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Archive: June 2013 (19 Posts)

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War Crimes Resources – A Research Guide

Posted by: Margaret Wood

Some of the most interesting items in our collections, at least to my way of thinking, are the publications of various war-crimes tribunals.  These range from the Nuremberg Trials to the more recent tribunals for the former Yugoslavia and Rwanda.  In this post, I want to touch on a number of these resources and invite you …

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An Interview with Svitlana Vodyanyk, Foreign Law Intern

Posted by: Ruth Levush

This week’s interview is with Svitlana Vodyanyk, a summer intern at the Global Legal Research Center, Law Library of Congress. The Law Library’s internship program is in full swing and we are introducing all our summer interns to In Custodia Legis readers every week. Describe your background I was born in the Soviet Union but grew …

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A Tribute to Dwight D. Opperman, Legal Publishing Pioneer and Friend of the Law Library of Congress

Posted by: Jeanine Cali

Dwight D. Opperman died last Thursday at his home in Bel Air, Calif., after a short illness. He was 89. Mr. Opperman and his wife, Julie Chrystyn Opperman, have been good friends and generous benefactors of the Law Library of Congress. He is well known for his work as the former head of West Publishing Company. Mr. Opperman is …

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Interview with Antoinette Ofosu-Kwakye, Foreign Law Intern

Posted by: Hanibal Goitom

This week’s interview is with Antoinette Ofosu-Kwakye, a summer intern at the Global Legal Research Center, Law Library of Congress. The Law Library’s internship program is in full swing and we plan to introduce all our summer interns to In Custodia Legis readers every week. Stay tuned. Describe your background I was born and raised …

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Laws of the Russian Federation – Global Legal Collection Highlights

Posted by: Kelly Buchanan

The following is a guest post by Peter Roudik, Director of  Global Legal Research at the Law Library of Congress.  Peter has previously contributed various posts to In Custodia Legis, including on the Pittsburgh Agreement, the ASIL Annual Meeting, Russia’s immigration policies and the U.S. Trade Act, and the Treaty on the Creation of the …

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The Italian Legislative Procedure

Posted by: Donna Sokol

This is a guest post by Dante Figueroa, Antonio Casu (Direttore della Biblioteca, Camera dei Deputati), and Vito Cozzoli (Consigliere Capo dell’Avvocatura, Camera dei Deputati).  This is the second post in a series describing the main aspects of the Italian legislature.  The first post discussed the development of the modern Italian government. The Italian Republican Constitution – …