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Akira Kawamura: Japan arbitration centers are open to everyone

11:36 24/06/2015 Akira Kawamura, president of the Japan Association of Arbitrators (the JAA), visited RAPSI's studio at the St. Petersburg International Legal Forum to speak about Japanese arbitration institutions and the possibility of a specialized Russian-Japanese arbitration center.

Foreign nationals gain access to Estonian e-residency

17:00 12/12/2014 In October, the Estonian Parliament passed by a majority vote a bill extending to foreign nationals access to the country's digital services. Since December 1, foreigners living abroad have been able to apply for electronic identification cards and obtain Estonian electronic residency (e-residency) regardless of their countries of citizenship or residency, thus gaining access to Estonian digital services.

Sergey Makhlay: “I view Mazepin’s words as a real threat”

11:32 09/12/2014 Sergey Makhlay, who chairs the Board of Directors of Togliattiazot, one of the largest world producers of ammonia, does not take the risk of returning to Russia as yet because of the threats made against him. In his interview for Izvestiya newspaper he stated that he viewed the words of Dmitry Mazepin, the owner of a rival holding Uralchem and a minority shareholder of his enterprise, as a real threat of criminal prosecution.

Global media freedom under fire as RT faces UK sanctions

18:37 06/12/2014 A recent threat by UK media authorities to impose sanctions against RT for its alleged breach of impartiality standards is an ominous warning of a disturbing new trend: a global crackdown on freedom of the media.

ECHR to rule on Russia's secret surveillance program

18:06 07/10/2014 The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) heard on September 24 oral arguments on whether the secret surveillance program known as the System of Operative-Investigative Measures, or SORM, used by Russian law enforcement agencies violates the human right to privacy. The judgment is expected soon, however Russian experts doubt the ECHR will put an end to the controversial program.

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Human Rights Council and Association of Russian Lawyers Chairs sign cooperation agreement

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