thousand Argentines would benefit not paying this tax, following the new law.

28/01/2013 | World

US Senate approves $50.5 B Sandy aid package

The US Senate today approved a $50.5 billion disaster aid package for victims of Superstorm Sandy, three months after the storm destroyed or damaged hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses in coastal New York, New Jersey and Connecticut.

31/01/2013 | World

Syria warns of "surprise" response to Israel attack

Syria warned of a possible "surprise" response to Israel's attack on its territory and Russia condemned the air strike as an unprovoked violation of international law.

02/07/2012 | World

Romney agrees with Obama on key part of healthcare law

When the Supreme Court upheld President Barack Obama's healthcare law as constitutional last week, it gave a little something to his Republican foes: The court declared that the fee charged to most Americans who refuse to buy health insurance amounts to a tax - and not a penalty, as Obama says.

04/01/2013 | World

US House passes Sandy insurance bill amid anger over delay

The US House of Representatives today approved $9.7 billion in initial federal funds for victims of Superstorm Sandy, with New York and New Jersey lawmakers still seething over delays in voting on the rest of a $60 billion aid package.

15/01/2013 | World

NY enacts gun-control law, first since Newtown attack

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo today signed into law one of the nation's toughest gun-control measures and the first to be enacted since the mass shooting last month at an elementary school in neighboring Connecticut.

15/12/2011 | World

US says Arizona sheriff violated civil rights laws

The Obama administration accused a firebrand Arizona sheriff of engaging in racial profiling of Latinos and making unlawful arrests in a crack down on illegal immigrants.

13/02/2012 | World

Washington state's governor signs gay marriage law, opponents vow repeal

Governor Christine Gregoire signed legislation to make Washington state the seventh in the United States to legalize gay marriage, but opponents vowed to try to prevent the law from taking effect.

04/03/2012 | World

Japanese cat lovers snarl at new law

Times are looking tough for Tokyo's cat cafes, where feline aficionados can drop in for tea and some time with a cat.

27/06/2011 | World

Supreme Court strikes down California video game law

The government cannot ban the sale or rental of violent video games to minors as this would violate free-speech rights, the Supreme Court said in its first ruling in a video game case.

29/10/2011 | World

China passes law to help fight 'acts of terror'

China passed a new law to give a clear legal definition of what constitutes an act of terror as it steps up the fight against what the government views as a "real threat from terrorist activities".

14/11/2011 | World

Supreme Court agrees to hear Obama healthcare law

US Supreme Court agreed to decide the fate of President Barack Obama's healthcare law, with an election-year ruling due by July on the healthcare system's biggest overhaul in nearly 50 years.

21/02/2011 | World

'Egypt must do more to show democratic future,' Cameron

British Prime Minister David Cameron said Egypt must do more to show it has a democratic future following the fall of former President Hosni Mubarak.

14/03/2011 | World

Obama wants reform of Bush education law this year

US President Barack Obama called on Congress to overhaul his Republican predecessor's signature "No Child Left Behind" education law before the next school year begins in September.

01/04/2011 | World

Wisconsin suspends enforcement of anti-union law

Wisconsin suspended enforcement of a new law reducing public sector union powers yesterday after a judge ruled it had not taken effect, while Ohio enacted a similar measure curbing collective bargaining by state employees.

03/01/2011 | World

Obama signs health bill for September 11 responders

President Barack Obama signed into law a bill that funds medical care for firefighters and other responders to the September 11 attacks in 2001.

31/01/2011 | World

US judge strikes down healthcare reform law

A federal judge in Florida struck down President Barack Obama's landmark healthcare overhaul as unconstitutional in the biggest legal challenge yet to federal authority to enact the law.

08/02/2011 | World

US demands immediate end to Egypt's emergency law

11/10/2012 | Latin America

Mexico passes law to combat cartel money laundering

Mexico's Congress approved a long-awaited law to crack down on money laundering in a bid to attack the finances of the country's powerful drug cartels.

25/05/2012 | Latin America

Brazil's Rousseff vetoes key clauses of land law

Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff vetoed divisive elements of a new law that relaxes the forest cover farmers must preserve on their land, taking a stand against the agricultural lobby that pushed a more lenient version through Congress.

24/06/2012 | Latin America

Uruguay says pot law won't make it a drug haven

Uruguay's government plans to start growing marijuana soon after a law legalizing sales of the drug passes Congress, but a ban on selling to foreigners will stop the country becoming a drug tourism hot-spot, officials say.

12/07/2012 | Latin America

Piñera signs hate crime law after gay youth death

Chile became one of the last Latin American nations to pass an anti-discrimination law, after a brutal beating that led to a young gay man's death put pressure on conservative president Sebastián Piñera's government to act.

16/04/2011 | Sports

Syria's Assad vows to lift emergency law by next week

President Bashar al-Assad emergency law in place for almost 50 years in Syria would be lifted by next week but ignored popular demands to curb the security apparatus and dismantle its authoritarian system.