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Posted by: Hanibal Goitom
The following is a guest post by Constance Johnson, a senior legal information analyst at the Law Library of Congress. Connie has previously written or co-written a number of posts for In Custodia Legis including: Law Relating to Refugee Rights-Global Legal Collection Highlights, Water Rights at Star Island and Laws on Homosexuality in African Nations. …
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Posted by: Hanibal Goitom
The following is a guest post by Geneviève Claveau and Julia Heron, summer interns at the Global Legal Research Directorate, Law Library of Congress. Geneviève and Julia have previously written a post on Quebec’s Dual Legal System. On July 15, we had the opportunity to visit the Federal Election Commission (FEC), located at 999 E Street …
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Posted by: Hanibal Goitom
This blog post is part of our Frequently Asked Legal Questions series. The recent killing of a lion named Cecil in Zimbabwe has been widely reported and discussed both in social media and by traditional media outlets. Three individuals were allegedly involved in the act: an American citizen who traveled to Zimbabwe, with reports stating that he …
Posted in: Frequently Asked Legal Questions (FALQ), Global Law, In the News