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Posted by: Ruth Levush
This is a guest post by Kayahan Cantekin, a foreign law specialist in the Global Legal Research Directorate of the Law Library of Congress. Kayahan previously blogged about Introducing the New Civil Education Models Report. We’re proud to announce that our new multi-jurisdiction report on rules governing the service of process is now available on law.gov. …
Posted in: Global Law, Guest Post
Posted by: Jennifer Davis
This post describes the new resource, the Indigenous Law Web Archive, which attempts to archive the online laws of the 578 Federally recognized nations, tribes and communities in the United States, and some laws in Canada.
Posted in: Law Library, Collections, Native Americans
Posted by: Jim Martin
Wednesday is Veterans Day in the United States, a day dedicated to remembering and honoring the men and women who have served in the nation’s uniformed services. The holiday was established by an act of Congress in 1954 and was selected to replace Armistice Day, which marked the anniversary of the day when the fighting …
Posted in: Law Library
Posted by: Elin Hofverberg
Interested in what the Law Library does? This blog posts details our most read Global Legal Monitor articles and Legal Research Reports in fiscal year 2020.
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Posted by: Elin Hofverberg
This blog post is part of our Frequently Asked Legal Questions series and describes Sweden's legislative and policy response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Posted in: Global Law, In the News
Posted by: Robert Brammer
This is a guest post by Kayahan Cantekin, a foreign law specialist in the Global Legal Research Directorate of the Law Library of Congress. In many countries around the world, discussions on whether and how to reopen schools continue to preoccupy people, especially in light of the unpredictable nature of the COVID-19 pandemic. Here in …
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Posted by: Geraldine Davila Gonzalez
Join us online for the 2020 Frederic R. and Molly S. Kellogg Biennial Lecture in Jurisprudence! Philosopher Martha C. Nussbaum will be the featured speaker of the event on Wednesday, September 9 at 3p.m. EDT. Brian E. Butler, professor of philosophy and legal scholar at the University of North Carolina Asheville, will interview Professor Nussbaum on “Philosophy and …
Posted in: Law Library, Event
Posted by: Elin Hofverberg
While working from home together with other Law Library staff our foreign law specialists and analysts have been busy researching many legal issues related to COVID-19, including Continuity of Legislative Activities during Emergency Situations (March 2020) on measures taken in various countries for continuing legislative activities during the COVID-19 pandemic. Recently, we also published a …
Posted in: Global Law, In the News
Posted by: Ruth Levush
The COVID-19 pandemic has raised serious challenges not only for scientists who are working on finding a cure and developing a vaccine, and for medical personnel who take care of the sick, but also for policymakers. In an effort to stop the spread of the virus, governments around the globe have introduced extraordinary measures, including travel restrictions, …
Posted in: Global Law, In the News