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Posted by: Laney Zhang
The following is a guest post by Shi Qiu, a foreign law intern at the Law Library of Congress. July 1, 2015 marked the 18th anniversary of the establishment of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. On this anniversary we published a post about the Basic Law of Hong Kong. For non-legal information on Hong Kong, you can read an article …
Posted in: Collections, Global Law, Guest Post
Posted by: Kelly Buchanan
The following is a guest post by Eduardo Soares, a foreign law specialist at the Law Library of Congress covering Portuguese-speaking jurisdictions. Eduardo has previously published posts about the Brazilian law collection, capoeira and the law, and on a Law Library report on citizenship pathways and border protection. Foreign and comparative law research involves not …
Posted in: Collections, Global Law, Guest Post
Posted by: Hanibal Goitom
This post is part of our Global Legal Collection Highlights series in which we provide information on some of the foreign law materials available to researchers at the Library of Congress. March 21, 2015, marks the 25th anniversary of Namibia’s independence. Namibia, which gained its independence on March 21, 1990, is Africa’s third-youngest nation next …
Posted in: Collections, Law Library
Posted by: Kelly Buchanan
The following is a guest post by Gustavo Guerra, a foreign law specialist at the Law Library of Congress. This post is part of our Global Legal Collection Highlights series in which we provide information on some of the foreign law materials available to researchers at the Library of Congress. Gustavo has previously written posts on …
Posted in: Collections, Global Law, Guest Post
Posted by: Hanibal Goitom
This post is part of our Global Legal Collection Highlights series. It is election season in Nigeria. As I noted in my recent post, barring any changes to the schedule, Nigeria will hold presidential and National Assembly elections on March 28, 2015. Nigeria will also hold elections for state house assemblies as well as gubernatorial …
Posted in: Collections, Global Law
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: Jennifer Davis
The Caribbean is a term for the area that comprises nearly twenty-five sovereign territories, overseas departments, and dependencies in the Caribbean Sea basin. The U.N. Statistical Division and the CIA World Factbook recognize the Caribbean as a distinct geographical subregion for statistical and economic purposes. Historically, the Caribbean has not generated much legal material compared …
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Posted by: Ruth Levush
Brave New World: Unmanned Systems and Us I have always been intrigued by technological advances. I am repeatedly amazed at the depth of human curiosity and ingenuity. Throughout history humans have developed machines to assist, and when possible even replace, physical work. Today, technology enables the development of machines that can substitute both physical and …
Posted in: Global Law, In the News
Posted by: Betty Lupinacci
Today’s interview is with Timothy Byram, an intern in the Collection Services Division. Describe your background. I was born and raised in central Arkansas until I was 12, at which point my family moved to Lynchburg, Virginia. I have lived in Virginia since, except for the year I took to teach English in Mexico before …
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