In 155 countries, there's also at least one law impeding women's economic opportunities - in the DRC and Niger, women need their husband's permission to open a bank account, in Pakistan, to apply for a national ID card.
Proponents of change say the law impedes economic development and contend that Brazil must open more land for agriculture.
But the law impedes any pipe dreams of pregame flight.
The ongoing enforcement of cannabis prohibition financially burdens taxpayers, encroaches upon civil liberties, engenders disrespect for the law, impedes legitimate scientific research into the plant's medicinal properties and disproportionately affects communities of color.
"Benchmarks" include practical issues such as equipping passports with security chips, as well as broader questions such as Turkey's anti-terror laws impeding the rights of minorities.
Human rights groups say Turkey's anti-terror laws impede freedom of expression and have been used frequently to indict journalists and other government critics.
In 2005, eBay's subsidiary, PayPal, had a huge piece of this embryonic market, but in the face of possible laws impeding foreign ownership, it gave way.
Recent advances in technology encourage the consolidation of the multitrillion-dollar market for over-the-counter derivatives, even as United States laws impede its development, Mr. Greenspan said in testimony to the Senate Agriculture Committee.
The kidnapping was coordinated by mining mogul Ian Quinn, an old Cambridge pal of Hall's who was so sick of international laws impeding his rapacious progress that he'd relocated his entire multinational business to Malta – apparently one of the few places on Earth where SHIELD can't just barge in and take charge.
According to Imperial College's Dr Robin Carhart-Harris, a researcher into the effects of drugs on the brain, "The current laws impede our research due to the requirement for a Schedule 1 drug license, which is expensive, takes a while to set-up and requires maintenance fees and check-ups.
Many countries passed laws impeding the manufacture and promotion of contraceptives.
