Anonymity, funding and sensitive hearing are to name but a few of the reforms India has taken to ensure children are more protected in trafficking legal cases.

Roli Srivastava · Thomson Reuters Foundation trust.org 20 Aug 2019

Innovation

3 ways to improve the patent system and protect inventors

The world needs innovation, wherever it comes from. A cheaper, more streamlined system for filing patents will level the playing field.

David Kappos 24 Jun 2019

Virtual and Augmented Reality

San Francisco votes to ban city use of facial recognition technology

The reason for the ban is to protect “marginalized groups” that could be harmed by the technology.

Jeffrey Dastin · Reuters 15 May 2019

Global Governance

What is fuelling the global revolt against democracy?

Research shows that people's opinions on democracy are closely linked to their views on the current economic outlook, as well as trust in courts, media and other factors.

Alexandra Castillo, Christine Huang, and Laura Silver · Pew Research Center 02 May 2019

Innovation

Insect wings inspire drone that can handle serious wind

Inspired by insects, this new drone has flexible arms that allow it to withstand high wind speeds and perform in conditions where other drones would fail.

Chris Adam · Futurity 01 May 2019

Inclusive Growth Framework

How the law can boost recession recovery

By leveraging the law, the economy can be stimulated when it hits the so-called zero-bound level.

Knowledge @Wharton · Knowledge@Wharton 17 Apr 2019

Justice and Legal Infrastructure

New Zealand's parliament has voted 119-1 to change its gun laws

Lawmakers in New Zealand voted almost unanimously on Wednesday to change gun laws, less than a month after its worst peacetime mass shooting, in which 50 people were killed in attacks on ...

Praveen Menon · Reuters 11 Apr 2019

Human Rights

Rwanda honours those killed in genocide 25 years ago

Eight hundred thousand Tutsis and moderate Hutus were murdered.

Clement Uwiringiyimana · Reuters 08 Apr 2019

Justice and Legal Infrastructure

5 factors driving the Chinese lawtech boom

The second largest economy globally has legal innovations the world should hear about. In enhancing access to justice, China is developing a vibrant emerging market for “lawtech” or “lega...

Sebastian Ko 01 Apr 2019

Justice and Legal Infrastructure

What the rest of the world can learn from Norway's prison system

Other western countries could learn from the Norwegian approach to incarceration, which prioritizes rehabilitation through education, support and quality of prison living conditions.

Manudeep Bhuller, Gordon Dahl, Katrine V. Løken, Magne Mogstad, and Christa Freeland · VoxEU 26 Mar 2019

Justice and Legal Infrastructure

Estonia is building a 'robot judge' to help clear a legal backlog

Estonia has commissioned the creation of a new AI 'robot-judge' to help clear the backlog in the country's small claims court system.

Victor Tangermann · Futurism 26 Mar 2019

Justice and Legal Infrastructure

The share of women in legislatures around the world is growing, but they are still underrepresented

China has the most women within its legislative body at 742, followed by the UK at 416, but they make up just 25% and 29% of each country's total respectively.

Sara Atske, Abigail Geiger, and Alissa Scheller · Pew Research Center 21 Mar 2019

Financial and Monetary Systems

The problem with capitalism’s magic number

A decade after the 2008 financial crisis, faith in markets' self-regulating abilities once again lies in tatters, writes former Greek finance minister, Yanis Varoufakis.

Yanis Varoufakis · Project Syndicate 21 Mar 2019

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