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Archive: October 2014 (2 Posts)

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Does the Haitian Criminal Code Outlaw Making Zombies?

Posted by: Barbara Bavis

This is a guest post by Anne Guha, who was an intern with the Law Library’s Public Services Division this spring and is now working in Public Services, with expert assistance from Nicolas Boring, a foreign law specialist at the Law Library of Congress. At this time of year (well, honestly, at all times of …

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Landlord-Tenant Law: A Beginner’s Guide

Posted by: Barbara Bavis

This post is coauthored by Barbara Bavis and Robert Brammer, legal reference specialists. It is no wonder that we get a large number of questions about landlord-tenant law at the Law Library of Congress, in light of the fact that residential leasing, and the rights and obligations that stem from such agreements, is a pressing legal …