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🇧🇷 Folha (PT)
National & Local

Reporter of PEC limits sentence progression and maintains plebiscite on reducing the age of adulthood

A Brazilian congressman proposes stricter rules for the progression of sentences concerning crimes against vulnerable populations and plans a plebiscite on lowering the age of criminal responsibility.

Mar 2 • 21:39 UTC
🇦🇷 La Nacion (ES)
National & Local

The main points of the new juvenile criminal regime: guarantees, penalties, and budget allocation

Argentina's Senate has approved a new juvenile criminal regime that lowers the age of criminal responsibility from 16 to 14, establishing new legal guarantees and penalties for minors.

Feb 27 • 21:23 UTC
🇦🇷 La Nacion (ES)
National & Local

The USCIS 50/20 Rule: Who Can Take the U.S. Citizenship Test in Spanish

The USCIS has a provision allowing certain long-term legal permanent residents to take the U.S. citizenship test in Spanish rather than English, subject to age and residency requirements.

Feb 27 • 13:03 UTC
🇦🇷 Clarin (ES)
National & Local

The Senate is ready to approve the labor reform and lower the age of criminal responsibility to 14 years this Friday

The Argentine Senate is set to approve labor reform and a new juvenile criminal regime that lowers the age of criminal responsibility from 16 to 14, amidst potential legal challenges from labor organizations.

Feb 26 • 21:47 UTC
🇪🇪 ERR
National & Local

Former Supreme Court Justice Urmas Volens has Died

Former Estonian Supreme Court Justice Urmas Volens passed away at the age of 49.

Feb 26 • 16:24 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
National & Local

Felix Fischer, retired minister of the STJ, dies at 78 in Brasilia

Felix Fischer, a retired minister of Brazil's Superior Court of Justice, passed away at the age of 78 in Brasília.

Feb 25 • 14:04 UTC
🇰🇷 Hankyoreh (KR)
National & Local

President Yoon: 'Is ordering the sale of farmland communist? Is Lee Seung-man, who established 'land for those who farm it' also a communist?','summary_en':'President Yoon emphasized that the order for farmland sales is a legal measure to combat speculative land transactions, dismissing critics who likened it to communist policies.','summary_long_en':'President Yoon Sook-yeol of South Korea has defended his administration’s directive to order the sale of farmland, clarifying that the measure is intended to prevent speculative transactions in agricultural land. During a recent cabinet meeting, he specified that the government is not targeting inherited farmland or land that is intentionally left unused due to the owner's age or other circumstances. Instead, he indicated that the focus is on instances where individuals acquire farmland under the guise of farming plans but fail to utilize the land for agricultural purposes thereafter. Yoon reiterated the constitutional principle of

President Yoon emphasized that the order for farmland sales is a legal measure to combat speculative land transactions, dismissing critics who likened it to communist policies.

Feb 25 • 00:17 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
National & Local

PT Leader in the Chamber Admits Unable to Halt Reduction of Legal Age and Calls for Delay: 'Populism to Vote in an Election Year'

The leader of the PT in Brazil's Chamber of Deputies acknowledged that the party lacks the majority to prevent a legal age reduction and urged for a postponement of the vote during an election year.

Feb 23 • 19:52 UTC
🇵🇱 Rzeczpospolita
National & Local

Marek Migalski: Will men turn away from the government? The political price of ignoring their frustration

The article discusses the legal discrimination faced by men in Poland, particularly regarding retirement age and military obligations.

Feb 22 • 06:40 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
National & Local

Grindr begins to require age verification for users in Brazil

Grindr has started implementing age verification for users in Brazil to comply with new legal requirements.

Feb 20 • 12:59 UTC
🇱🇹 Lrytas
National & Local

Member of Parliament Proposes Setting 16-Year Age Limit for Social Networks

A Lithuanian parliament member has proposed that the legal age for using social media should be set at 16, along with mandatory age verification mechanisms for platforms.

Feb 20 • 06:45 UTC
🇰🇷 Hankyoreh (KR)
National & Local

Justice Minister Jeong Seong-ho: Is the sentence reduction for Yoon, who failed the coup, reasonable considering he is a first offender and elderly?

Justice Minister Jeong Seong-ho questioned the reasonableness of the sentence reduction for former President Yoon Suk-yeol, considering his failed coup attempt, status as a first offender, and advanced age.

Feb 19 • 23:56 UTC
🇸🇪 Aftonbladet
Crime & Justice

Boy Identified for Contract Murder

A child is suspected of committing a shooting at a playground in Norrköping, Sweden, which resulted in the death of a man, prompting a legal process against him despite his age preventing a formal murder charge.

Feb 19 • 08:14 UTC
🇬🇧 Mirror
National & Local

Legal age for children to be left at home alone this half term

Parents are uncertain about the legal age for leaving children home alone during school holidays, with guidance from the NSPCC highlighting the challenges involved.

Feb 18 • 10:08 UTC
🇦🇷 Clarin (ES)
National & Local

Age of Accountability: The Problem Is Not the Law, But How It Is Applied

The debate on lowering the age of accountability has resurfaced in Argentina as the government proposes a legal reform allowing minors from 14 to be criminally charged.

Feb 15 • 18:21 UTC
🇬🇷 To Vima
National & Local

Anna Psarouda-Benaki has passed away at the age of 92

Anna Psarouda-Benaki, a prominent figure in Greek legal science and public life, has died at the age of 92.

Feb 15 • 11:00 UTC
🇫🇮 Yle Uutiset
National & Local

Study: Age Discrimination and Digital Bureaucracy Weaken the Legal Protection of the Elderly

A recent study reveals that age discrimination and digital bureaucracy negatively impact the legal protection of elderly individuals in Finland.

Feb 14 • 01:24 UTC
🇪🇸 El Mundo
National & Local

Ángela Murillo, the judge who buried the structure of ETA, dies at 74

Ángela Murillo, the first woman judge in Spain's National Court, has passed away at the age of 74, remembered for her pivotal role in the fight against ETA and other significant legal cases.

Feb 13 • 22:59 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
National & Local

Daily Summary #1862: Dias Toffoli leaves the Master case report at the STF; Mendonça takes over; Argentina's Chamber approves law reducing the age of criminal responsibility from 16 to 14 years

The article discusses key recent developments in Brazil and Argentina, including a shift in the Supreme Court reporting duties and a significant legal change regarding juvenile justice in Argentina.

Feb 13 • 13:10 UTC
🇮🇳 Aaj Tak (Hindi)
Crime & Justice

Lucknow: Student who ran over pedestrians with a car found to be of legal age, see - VIDEO

A 21-year-old student in Lucknow has been arrested for running over pedestrians and hitting an auto-rickshaw while returning from a farewell party.

Feb 13 • 06:14 UTC
🇦🇷 La Nacion (ES)
National & Local

Main points of the new juvenile criminal regime: guarantees, penalties, and budget allocation

The newly approved juvenile criminal regime in Argentina proposes to lower the age of criminal responsibility from 16 to 14 years, introducing various legal guarantees for minors.

Feb 12 • 23:44 UTC
🇦🇷 La Nacion (ES)
National & Local

Eight years in a European nation, eleven in the United States, what age have countries set for prosecuting minors

The debate in Argentina centers around lowering the minimum age for prosecuting minors from 16 to 14 years amidst increasing violent juvenile offenses.

Feb 12 • 20:15 UTC
🇧🇷 Folha (PT)
National & Local

Ageism already totals at least 3,400 actions in Labor Justice, says survey

Discrimination based on age, known as ageism, has led to nearly 3,500 legal actions in Brazil's Labor Court system.

Feb 12 • 19:55 UTC
🇪🇸 El País
National & Local

Early Retirement: How It Works and How Much It Penalizes Retiring Early

The article discusses the conditions and consequences of early retirement in Spain, including potential penalties for retiring before the legal age.

Feb 12 • 04:30 UTC
🇪🇸 El Mundo
National & Local

The judiciary sees "deficits of legal security" in the government's social media law, which was not sent to the State Council

Spain's judiciary has criticized the government's social media law for lacking legal precision and security, particularly in its age restrictions for social media access.

Feb 12 • 00:59 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
National & Local

Lawyer's death causes commotion in Goiás

The death of lawyer Fabrício de Melo Barcelos Costa at the age of 42 has generated widespread sorrow in Goiás, particularly among his peers and the legal community.

Feb 11 • 21:57 UTC
🇸🇪 Aftonbladet
National & Local

Wants to investigate the possibility of more than two parents

The Swedish Medical Ethical Council is proposing to explore legal frameworks that would allow for more than two parents and the removal of the age limit for IVF treatments.

Feb 11 • 04:45 UTC
🇳🇴 Aftenposten
National & Local

Partners and employees have enjoyed Ingjald Økland's humor and intellect in social contexts

Ingjald Økland, a respected lawyer, passed away at the age of 94, leaving behind cherished memories of his humor and intellect shared with colleagues and partners.

Feb 10 • 18:30 UTC
🇬🇷 Naftemporiki
Life & Tech

Pavlopoulos: Myths and truths in the age of Artificial Intelligence

Former President Prokopis Pavlopoulos discusses the implications of artificial intelligence in justice during an international conference.

Feb 9 • 11:33 UTC
🇪🇸 El País
National & Local

The case of Mame: the limbo of an adult migrant to be tutored, but a minor to access regularization

The article discusses the case of Mame, a Senegalese migrant caught in legal limbo regarding his age and rights to regularization in Spain.

Feb 9 • 04:30 UTC
🇦🇷 Clarin (ES)
National & Local

The Government stirs controversy, papal invitation, and accounts for 2027

Argentina's political landscape is heating up as key debates on labor reform and legal age changes take center stage amidst the re-emergence of former President Mauricio Macri and the unity of Buenos Aires' Peronism.

Feb 8 • 21:59 UTC
🇩🇪 Die Welt
National & Local

12-year-old perpetrator 'has been taken out of circulation' - Reul calls for debate on criminal responsibility

Following the murder of a 14-year-old by a 12-year-old in Dormagen, a debate has emerged regarding the age of criminal responsibility in Germany, prompted by NRW Interior Minister Herbert Reul's demand for legal reform.

Feb 7 • 07:33 UTC
🇧🇷 Folha (PT)
Crime & Justice

The dog Orelha and the age of criminal responsibility

The article discusses the indictment of a young person accused of assaulting and killing a dog named Orelha, reflecting on the implications and important aspects of the case.

Feb 5 • 23:37 UTC
🇵🇱 Rzeczpospolita
Crime & Justice

Marek Domagalski: Let’s Not Disturb the Age-Old Order – the Consequences of the CJEU Ruling on Same-Sex Unions

The article discusses the implications of a recent CJEU ruling on the recognition of same-sex marriages in Poland, emphasizing the need to uphold traditional marriage norms.

Feb 4 • 03:30 UTC
🇪🇸 El País
National & Local

Retirees who combine salary and pension after reaching retirement age grew by 9% in 2025

In Spain, the number of retirees who continue to work while receiving a pension has increased by 9% in 2025, driven by legal reforms allowing flexible retirement and the combination of active retirement with pension benefits.

Feb 3 • 04:45 UTC
🇩🇪 taz
Life & Tech

Minimum Age for Social Media: Too Young for Instagram?

Debate grows over the establishment of a legal minimum age for social media use, with differing opinions among scientists, as countries like Australia and France take steps toward potential regulations.

Jan 16 • 18:46 UTC
🇺🇸 New York Times
National & Local

Leonard D. Jacoby, 83, Dies; Brought Legal Services to the Masses

Leonard D. Jacoby, who played a pivotal role in making legal services accessible to the general public, has passed away at the age of 83.

Jan 16 • 00:25 UTC
🇪🇸 El País
Crime & Justice

The countdown of Judge Peinado

Judge Juan Carlos Peinado, who is leading a controversial investigation against Begoña Gómez, must decide whether to send the case to trial before his mandatory retirement at the age of 72 on September 27, 2026.

Jan 4 • 04:30 UTC
🇪🇸 El País
National & Local

The Audit Office denounces million-dollar spending on retirement awards "without legal support" in five public universities in Madrid

The Audit Office reveals that over 10 million euros was spent in 2021 on retirement awards at five Madrid public universities without proper legal justification, with some cases exceeding the maximum pension amount or being awarded to individuals below the age limit.

Jan 3 • 04:30 UTC
🇵🇱 Rzeczpospolita
Crime & Justice

Murder in Malmö. Will Sweden lower the age of criminal responsibility?

The article discusses potential legal changes in Sweden regarding the age of criminal responsibility for juvenile offenders and the societal implications of such adjustments.

Dec 29 • 04:30 UTC
🇭🇷 Večernji List
Life & Tech

Are you getting ready to travel? Here’s how to know when you can drive your child without a car seat

The article discusses the legal requirements for transporting children in cars without a car seat, emphasizing that it is based on the child's height rather than age.

Dec 27 • 07:00 UTC

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