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Posted by: Hanibal Goitom
During the month of December we often think back and take stock of events, debates, challenges, and achievements of the past year. This year, various issues have received national attention, including debates on immigration reform, gun control, and issues relating to the handling of sexual offenses in the military. Here at the Law Library of …
Posted in: Global Law, Law Library
Posted by: Ruth Levush
The handling and adjudication of sexual offenses in the military have drawn much public and Congressional interest in recent months following the disclosure of several high profile cases involving allegations of sexual assault by U.S. service members. Several proposals for reforming the way such allegations are handled within the U.S. military justice system have been …
Posted in: Global Law, In the News, Law Library
Posted by: Margaret Wood
As a student of history, I often wonder how many people understand the significance of the date of Veterans Day and why it is always celebrated on the day of the holiday and not, like Labor Day or Memorial Day, observed on a Monday. The holiday began originally as a commemoration associated with World War I …
Posted in: Congress, Education, Law Library, World War I
Posted by: Kelly Buchanan
The following is a guest post by Eduardo Soares, our foreign law specialist for Portuguese-speaking countries. Eduardo has previously written a post for In Custodia Legis on the legal history of capoeira in Brazil. Immigration, citizenship pathways, and border security are recurrent topics in the media. You may have wondered: How does immigration work in …
Posted in: Education, Global Law, Guest Post, Law Library
Posted by: Ruth Levush
A report titled Guest Worker Programs was recently added to the list of reports posted on the Law Library of Congress website under “Current Legal Topics” where you can also find a range of other comparative law reports on various topics. The Guest Worker Programs report is based on a study conducted by staff of the Global Legal …
Posted in: Global Law, Law Library
Posted by: Donna Sokol
The following is a guest post by Dante Figueroa, Senior Legal Information Analyst at the Law Library of Congress. Dante has previously written blog posts on canon law and the papacy: Canon Law Update; Citizenship in the Vatican City State; Medieval Canon Law; and The Papal Inquisition in Modena. Dante recently spent three weeks at …
Posted in: Global Law, Guest Post
Posted by: Andrew Weber
The following is a guest post by Elizabeth Moore, a librarian at the Law Library of Congress. Karin is our second patron to be interviewed. Alexander Hoffman was the first. Describe your background. Karin Linhart was recently here for five weeks in the Law Library of Congress doing research for her post-doctoral thesis. Karin is a native of Lauda, …
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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
Posted by: Nathan Dorn
“Tanta enim copia est Librorum Iuris, ut difficile omnino sit viam juris prudentiae ingredienti seligere quos in quavis parte sequator doctores.” (Burkhard Gotthelf Struve, Bibliotheca Iuris Selecta) “For so great is the abundance of lawbooks that it is altogether difficult for the beginning student of jurisprudence to select authoritative authors on the area of his …
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