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Chinese Courts Pilot the Issuance of Single-Page Divorce Decrees

Posted by: Laney Zhang

Here at the Law Library of Congress we are frequently asked about different aspects of family law. When asked about Chinese family law, one of the questions that I have found more difficult to answer relates to the documents needed to prove that a divorce has taken place in China. Proving a Chinese divorce can …

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Happiness on the Shelf

Posted by: Jennifer Davis

Are you happy today? If not today, are you happy with your life generally? If you’re wondering why that question matters, and you tend to think about pursuing happiness as a poetic flourish rather than a  mission statement, you might want to look at the United Nations’ (UN) declaration in support of its 4th International …

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World Meteorological Day

Posted by: Jennifer González

Today, March 23rd, is World Meteorological Day, as dubbed by the United Nations in WMO/EC-XII/Res. 6 and celebrated around the world. The United Nations’ World Meteorological Organization (WMO) provides the framework for international cooperation on weather issues that know no political boundaries. This year’s theme for the event is “Understanding Clouds,” and their website has …

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Falling In (and Out of) Love at the Law Library

Posted by: Kelly Buchanan

Libraries are great places to learn about love. There are books about love and romance, of course, but you might also have or discover a lifelong love of books, or even meet the love of your life! You might not associate law libraries with love, but if you think about it, where else can you …

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An Interview with Emma Wei, Foreign Law Intern

Posted by: Laney Zhang

The following is an interview with Emma Wei, who is currently working at the Law Library of Congress as a foreign law intern. Describe your background. I was born in Liuzhou, a small but beautiful city in southwest China. I attended China University of Political Science and Law in Beijing, where I received an undergraduate …

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Fabriano Paper in Library of Congress Collections

Posted by: Nathan Dorn

This post was jointly written by Nathan Dorn and Sylvia Albro. In this post, we catch up with Library of Congress employee Sylvia Albro, who is a senior paper conservator in the Library’s Conservation Division.  Last fall, Sylvia published a book that presents research she has been conducting on books and manuscripts in various parts …

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The Presidential Seal

Posted by: Margaret Wood

A little more than a year ago, I wrote about our national bird, the eagle. The eagle appears on the United States Great Seal and the post briefly discussed the design process for that seal under the Continental Congress.    The process spanned over 6 years, involved three separate, specially appointed congressional committees, and an …

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New Chinese Rule Legalizing Uber

Posted by: Laney Zhang

As described in previous blog posts authored by Jenny and Tariq, the rapid expansion of Uber around the world has presented new challenges to regulators in foreign countries. It is interesting to note that China recently issued a departmental rule regulating “online taxi-booking services.” Effective November 1, 2016, the Interim Administrative Measures for the Business of Online …

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United States Treaties Added to the Law Library Website

Posted by: Jennifer González

We have added the United States Treaty Series, compiled by Charles I. Bevans, to our online digital collection.  This collection includes treaties that the United States signed with other countries from 1776 to 1949. The collection consists of 13 volumes: four volumes of multilateral treaties, eight volumes of bilateral treaties and one volume of an index. Multilateral …