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Posted by: Kelly Buchanan
The following is a guest post by Gustavo Guerra, a foreign law specialist covering a number of Spanish-speaking jurisdictions at the Law Library of Congress. It is the second post in our “Frequently Asked Legal Questions” series, following on from our post yesterday on French terrorism laws. This blog post is part of our Frequently Asked …
Posted in: Global Law, Guest Post, In the News
Posted by: Kelly Buchanan
Today we start a new series on In Custodia Legis! “FALQs” are “Frequently Asked Legal Questions.“ We will briefly discuss interesting and useful information on laws and legal issues related to events from around the world. Please feel free to let us know in the comments if there are particular global events or issues that …
Posted in: Global Law, Guest Post, In the News
Posted by: Kelly Buchanan
Next week we will be saying a sad farewell to the Lincoln Cathedral’s 1215 Magna Carta that has been on display here at the Library of Congress since last November. Needless to say, we’ve all learned a lot about the history of this document and its impact in England, here in the U.S., and around …
Posted in: Collections, Global Law
Posted by: Kelly Buchanan
The following is a guest post by Dante Figueroa, senior legal information analyst at the Law Library of Congress. Dante has written a number of In Custodia Legis blog posts related to Italian, Roman, and Canon law. In recent times, Italy has witnessed the growing influence of certain sects and cults and of crime associated …
Posted in: Global Law, Guest Post, In the News