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Archive: December 2016 (19 Posts)

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New Law Library Report on Genocide, Crimes Against Humanity, and War Crimes Jurisdiction

Posted by: Andrew Weber

The following is a guest post by Constance Johnson, a senior legal research analyst at the Law Library of Congress.  Constance has previously written on World Health Day, Water Rights on Star Island, Law Relating to Refugee Rights – Global Legal Collection Highlights, her summer vacation on Star Island, and more. The Law Library of Congress …

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Interview with Jim Martin, Senior Legal Information Analyst

Posted by: Margaret Wood

This is an interview with Jim Martin, senior legal information analyst with the Public Services Division. Describe your background. I am a senior legal information analyst with the Law Library. I was originally hired as a reference librarian in June of 1992. I also served as head of the Law Library Reading Room for almost …

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Music and the Law, Part 2

Posted by: Betty Lupinacci

The following post is cross posted on the In the Muse: Performing Arts Blog. As promised, we present Part 2 of our look into Music and the Law where we polled our staff to determine their favorite songs/musical works regarding the law.  The submissions were very diverse!  Here we take a look at those that fit …

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Ministers of the Brazilian Federal Supreme Court Visit – Pic of the Week

Posted by: Liah Caravalho

On Tuesday, November 8, Minister Gilmar Mendes, Minister Teori Zavascki and Minister José Antonio Dias Toffoli of the Brazilian Federal Supreme Court visited the Law Library of Congress. Minister Mendes is also the current president of the Brazilian Superior Electoral Tribunal, and Minister Zavascki is the vice-president. The Brazilian Federal Supreme Court (equivalent to the United States Supreme …

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Female Students Offered Special Housing Assistance in Japan

Posted by: Kelly Buchanan

The following is a guest post by Sayuri Umeda, a foreign law specialist covering Japan and several other Asian jurisdictions at the Law Library of Congress. Sayuri has previously written blog posts about testing of older drivers in Japan, sentencing of parents who kill children, English translations of post-World War II South Korean laws, laws …

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New Report Explains Egyptian Laws Related to Addressing Sexual Violence

Posted by: Kelly Buchanan

The following is a guest post by George Sadek, a senior legal research analyst at the Law Library of Congress. George has contributed a number of posts to this blog, including posts on Egypt’s new antiterrorism law, the legal processes available to imprisoned journalists in Egypt, the trial of Seif al Islam al Gaddafi, constitutional …