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Posted by: Kelly Buchanan
The following is a guest post by George Sadek, Senior Legal Information Analyst. In Saudi Arabia on April 23, 2011, individuals eligible to cast their votes in the municipality election will have the right to register themselves for inclusion in the voters’ election registration lists. Half of the seats in the municipal councils across the …
Posted in: Global Law, Guest Post, In the News
Posted by: Andrew Weber
This week’s interview is with one of our former interns from last summer, Sharon Pia Hickey. Describe your background. I spent the summer of 2010 in Washington DC as part of the Washington Ireland Program. This program is designed to select the brightest young minds in Ireland and bring them to DC for a …
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Posted by: Kelly Buchanan
This blog post discusses the Sorcery Act 1971 of Papua New Guinea.
Posted in: Collections, Global Law, In the News, Law Library, Pacific Islander History
Posted by: Kelly Buchanan
This week’s interview is with Hanibal Goitom, a Foreign Law Specialist in our Global Legal Research Center. Hanibal has previously written two guest posts for In Custodia Legis. His “Power Lunch” was also discussed in the post There’s No Place Like Home. Describe your background. I am a Foreign Law Specialist at the Law Library …
Posted in: Global Law, Interview
Posted by: Andrew Weber
I’ve enjoyed our interview series. I’ve learned a surprising amount of new information about a lot of my co-workers. I’ve also learned a lot about the Law Library of Congress from the responses to the question: What is the most interesting fact you’ve learned about the Law Library of Congress? Here are a highlight of …
Posted in: Interview, Law Library
Posted by: Andrew Weber
This week’s interview is with Liah Love Caravalho, who is the Administrative Assistant to the Deputy Law Librarian. Describe your background. I have been coordinating research activities and reports for the Global Legal Research Center since 2005. I was born in Houston, Texas, but raised in Seattle, Washington. I have now been living in …
Posted in: Interview, Law Library
Posted by: Kurt Carroll
The Law Library is pleased to announce that patrons may now request items from the collection using the online Automated Call Slip (ACS) system. Prior to March 2nd, patrons were required to fill out a paper request slip. With the introduction of the ACS in the Law Library, we are joining the Main, Local History …
Posted in: Collections, Law Library
Posted by: Andrew Weber
This week’s interview is with Sayuri Umeda, Foreign Law Specialist in our Global Legal Research Center. Describe your background. I joined the Directorate of Legal Research (which was renamed as the Global Legal Research Center in 2010) of the Law Library in 2001. I used to have only two (or three, depending on how we …
Posted in: Interview, Law Library
Posted by: Andrew Weber
This week’s interview is with Robert Gee, Chief of Law Library Public Services (and my immediate supervisor). Describe your background. I serve as Chief of Law Library Public Services, a position I have held for nearly 17 years. I was hired as a temporary legal reference librarian almost 27 years ago (in 1984) to fill …
Posted in: Interview, Law Library