As of yesterday, the web page of the Estonian Official Gazette (Riigi Tataja) contains the English translations of all Estonian acts currently in force, a number of bylaws, as well as acts which are no longer applied. The translations are available for […]

A law banning the sale of energy drinks to minors came into force in Lithuania on 1st November 2014. According to the Lithuanian government officials, Lithuania was the first country in the world to introduce such restrictions. The law was adopted back […]

Iceland is in the process of adopting an act that will change certain politically incorrect terms used in the Icelandic law, as part of the country’s obligations arising from the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. Apparently, Icelandic laws […]

The Irish High Court has ruled that a 26-year-old Irish woman, weighing only 27 kg and at risk of irreversible liver damage caused by a severe anorexia nervosa can be force fed against her wishes. The woman was hospitalized in late April […]