Archive: September 2012 (2 Posts)

Refined by: (Author) Laney Zhang; (Year) 2012; (Month) September

Ornate red and ivory wall decoration, with plaque and symbols

Baby Pandas and the Law: In Memory of Mei Xiang’s Cub

September 27, 2012

It was a dramatic week for panda lovers in Washington, D.C.: we were thrilled when Mei Xiang gave birth to a baby panda last Sunday night, and were then heartbroken for her loss this past Sunday, September 23, 2012. I started drafting this post on the laws and agreements that would affect the baby panda’s …

Posted in: Education, Global Law, In the News

Supreme Court of China, 99 Years Ago

September 26, 2012

Posted by: Laney Zhang

While looking through the Law Library of Congress’s collection of a set of valuable Chinese judicial gazettes from the Minguo (or Republican) Period (1912-1949), I came across a picture of the Supreme Court (da li yuan) of China that was taken in 1913, ninety-nine years ago. So what functions did these nine men in the …

Posted in: Collections, Global Law

Refined by: (Author) Laney Zhang; (Year) 2012; (Month) September