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Friday
6 February
The
Communications Department is inviting technology
firms to SUBMIT
PROPOSALS FOR THE CREATION OF INTERCEPTION CENTRES
designed to monitor e-mail and cellphone messages
(Business Day 2004-02-06).
United
States
Just as the Ohio Governor stands poised to sign a
bill banning same-sex marriage in his state, four of
the seven Justices of the Massachusetts Supreme
Court have CLEARED
THE LAST OBSTACLE TO SAME-SEX MARRIAGE
in theirs (FindLaw 2004-02-06).
Thursday
5 February
When
the Department of Land Affairs SCRAPPED
THE QUESTIONS DEALING WITH RACE AND NATIONALITY FROM
ITS TITLE DEED FORMS
in 1996, it never realised that this move would
eventually hamper land reform (News24 2004-02-04).
Whereto
search technology? Read ROBERT
SCOBLE OF MICROSOFT'S OPINION
(Search Engine Guide).
United
States
One week before state legislators are due to
consider a proposal from the Republican governor to
enact a constitutional ban on gay marriage, the SUPREME
COURT OF MASSACHUSETTS HAS RULED THAT GAYS AND
LESBIANS ARE ENTITLED TO FULL, EQUAL MARRIAGE RIGHTS
and that less politically explosive alternatives are
unconstitutional (M&G
2004-02-05).
Wednesday
4 February
ORGANISED
AGRICULTURE HAS WELCOMED CHANGES MADE TO THE
PROPERTY RATES BILL
which go a long way to addressing some of the
concerns raised by farmers (Business Day
2004-02-04).
The
housing department has established an office of
disclosure to which BANKS
WILL HAVE TO PROVIDE INFORMATION ABOUT THEIR HOME
LOAN AND MORTGAGE LENDING
(Business Day 2004-02-04).
The
Cape High Court has ordered a man to RESTORE
HIS PROPERTY IN LAW STREET TO ITS ORIGINAL CONDITION
IN KEEPING WITH THE REST OF A GROUP OF CENTURY-OLD
TOWNHOUSES
(IOL 2004-02-02).
United
Kingdom
A man CONVICTED
OF MURDER ON THE BASIS OF AN EARPRINT
was acquitted at a retrial (Telegraph [UK]
2004-01-23).
Tuesday
3 February
The
Asset Forfeiture Unit wants the Minister of Justice
to close A
LOOPHOLE USED TO CONTEST LEGISLATION THAT THE AFU
USES
to assist other countries by freezing proceeds of
crime hidden in South Africa (M&G 2004-02-03).
United
Kingdom
A prosecution barrister has been attacked and almost
blinded in one eye in what police believe was AN
ATTEMPT BY AN ORGANISED CRIMINAL GANG TO FORCE THE
COLLAPSE OF A DRUGS TRIAL
(Telegraph [UK] 2004-02-02).
Sixth-formers wanting to STUDY
LAW AT EIGHT UNIVERSITIES ARE TO BE TESTED ON THEIR
UNDERSTANDING OF ENGLISH
because A-levels no longer provide a reliable test
of ability (Telegraph [UK] 2004-02-03).
Monday
2 February
Education
Minister Kader Asmal has proposed a CODE
OF CONDUCT FOR CROSS-BORDER HIGHER EDUCATION
PROGRAMMES
in a bid to eliminate "unacceptable"
profit-driven practices (News24 2004-02-02).
Canada
The Supreme Court has UPHELD
A LAW WHICH ALLOWS PARENTS TO SPANK THEIR CHILDREN
but have applied new limits to the century-old law
(Globe and Mail 2004-01-30).
United
Kingdom
In the recent DURANT
V FINANCIAL SERVICES AUTHORITY CASE
the Court of Appeal considered four important issues
of law concerning the right of access to personal
data. The Information Commissioner has now
released a more detailed COMMENTARY
ON THE IMPACT OF THE JUDGMENT ON THE INTERPRETATION
OF THE DATA PROTECTION ACT 1998
which focuses on 1) What makes "data"
"personal" within the meaning of
"personal data"?, and 2) what is meant by
a "relevant filing system?
Legislation is being prepared that will make it AN
IMPRISONABLE OFFENCE TO INTIMIDATE SCIENTISTS
INVOLVED IN ANIMAL RESEARCH
and will prevent large groups gathering outside
laboratories. It could also see the advent of
a national police unit dedicated to tackling animal
terrorism (Guardian Unlimited 2004-02-01).
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