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Archive: October 2017 (15 Posts)

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Communicating with the Dead: Can the Unknown be Regulated?

Posted by: Kelly Buchanan

The following is a guest post by Clare Feikert-Ahalt, a foreign law specialist at the Law Library of Congress covering the United Kingdom and several other jurisdictions. Clare has written a number of posts for In Custodia Legis, including two other Halloween-related posts titled “The Case of a Ghost Haunted England for Over Two Hundred …

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The Peace of Westphalia

Posted by: Jenny Gesley

On October 24, 1648, the Peace of Westphalia formally ended the Thirty Years’ War in Europe. The Peace of Westphalia consists of two different documents, the Peace Treaty of Osnabrück (Instrumentum pacis Osnabrugensis)  between the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation (HRE) and Sweden, and the Peace Treaty of Münster (Instrumentum Pacis Monasteriensis)  between …

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Interview with Elizabeth Graber, External Relations Intern

Posted by: Donna Sokol

Today’s interview is with University of California Washington Center (UCDC) intern, Elizabeth Graber, who is with the Law Library for the fall semester. Describe your background. I grew up in Capistrano Beach, California, a small beach town between San Diego and Los Angeles. My mom works as a school teacher and my dad as a …

FALQs: Cashless Sweden

Posted by: Elin Hofverberg

This blog post is part of our Frequently Asked Legal Questions series. Background As more and more countries are heading toward cashless societies, I became painfully aware of the realities of a country without cash as I toured Sweden this past summer. Not only did some stores not accept cash, but travelling by bus also required either an app …

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Professor of Law Jeremy Waldron to Deliver the 2017 Kellogg Biennial Lecture on Jurisprudence

Posted by: Liah Caravalho

The Law Library of Congress is pleased to announce that legal and political philosophy professor Jeremy Waldron of New York University School of Law, will deliver the 2017 Frederic R. and Molly S. Kellogg Biennial Lecture on Jurisprudence. The lecture, “The Philosophical Foundations of Immigration Law,” is scheduled for 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, November 1. …

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ADHD Awareness Month, IEPs and 504 Plans

Posted by: Jennifer Davis

October is ADHD Awareness Month. ADHD, which stands for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, “is a brain disorder marked by an ongoing pattern of inattention and/or hyperactivity-impulsivity that interferes with functioning or development.” ADHD is a complex mental health issue, as all mental health issues are, but this disorder is complicated because there are no physical …

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House Communications Are Now Available in Congress.gov!

Posted by: Robert Brammer

As part of our latest Congress.gov enhancements, we are excited to provide access to House Communications transmitted from January 6, 2015-present (since the 114th Congress convened). House Communications frequently consist of petitions by state and local officials, memorials, messages from the President, and reports submitted to the House by executive agencies that are sometimes required by federal …

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1st International Assembly of Law Libraries at UNAM: Law Libraries Within a Global Information Society

Posted by: Francisco Macías

On August 3 and 4, 2017, I had the distinct privilege of representing the Law Library of Congress at one of Latin America’s most lauded institutes of legal research. In observance of Hispanic Heritage Month, I would like to share some highlights of what transpired there. The following is a recap authored by Celia Carreón …