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Posted by: Kelly Buchanan
At the start of this month I (along with several of my Global Legal Research Center colleagues) attended a very engaging and thought-provoking presentation by Professor John Witte, Jr. titled “Sharia in the West? What Place for Faith-Based Family Laws in Liberal Democracies?” Professor Witte recently completed his term as the Cary and Ann Maguire …
Posted in: Global Law
Posted by: Kelly Buchanan
Cloning, genetic modification, stem cell research, IVF. I’m sure that you have seen or heard these terms before in the media, which frequently reports on new treatments for various diseases and conditions, women having babies through surrogates (or multiple babies as a result of fertility treatments), and changes to how our food is produced. You …
Posted in: Global Law
Posted by: Kelly Buchanan
The following is a guest post by Eduardo Soares, a Senior Foreign Law Specialist in the Global Legal Research Center of the Law Library of Congress. Eduardo is a Brazilian attorney and provides research services relating to the laws of Portuguese-speaking jurisdictions. Portuguese explorers first made landfall in Brazil on April 22, 1500. After the discovery, the …
Posted in: Collections, Education, Global Law, Guest Post
Posted by: Kelly Buchanan
The following is a guest post by Donna Sokol, Special Assistant to the Law Librarian of Congress. This was an eventful week for the Law Library! The Library of Congress’ largest single event of the year, the National Book Festival, took place this past Saturday and Sunday. In the photo below, our Stacks Services manager, …
Posted in: Collections, Event, Law Library, Pic of the Week
Posted by: Kelly Buchanan
Over the past two years – it was the two year birthday of In Custodia Legis on August 2 – I have written a number of blog posts on matters relating to the laws of different countries of the Pacific region. I try to select topics that are interesting and a bit different, and also …
Posted in: Education, Global Law, In the News
Posted by: Kelly Buchanan
Blog post about the ill-fated ship, the Port-au-Prince, that landed in Tonga in 1806 and the legal claims to its treasure
Posted in: Collections, Education, Global Law, In the News, Law Library, Pacific Islander History
Posted by: Kelly Buchanan
The following is a guest post by Peter Roudik, Director of Legal Research at the Law Library of Congress. In addition to his administrative duties, Peter provides jurisdictional coverage for Russia and other former Soviet republics and explains legal developments in these countries to the Law Library’s patrons. Russia is currently the subject of discussion …
Posted in: Collections, Congress, Global Law, Guest Post
Posted by: Kelly Buchanan
Today we are highlighting pictures taken in Boston, where the American Association of Law Libraries (AALL) is holding its annual conference. Some of our Law Library of Congress colleagues are attending and presenting at the conference. As is the nature of peripatetic librarians, Andrew snapped photos of two of Boston’s iconic libraries. The John F. …
Posted in: Law Library
Posted by: Kelly Buchanan
This week’s interview is with Loi Huynh. Loi is spending time working for the Law Library this summer as an intern in the Global Legal Research Center. Describe your background. I was born and raised in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. I was fortunate to grow up in a family where being a lawyer was …
Posted in: Global Law, Interview, Law Library