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Archive: May 2013 (2 Posts)

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An Interview with Nichaya Soothipan, Foreign Law Intern

Posted by: Kelly Buchanan

The following is an interview with Nichaya Soothipan, a foreign law intern at the Law Library of Congress.  Nichaya is the third intern we have interviewed this year.  We will soon have many more interns working at the Law Library for various periods during the summer months. Describe your background. I was born and raised …

Posted in: Global Law, Interview

Ornate red and ivory wall decoration, with plaque and symbols

Banning Baby Names

Posted by: Kelly Buchanan

At the start of May for the last few years I’ve seen multiple news items about the baby names that were rejected by the New Zealand authorities during the previous year (e.g., Lucifer, Prince, J, Rogue…).  The list of names, and the fact that the government is able to deem them unacceptable, draws plenty of interest …

Posted in: Education, Global Law, In the News