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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
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
Posted by: Kelly Buchanan
This is my third spring in Washington, DC, and therefore my third opportunity to see the cherry blossoms around the Tidal Basin. However, that anniversary is much less of an historical event compared to the fact that today, March 27, 2012, marks the 100th anniversary of the planting of the first trees. This occasion, and …
Posted in: Collections, In the News
Posted by: Kelly Buchanan
This week’s pics are brought to you all the way from New Zealand! I recently returned from a trip there to visit family over the holiday period. While in Wellington, I stopped in to see friends and former colleagues at the Beehive (executive wing of the parliamentary complex) and Parliament House, and also took a …
Posted in: Global Law, Pic of the Week