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Penguin Random House (PRH) has taken a significant step in response to rising concerns about the use of intellectual property to train AI systems. The publisher has introduced a new statement to the copyright pages of both new and reprinted books, stating, “No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner […]
Sentencing today of Kinahan cartel members for a bizarre and backfired weapon trafficking plot is the latest win for international law enforcement in a relentless hunt of the deadly crime gang. The Kinahan cartel, described by the US Treasury Department as one of the world’s most dangerous, and comparable to Italy’s Camorra, Mexico’s Los Zetas, […]
The EU AI Act is set to fully take effect in August 2026, but some provisions are coming into force even earlier. The legislation establishes a first-of-its-kind regulatory framework for AI systems, employing a risk-based approach that categorises AI applications based on their potential impact on safety, human rights, and societal wellbeing. “Some systems are […]
A Hong Kong man convicted of inciting secession has complained of procedural unfairness over the prison service’s refusal to grant him early release under the domestic national security law. Adam Ma Chun-man’s lawyers said on Tuesday that the Correctional Services Department had failed to provide timely reasons in support of a decision on March 23 […]
Former Conservative justice secretary David Gauke appointed by MoJ to lead sentencing review Good morning. Michael Howard was Conservative leader at one point, and was instrumental in ensuring that David Cameron succeeded him in that job, but perhaps he will be best remembered for his time as home secretary in the 1990s, when he gave […]
In May, China held military exercises around Taiwan that simulated the opening maneuvers of a full-scale invasion. China has launched ballistic missiles over the island, and incursions by Chinese fighter jets into Taiwanese airspace are a daily occurrence. But while Beijing’s military provocations grab global headlines, its relentless campaign of diplomatic pressure and legal warfare—lawfare […]
Italy’s far-right government has passed a new law to overcome a court ruling that risks blocking the country’s multimillion-dollar deal with Albania aimed at curbing migrant arrivals. On Friday, a court in Rome ruled to transfer back to Italy the last 12 asylum seekers being held in the new Italian migration hub in Albania. The […]
The U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) – Office of Training and Development – Field Operations Academy (FOA) has responsibility for entry level training of CBP Officers and CBP Agriculture Specialists serving at America’s ports of entry. In July 2024 the FOA was accredited via The Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies’ (CALEA) Public […]
Growing numbers of travel companies are promoting holidays involving animal attractions through adverts that should be illegal in the UK under new legislation, campaigners say. MPs passed a law more than a year ago that gave ministers the power to ban tourism adverts that offer animal attractions, including elephant rides, but it has not yet […]
The Kremlin is clamping down on “propaganda” portraying child-free life as “attractive” in bid to tackle Russia‘s birth-rate woes. Laws that ban material on the internet, advertising and the media discouraging the nation’s citizens from starting families cleared their first hurdle in the lower house of parliament on Thursday. They gained unanimous approval from lawmakers, […]