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Posted by: Kelly Buchanan
Today is Data Privacy Day – “an annual international celebration to raise awareness and generate discussion about information privacy.” In Europe, it’s called European Privacy and Data Protection Day. The day, whether in North America or in Europe or other parts of the world, basically involves various corporations, government officials and representatives, academics, and students …
Posted in: Collections, Global Law
Posted by: Kelly Buchanan
The following is a guest post by Nicole Atwill, Senior Foreign Law Specialist. My husband was recently lamenting the loss of the second of his original law partners to a judicial appointment, this time to the Supreme Court of Virginia. When I mentioned that such a scenario would be extremely rare in France, the conversation …
Posted in: Global Law, Guest Post
Posted by: Kelly Buchanan
Last year Clare wrote about changes to the UK government’s legislation website, and we’ve written a lot about enhancements to THOMAS, so when I got an email last week about the Australian government’s legislation website being upgraded I thought it definitely warranted some attention. The ComLaw website provides open access to Commonwealth (i.e., federal) legislation. …
Posted in: Global Law, Gov 2.0
Posted by: Kelly Buchanan
Today’s Pic of the Week comes to you direct from my office! When I started working at the Law Library, I thought it would be nice to have a couple of maps to decorate my office. In addition to a large map of New Zealand, I also have a Pacific-centered world map, shown below. I …
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Posted by: Kelly Buchanan
The following is a guest post by Nicole Atwill, Senior Foreign Law Specialist. The Black Code tells us a very long story that started in Versailles, at the court of Louis XIV, the Sun King, in March 1685 and ended in Paris in April 1848 under Arago, at the beginning of the ephemeral Second Republic. …
Posted in: Collections, Global Law, Guest Post
Posted by: Kelly Buchanan
This week’s interview is with Henry Rossman, Director of Information Technology for the Law Library. What is your academic/professional history? I have a B.A. in Psychology from the University of Miami, FL. My Master’s Degree and Doctorate are both from Temple University (Philadelphia). The graduate degrees are in Sociology, with sub-specializations in Social Psychology, Minority …
Posted in: Interview, Law Library
Posted by: Kelly Buchanan
Happy New Year! At this time of year it’s great to look forward to what the year might bring, but it’s also a great time to look back on the previous year and what has been achieved. With that in mind, here’s a recap of some of the events and achievements related to In Custodia …
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