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Posted by: Kelly Buchanan
Last Friday, the Parliament of Australia launched its new website, replacing the one that had been in place for 12 years. I had often used the old website to find a range of information on bills and parliamentary inquiries (i.e., investigations into particular issues). This includes explanatory memoranda (according to the glossary on the new …
Posted in: Global Law, Gov 2.0
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: Clare Feikert-Ahalt
This is a joint post drafted by Clare Feikert and Margaret Wood. The Global Legal Research Center has done a number of briefings and blogs, as well as too many Global Legal Monitor Articles to list, on electoral law across various jurisdictions around the world. The Russian Federation, Parliamentary Elections: Legal Issues, 2008; Elections in …
Posted in: Collections, Global Law, Law Library, Research Guide
Posted by: Ruth Levush
Israel is facing national elections shortly after the U.S. elections. Interestingly, Israel was mentioned more than 30 times in the October 22, 2012 U.S. presidential debate . There is no doubt that the results of either election will have serious ramifications on both countries’ policies in the Middle East. On Oct. 16, 2012, the Knesset (Israel’s parliament) passed the Law for the dissolution …
Posted in: In the News, Law Library
Posted by: Andrew Weber
The following is a guest post by Kimberly Ferguson, Specialist in Legislative Information Systems Management in the Library of Congress. Kimberly previously blogged about “Bills To Be Considered on the House Floor” Repository for In Custodia Legis. This week’s interview is with Val Heitshusen, a legislative process expert and educator in the Congressional Research Service (CRS). Val’s contributions to …
Posted in: Congress, Guest Post, Interview
Posted by: Andrew Weber
This week’s interview is with Barry Priest, Web DevAdmin. This is the third in the new series of interviews that focus on Library of Congress staff who contributed to Congress.gov. Describe your background. My degree is in Theater Design and Technology from Purdue University. That program allowed me the flexibility to pursue interests in CAD/3D rendering, computer science …
Posted by: Jeanine Cali
The following is a guest post by David Mao, Law Librarian of Congress. He has previously guest posted Another Trip Down Memory Lane, 2012 Burton Awards – Pic of the Week, Shreddy: From the Office of the Law Librarian – Pic of the Week, From the Desk of the Law Librarian, The Law Librarian in London, and Rebellious Children …
Posted in: Guest Post
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