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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: Kelly Buchanan
Yesterday I published a post that provided some background information on Pitcairn Island: the mutiny on board the HMS Bounty led by Fletcher Christian on April 28, 1789; the settlement of Pitcairn (and subsequent emigration to Norfolk Island); William Bligh’s long trip home to England; and the court-martials of some of the mutineers that decided …
Posted in: Collections, Global Law
Posted by: Kelly Buchanan
The following is a guest post by Peter Roudik, Director of Legal Research at the Law Library of Congress. For the majority of Washingtonians the cherry blossoms signal the start of Spring. However, there is another event that marks the arrival of Spring for international lawyers: the annual meeting of the American Society of International …
Posted in: Global Law, Law Library
Posted by: Kelly Buchanan
You may know what it is, but you may never have tried it. Or you may have tried it and screwed up your nose at the strange salty flavor. However, to many people – myself included – it is “black gold.” So I panicked along with many other New Zealanders when supplies of Marmite ran …
Posted in: Global Law, In the News
Posted by: Kelly Buchanan
Earlier this month I attended some events related to International Women’s Day, which this year had the theme of “A promise is a promise: Time for action to end violence against women.” At one of these events, hosted by the Wilson Center here in Washington, DC, the New Zealand Minister of Women’s Affairs, Hon. Jo …
Posted in: Global Law
Posted by: Kelly Buchanan
I finally realized that U.S. sports channels just aren’t going to bend to my will and start showing more rugby. The result of this is that I’ve been watching a lot of American football lately instead. One thing I’ve always noticed when watching football is how many commercial breaks there are during the game. During …
Posted in: Education, Global Law
Posted by: Kelly Buchanan
The following is a guest post by George Sadek, a Senior Legal Analyst at the Law Library of Congress. Last week George provided an overview of the drafting process and content of the Egyptian Constitution of 2012. He has also previously written posts on Egypt’s constitutional referendum and several other topics. In my last post, …
Posted in: Global Law
Posted by: Kelly Buchanan
The following is a guest post by George Sadek, a Senior Legal Analyst at the Law Library of Congress. George has previously written posts on Egypt’s constitutional referendum, elections in Saudi Arabia, and the trial of Seif al Islam al Gaddafi in Libya. The development and adoption of a new Egyptian Constitution has received a …
Posted in: Global Law
Posted by: Kelly Buchanan
Happy New Year! Here at the Law Library of Congress we are looking forward to another busy year filled with fascinating research, great public events, and (of course) many wonderful law books—old and new! We try very hard to share our resources and expertise with as many people as possible, including through our Reading Room, …
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