This IMFx course is designed to strengthen participants' understanding of the foundational legal aspects of central bank laws. The course combines conceptual introductions with practical cross-country legislative examples. The course will enhance participants’ capabilities to look critically at the central bank law of their own country and, where appropriate, formulate avenues to improve it. Presented by the IMF Legal Department’s central bank team, which provides advice to member countries on their central bank laws, the course provides a practitioner's view to central bank laws. The nine modules of the course cover the (1) legal establishment, nature, and ownership of central banks, (2) central bank mandates, (3) decision-making structures of central banks, (4) autonomy, accountability, and transparency of central banks, (5) monetary and exchange rate policy, (6) lender of last resort and other crisis management functions, (7) macroprudential oversight, (8) the banker to the state, (9) currency and payment systems. Participants explore these topics through video lectures, relevant readings, and testimonies from senior policy-makers. During the lectures, presenters will use examples from countries at different stages of economic development. Throughout the course, you will have the opportunity to engage with fellow participants from around the world, and with course staff through the discussion forum. Assessments in each course module will test your understanding of key concepts, allowing you to track the progress of your understanding. A post course test brings together the different facets of the course to give a holistic approach as to how the foundational legal aspects of a central should be shaped. This course is offered by the IMF, with financial support from the Government of Japan.

After having followed Privacy in the Western world you have become acquainted with the overall global legal system and the origins of privacy as a concept as well as privacy as a (human) right. This course deals with the European legal system to protect privacy. European privacy protection is based upon human rights treaties, both on a European level as well global level such as, e.g. the UN Declaration on Human Rights. This course outlines and deals with these human rights treaties as well as with the specific rules and regulations that govern day to day privacy protection in Europe. The course deals with how the European cooperation came into being after the devastating effects of World War II. Economic cooperation was deemed necessary to prevent another war. From economic cooperation other issues became part of the negotiations, and to this day more and more policy fields have become part of the European cooperation. Dealing with and having respect for different human rights is paramount in this cooperation. And privacy protection and regulation has become an increasingly important subject that has attracted a lot of global attention. The course deals with the different legal elements that have played an important role into grabbing in legal terms the notion of privacy and how to legally protect it. The rules that enable the exchange of personal data between the USA and Europe is being dealt with. It also deals with the constituting legal elements that have become part of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). After successful completion of the course you will have sufficient baggage to know about the important legal elements and historical background on the coming into being of European privacy protection. I wish you a lot of success with following the course.

Today, an increasing number of democratic countries are confronting an unprecedented expansion of judicial power: more and more frequently decision-making rights are transferred from the legislative and executive branches to the courts, a process successfully labeled as the “judicialization of politics”. The course analyzes the traits of the phenomenon and its impact on the political system. Therefore, the role of the judge in the process of adjudication and the whole structure of the judicial system are considered. Specific attention is devoted to the recruitment, training and independence of judges and prosecutors and to the institutional relationships between courts and the political environment. Different definitions of the judicial role are analyzed and their political consequences assessed. Examples of judicialization are considered and discussed. Finally, the course evaluates the overall role of courts in different political systems and considers future developments. The course addresses itself to master (LM) students in political science and/or law and to anyone interested in the analysis of the transformations of contemporary political systems.

The FSTM Florida Law and Rule class reviews F.S. 467 and Florida Administrative Code 64B-24. This course meets the requirements for Florida Licensure and requires approximately one hour of study. Upon successful completion of the course, FSTM will provide you with a certificate of completion and update CE Broker with your continuing education hours for 2017.

Welcome to this course about privacy, We are thrilled to see that you are interested and will provide you with a comprehensive study of this intriguiging subject. We hope this course will enthuse you to look further into privacy and personal data regulation. Especially in the light of recent events it becomes more important to know about your (alleged!?) rights and freedoms. After showing you a number of interesting examples of privacy in recent events, this course continues to provide you with an historic introduction, and varying cases and court decisions. It will guide you through the cultural and legal changes in perception of privacy over time. Sometimes with a more technological perspective. Notably, in the Western world differences have accumulated over time and the differences between the USA and Europe will be explained extensively in the follow-up courses. Through video lectures and quizzes we endeavor to build a solid foundation for you to construct a well-founded opinion on privacy. Last but not least we sincerely hope you enjoy the course! Prof.mr.dr. Jan Smits

Welcome to this course on Basics of Indian Companies Act 2013. The Company Law in India witnessed massive change with the enactment of new act called Companies Act 2013. Knowledge of Companies Act and its provisions are very important for every student taking up professional courses like CA / CMA / CS and also for Finance, Accounting and Secretarial Professionals within India. This course will take you through the Introductory part of the Companies Act and it will cover concepts like a) What is Company? b) Classification of Companies c) Registration of Companies d) Memorandum of Association & Articles of Association e) Alteration of Articles f) Prospectus j) Share and Share Capital k) Meetings and Proceedings This course is purely based on Company law prevailing in India. Hence, this is not the right course for students from other countries. This course is structured in self paced learning style. Screen cast model lectures with writings and explanations are used for teaching the provisions and concepts of the act. The course is in its beginning stages only (as on 21st April 2017). It will take months together to upload all the contents in this course as Companies Act is a detailed and comprehensive act. This course will throw lots of practical examples to understand the various provisions of the act and it will help you to prepare for India based Professional Exams like CA / CMA / CS / B.Com / B.L., etc. Listen to this course with your headset connected to your device, alongside with note pad / word application to note down the important case laws and relevant sections. Wish you a happy learning.

This course will walk you through the fascinating role Legal Assistants play in the day-to-day operations of a Legal Department, Legal Office or Legal Team. Legal support staff are placed in a strategic position within the legal team which enable them to gain exposure, knowledge, information and power that can be used to take that position to higher levels. Whether thinking on improving your legal support skills and/or moving to the lawyer side, this course will equip you with a wide range of resources to become an expert in your area and to showcase your value to faster and more efficiently pursue and achieve your goals. Implementing best practices, being up to date with new technologies and developments in the legal field and talking the same “legal language” will help you to master your role and take it to the next level.

Note: This course is designed for Indian Students pursuing CA / CMA / CS Professional Courses. This course is structured following the syllabus prescribed for professional examinations of above courses. Hence, Non Indian students, please do not take this course. Welcome to this course Basics of Indian Customs Act A Complete Study. In this course, you will learn about legal provisions prescribed under Indian Customs Act, 1962 and it will help you to understand the act with lots of examples and case studies. Initially only few topics are published. However, over a period of time, following topics also proposed to be included in the course. Hence, go through the course curriculum before purchasing and make your decision to buy only after ensuring, topics you require are covered in this course. Proposed topics: a) Levy & Exemptions from Customs Duty b) Types of Duty c) Classification of Imported & Exported Goods d) Valuation under Customs Act e) Importation, Exportation & Transportation of Goods f) Warehousing g) Duty Drawback h) Demand and Recovery i) Refund j) Provisions / Penalties for Illegal Import, Export, Confiscation & Allied activites k) Appeals & Revisions l) Settlement Commission m) Advance Ruling See you inside the course.

Following are the course contents. There are 5 video lectures in the course which take you through the entire E-Way Bill mechanism from understanding the concept and reason behind introduction till FAQs regarding the provisions of GST Law Video 1: Basic Concepts & Legal Framework about E-Way Bill Video 2: Exemptions/ Exceptions for Issuance of E-Way Bill Video 3: Mechanism & How to generate E-Way Bill Video 4: E-Way Bill- Procedural Aspects Video 5: FAQ about E-Way Bills

Democracy and the rule of law are two of the fundamental values of the EU that are shared among the EU Member States (MS). As of late, however, they have come under increasing pressure. Not only does the Union face criticism about its own democratic and rule of law shortcomings, but it also appears to struggle to find effective responses when faced with the erosion of these values in several of its MS. In this course, an interdisciplinary team of experts will discuss what democracy and the rule of law mean in Europe, how these principles are put into practice, and how they can be defended against backsliding. This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 Research & Innovation programme under Grant Agreement no. 770142.