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Posted by: Clare Feikert-Ahalt
Remember, remember the Fifth of November Gunpowder, treason and plot. I see no reason why gunpowder, treason Should ever be forgot. This children’s nursery rhyme describes the biggest planned, albeit unsuccessful, incident of terrorism ever attempted in England and shows what long memories the British people have. On November 5, 1605 in London, England a …
Posted in: Education, Global Law
Posted by: Clare Feikert-Ahalt
In keeping with the firearms theme of the past few weeks, I thought it would be remiss of me to discuss the laws relating to the ownership and possession of firearms by the general public and exclude those under which England’s “Bobbies” (the police) must operate. It is true that police in England and Wales …
Posted in: Global Law
Posted by: Clare Feikert-Ahalt
For me, the topic of this post dates back to the early days of the summer when I merrily hung the flag of the United Kingdom (the Union Flag), and the English flag (the St. George’s Cross), out in the moments before the England-Germany game of the 2010 World Cup. Thirty-two minutes and two German …
Posted in: Education, Global Law
Posted by: Clare Feikert-Ahalt
The media spotlight has once again fallen upon the heir to the British Throne, Prince William, and his long term girlfriend, Kate Middleton. The recent attention has been garnered due to the fact that betting shops (commonly referred to as bookies) in England and Wales are no longer taking bets on the year that Prince …
Posted in: Global Law, In the News
Posted by: Clare Feikert-Ahalt
The Law Library of Congress has decided to provide a little outlet for my genius personality to shine through in the form of a blog. I have sat and pondered what to write about for the past few days now, after conveniently unfortunately being out of town on vacation during the launch week. Whilst there …
Posted in: Collections, Global Law, Law Library