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Laws of Malawi – Global Legal Collection Highlights

Posted by: Hanibal Goitom

Today it is my turn to contribute to our Global Legal Collection Highlights series.  The idea of this series, as is probably clear from its name, is to highlight our foreign law collection and keep In Custodia Legis readers abreast of new and/or interesting items that have been added.  We have recently had posts that …

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An Interview with Wilfried Tchangoue, Foreign Law Intern

Posted by: Hanibal Goitom

This week’s interview is with Wilfried Tchangoue, a summer intern working in the Global Legal Research Center of the Law Library of Congress.  It is part of a series of interviews that introduce our summer interns to In Custodia Legis readers.  Enjoy! Describe your background My parents are from Cameroon but I was born in …

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Resources and Treasures of the Italian Parliamentary Libraries

Posted by: Hanibal Goitom

This is a guest post by Dante Figueroa, Senior Legal Information Analyst at the Law Library of Congress, and Antonio Casu, Director of the Italian Chamber of Deputies Library. This is the last in a three part series describing the main aspects of the Italian legislature and legislative process; it highlights the internal organization and the …

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Interview with Antoinette Ofosu-Kwakye, Foreign Law Intern

Posted by: Hanibal Goitom

This week’s interview is with Antoinette Ofosu-Kwakye, a summer intern at the Global Legal Research Center, Law Library of Congress. The Law Library’s internship program is in full swing and we plan to introduce all our summer interns to In Custodia Legis readers every week. Stay tuned. Describe your background I was born and raised …

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Blog Team Meeting – Pic of the Week

Posted by: Hanibal Goitom

Have you ever wondered how the In Custodia Legis sausage is made?  Well, you are in luck.  Every month the blog team meets to develop what we call the “editorial calendar.”  The majority of the meeting is usually spent on handing out assignments to bloggers to generate content, including by looking at upcoming events and …

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Global Legal Monitor: May Highlights

Posted by: Hanibal Goitom

In May, twenty-five articles were published in the Global Legal Monitor (GLM), the Law Library’s online publication covering various legal developments around the globe.  The following is a list of the five most viewed articles in the order of their popularity: China: New Visa System Proposed, Public Opinion Being Solicited Brazil: No More Visa Cap for Haitian …

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Global Legal Monitor: April Highlights

Posted by: Hanibal Goitom

It is that time of the month again when we provide you with updates on the new, exciting articles published in the Global Legal Monitor (GLM), the Law Library’s online publication on legal developments around the world.  We usually do two things: provide a list of articles with the most views, and note a few …

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South Africa Freedom Day

Posted by: Hanibal Goitom

Today marks the 19th anniversary of South Africa’s first multiracial, democratic elections, known to South Africans as Freedom Day.  This is a day of great significance in South Africa’s history as “a landmark in the inauguration of a non-racial democracy” after a long history of colonialism, segregation  and Apartheid. Much has been written about Apartheid …