Six in Ten Find Starting Business Hard Spain

Starting business in Spain is tough, with half of entrepreneurs citing bureaucracy and financing hurdles as obstacles, per bunq's AI…

by Mika Ogata | August 30, 2026

Rising Home Prices Not Mortgage Count Drive Concern

Rising home prices not mortgage count drive concern as Spanish mortgage market climbs with average loan size increasing by 6%…

by Mika Ogata | August 29, 2026

Colombian influencers need to know their legal obligations

Colombian influencers need to know their legal obligations after the Constitutional Court's ruling on rights and responsibilities on social media.

by Chiaki Ikeda | August 28, 2026

Income tax dilemma over uncollected rental income

Spanish landlords must pay tax on uncollected rental income immediately. Understand the accrual principle and how it forces payments before…

by Mika Ogata | August 27, 2026

Age Verification and Traditional Contracts Enter a New Era

Spain's AEPD fines age-verification systems, pushing for decentralized identity checks. Learn how companies can protect minors without collecting sensitive pers

by Yui Yoshida | August 26, 2026

Colombia: Indigenous culture vanishes due to forced sedentarization

by Chiaki Ikeda | September 1, 2026

Colombia: Indigenous culture vanishes due to forced sedentarization Colombia’s top constitutional court has ordered immediate protection for the Jiw Zaragoza 7 – Naexal Lajt people after deeming forced sedentarism a form of cultural extermination. Court finds prolonged confinement threatens identity The second chamber of the constitutional court reviewed a tutela filed by Roxemhberg Rozo Sánchez, acting on behalf of the Jiw Zaragoza 7 – Naexal Lajt group. The filing targeted numerous national and regional agencies that had failed to secure…

State Legislation

Judicial Corruption Violates Right to Fair Trial

by Mika Ogata | September 10, 2026

South Africa's Constitution guarantees fair trial rights under Section 35. South Africa's Constitution guarantees the right to a fair trial for anyone arrested for a criminal offense. This includes rights like preparing a defense and appearing before an ordinary court. The Constitution, as the supreme law, ensures these protections under Section 35, emphasizing the importance of procedural fairness in criminal proceedings. Judicial corruption, defined as the misuse of judicial power…