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Archive: October 2011 (5 Posts)

Ornate red and ivory wall decoration, with plaque and symbols

Interning at the Law Library of Congress

Posted by: Hanibal Goitom

The following is a guest post by Legislative Fellows Program Interns Inna Grebeniuk and  Irina Khakhutaishvili.  Inna is a Senior Legal Adviser at the Main Legal and Experts Department, Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine and Irina is the Chief Specialist for International Relations at the Secretariat of the President, Constitutional Court of Georgia.  I hope you …

Ornate red and ivory wall decoration, with plaque and symbols

Map of African Legislatures – Pic of the Week

Posted by: Hanibal Goitom

This week’s Pic of the Week is a map of African legislative bodies hanging on my office wall.  It provides simple but crucial information on the number of representatives in each African country’s national legislative body and the country’s type of the legislative body, either unicameral or bicameral legislature.  Of the 54 African countries, 24 …

Ornate red and ivory wall decoration, with plaque and symbols

Elections in Liberia: Some Legal Developments

Posted by: Hanibal Goitom

In my September 23, 2011 post, I discussed the August 23, 2011 referendum in Liberia, conducted largely in preparation for the constitutionally mandated general elections scheduled for October 11, 2011.  The referendum included proposals that, if passed, would directly affect the conduct and outcome of the elections: a measure to amend the residency requirement for …