The EU's GDPR replaced a law from when 1% of Europe was online
The EU's GDPR replaced the 1995 Data Protection Directive. It kept most of the old principles, added accountability, and set fines of up to 4% of revenue.
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A single ruling can bind courts that never heard the case
Under stare decisis, a lower court must follow a higher court's rulings. A court can overturn one of its own past rulings, but only for a compelling reason.
Will AI replace lawyers? Trainees are the first to feel it
A Harvard Law School centre reports AI cutting junior legal roles, yet the US Bureau of Labor Statistics still forecasts 4% growth in lawyer jobs.
Bolivia's Law of Mother Earth gives nature legal rights
Bolivia's Law of Mother Earth grants nature 11 rights, including the right to exist and to remain free of pollution and genetic change.
Argentine adults can change legal gender with no doctor or judge
Argentina's 2012 Gender Identity Law lets adults change the gender and name on official papers by their own declaration, and puts treatment on health plans.