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Posted by: Kelly Buchanan
The following is a guest post by Peter Roudik, director of legal research at the Law Library of Congress. Peter has written a number of posts related to Russia and the former Soviet Union, including posts on the Soviet investigation of Nazi war crimes, lustration in Ukraine, Crimean history and the 2014 referendum, regulating the …
Posted in: Global Law, Guest Post
Posted by: Jenny Gesley
On April 23, 2016, breweries all over Germany and particularly in the Free State of Bavaria will celebrate the 500 year anniversary of the enactment of the Bavarian Reinheitsgebot (beer purity law); a regulation that mandates which ingredients are allowed for the brewing of beer. The Reinheitsgebot is one of the oldest food regulations in …
Posted in: Global Law, In the News
Posted by: Margaret Wood
T.S. Eliot characterized April as “the cruellest month,” but I would have to disagree. By April, spring has arrived in Washington (even if we still have a few chilly days). April is also a month full of celebrations such as National Library Week and perhaps most importantly William Shakespeare’s birth and death. Shakespeare was a poet …
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Posted by: Margaret Wood
This is a guest post by Constance Johnson, a senior legal research analyst at the Law Library of Congress. Constance has previously written on Water Rights on Star Island, Law Relating to Refugee Rights – Global Legal Collection Highlights, and most recently on her summer vacation on Star Island. April 7, 2016, is World Health …
Posted in: Collections, Guest Post, In the News
Posted by: Liah Caravalho
It is spring time, which means, it is almost time to celebrate Law Day! The Law Library of Congress will host its annual Law Day program on Wednesday, April 27. The event will mark the 50th anniversary of the United States Supreme Court decision, Miranda v. Arizona, 384 U.S. 436 (1966). Law Librarian of Congress …
Posted in: Event, Law Library
Posted by: Kelly Buchanan
This blog post is part of our Frequently Asked Legal Questions series. Between March 3 and March 24, 2016, New Zealanders were able to vote in the country’s second referendum related to whether or not to change the official flag. Previously, in November-December 2015, voting in the first referendum narrowed the list of possible alternative flag designs …
Posted in: Frequently Asked Legal Questions (FALQ), Global Law, In the News
Posted by: Ruth Levush
The Law Library of Congress has recently published a chart containing information on the terms that apply to the extradition of citizens in 157 jurisdictions around the globe. Of the countries surveyed, 60 were found to have laws that prevent the extradition of their own citizens, while the laws of 31 other countries generally allow such requests. …
Posted in: Global Law
Posted by: Jenny Gesley
To “Uber” is now a verb. This development reflects the rapid expansion of the mobile ride-hailing company Uber in the United States and the rest of the world. However, in many European jurisdictions, and particularly in Germany, Uber has run into regulatory roadblocks. Uber offers “a technology platform that enables users of Uber’s mobile applications …
Posted in: Education, Global Law, In the News
Posted by: Kelly Buchanan
The following is a guest post by Sayuri Umeda, a foreign law specialist covering Japan and several other Asian jurisdictions at the Law Library of Congress. Sayuri has previously written blog posts about testing of older drivers in Japan, sentencing of parents who kill children, English translations of post-World War II South Korean laws, laws …
Posted in: Global Law, Guest Post, In the News