Facing low fertility rates that could undermine labour forces and social structures, governments are pursuing labour reforms, immigration expansion and pronatalist policies. Global Insight explores the impact of such policies on human rights and gender equality.
New York, NY (PRWEB) February 08, 2022 The LexisNexis Rule of Law Foundation Board of Directors is proud to welcome Kermit Lowery as an incoming Director.
Jennifer VenisWednesday 9 June 2021
Since high-profile Republicans warned that mail-in voting had to be limited for the party to ever win the presidency again, hundreds of restrictive bills have been introduced across state legislatures. But rights advocates are battling voter suppression and corporate America is being pulled into the fight.
Eight years ago, the United States Supreme Court made it easier for state legislatures to pass discriminatory voting laws. In the majority opinion for
Shelby County v Holder, Chief Justice Roberts argued that the provision of the Voting Rights Act requiring states with a history of entrenched racial discrimination to seek judicial or government approval for any voting reform was no longer needed.
Jennifer Venis, IBA Multimedia JournalistMonday 22 March 2021
As the first 100 days of the Biden presidency draw to a close,
Global Insight assesses whether the administration looks set to ‘build back better’, or simply reset the United States to the pre-Trump era.
Header pic: US President Joe Biden signs executive orders on immigration reform inside the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, US, 2 February 2021. REUTERS/Tom Brenner The first 100 days of a US president’s term usually give a strong sense of what’s to come, as the new administration identifies its key priorities and signals how far it will go to achieve them. When President Biden’s first 100 days come to an end on 20 April, he will have spent much of them tackling the Covid-19 pandemic and working to undo the destructive force of the Trump presidency.