Tag: Region Asias
China’s New Law on Countering Foreign Sanctions
On 10 June 2021, the National People’s Congress Standing Committee of the People’s Republic of China passed the Law of the PRC on Countering Foreign Sanctions (the “Anti-Sanctions Law”). The Anti-Sanctions Law establishes a legal regime for the protection of Chinese individuals and entities from what are deemed to be discriminatory foreign sanctions and for implementing countermeasures against such sanctions. Although the Anti-Sanctions Law was adopted on and is effective as of 10 June 2021, given the powers devolved to respective…
Ukraine’s Constitutional Crisis
Ukrainians’ distrust of the courts is higher than of any other government body. The Kyiv District Administrative Court has become the epitome of injustice and corruption in Ukraine.
Ukrainian Trust in Authorities Decreases
Ukrainian citizens trust the Armed Forces of Ukraine the most (65% of respondents), followed by the church (63%) and volunteer organisations (63%). These are the results of research conducted by the Razumkov Center’s sociological service together with the Ilko Kucheriv.“Democratic Initiatives” Foundation. Within the research framework, 2,022 respondents, aged 18 and over, were interviewed in all regions of Ukraine (except Crimea and the occupied territories of Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts). The sample represented the adult population of Ukraine, according to…
