As an AI language model, I do not have personal opinions or beliefs, but here are ten recent pieces of legislation that have garnered significant attention and impact internationally:
1. Paris Agreement (2015) – The global climate treaty, aims to limit greenhouse gas emissions and keep global warming to less than 2 degrees Celsius.
2. General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) (2018) – protects online consumers’ data privacy across the European Union (EU) and beyond.
3. Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) (2018) – trade agreement among 11 Pacific Rim countries that lowered tariffs and increased trade between member nations.
4. European Union’s New Copyright Directive (2019) – regulating copyright online, it introduced controversial articles such as 11 and 13, clarifying legal obligations for online content creators and platforms.
5. Violence Against Women Act (1994, reauthorized in 2019) – U.S. legislation establishes significant resources and legal protections for women who experience sexual or domestic violence.
6. Indian Anti-Trafficking Bill (2018) – key legislation to curtail human trafficking and provide reparations for survivors.
7. Cybersecurity Act (2018) – Legislation in Singapore strengthens employees’ online safety and protects critical infrastructure from cyberattacks.
8. Right to Disconnect Law (2017) – French legislation, limits working hours, and blocks after-work emails for employees, gives them the right to disconnect and maintain a healthy work-life balance.
9. Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill, 2019 – A bill in India criminalized triple talaq (instantaneous divorce by uttering “talaq” three times) among the Muslim community; Muslim women can now claim rights over property with this law.
10. United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) (2018) – the trade agreement succeeded NAFTA, and the goal to boost cross-border commerce by updating intellectual property and digital trade regulations between the three countries.