OCTOBER 2019 | International Law Alerts | Cybersecurity

5G to sharpen UnionBank’s fraud detection, cybersecurity —NOW Corp. Union Bank of the Philippines’ fraud detection and cybersecurity is seen improving as the lender embarks on digital transformation, partner provider NOW Corp. said Thursday.

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OCTOBER 2019 | International Law Alerts | Labor Law / OFWs

Landmark labour reforms signal end of kafala system in Qatar Qatar has announced sweeping reforms to its labour market, with a view to ending the kafala system and marking a momentous step forward in upholding the rights of migrant workers

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OCTOBER 2019 | International Law Alerts | International Environmental Law

New York Week Drives Momentum for Climate Action Businesses, world leaders, communities, youth activists and other stakeholders came together in New York, US, for Climate Week NYC 2019 to discuss, catalyze and demand greater climate action. More than 350 events took place throughout the Week in 11 categories. IUCN sets the record straight on a 2017 trophy hunting opinion On 27 September 2019, a 2017 opinion by the IUCN World Commission on Environmental Law (WCEL) Ethics Specialist Group was reposted in the news section of the IUCN website, and was misconstrued as a new IUCN report by many. The document…

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OCTOBER 2019 | International Law Alerts | International Criminal Law

Panelo: Latest bid vs Duterte at ICC ‘contrary to standard’ Filipino norm A supplemental communication by a Church-backed group asking the International Criminal Court (ICC) to admit additional evidence in the crimes against humanity case against Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte in connection with his war on drugs was “contrary” to Filipinos’ “standard norm and behavior.”

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OCTOBER 2019 | International Law Alerts | ASEAN

The ASEAN is sure that the RCEP will end by the end of 2019. Asean ‘confident’ RCEP done by year’s end Asean Secretary-General Lim Jock Hoi on Sunday expressed his confidence that the long-awaited Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) will be completed in principle before Thailand’s chairmanship ends at the end of this year. Jakarta to remain ASEAN’s capital, secretary-general says Although Indonesia is planning to move its capital from Jakarta to Kalimantan, the ASEAN headquarters would remain in Jakarta, ASEAN Secretary-General Lim Jock Hoi has said, likening the city to New York, where the United Nations is seated.

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SEPTEMBER 2019 | International Law Alerts | Territory

Locsin: Setting up Sabah embassy an act of ‘treason Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. told lawmakers on Wednesday that setting up an embassy in Sabah would amount to “treason”. Malaysia urged to deport illegals from Saabah The Federal Government has been urged to find ways to deport non-citizens in Sabah instead of issuing them with special passes, said Parti Bersatu Sabah (PBS)(Aug 24). Malaysia rejects Philippine foreign affairs secretary’s statement on Sabah Malaysia unequivocally rejects the statement of Philippine Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. concerning the Malaysian state of Sabah at the Budget Briefing of the Committee on…

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