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Posted by: Margaret Wood
The following is a guest post from Nicolas Boring, foreign law specialist covering French speaking jurisdictions at the Law Library of Congress. France has just finished its election season! French citizens elected Emmanuel Macron as their new president earlier in May, and they returned to the voting booths on June 11 and June 18 for parliamentary …
Posted in: Global Law, Guest Post
Posted by: Jenny Gesley
This is a guest post by Nicolas Boring who has previously written for In Custodia Legis on a variety of topics including The Protection of Champagne Wine, FALQs: Freedom of Speech in France, How Sunday Came to be a Day of Rest in France, Napoleon Bonaparte and Mining Rights in France, French Law – Global Legal Collection Highlights, and co-collaborated …
Posted in: Global Law, In the News
Posted by: Margaret Wood
We have written several “today in history posts” recently and this is another. Today, December 29, is the 847th anniversary of the murder of Thomas Becket in his cathedral in Canterbury, England. This date is also his feast day in the Roman Catholic calendar of saints. I previously wrote about Thomas Becket and the origins …
Posted in: Global Law
Posted by: Jim Martin
The Pic of the Week shows a French translation of the American Bill of Rights from 1790.
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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 …
Posted in: Global Law
Posted by: Ruth Levush
A couple of years ago, I attended two separate marriage ceremonies for the same couple. The couple, now happily married, consisted of a Jewish American-Israeli dual national and a British national of Indian Hindu descent. The Hindu wedding that took place in the United Kingdom was fascinating for me; it being the first, and so far …
Posted in: Global Law
Posted by: Liah Caravalho
This week’s interview is with Anu Rai, interim chief of the Law Library’s Asset Management team within the Office of Administrative Operations. Anu works to develop the Law Library’s information technology infrastructure and align Law Library information technology plans and processes with the Library’s Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO). Describe your background. I am …
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Posted by: Liah Caravalho
Today’s interview is with Marie-Philippe Lavoie, a foreign law intern with the Global Legal Research Directorate (GLRD). This summer, Marie-Philippe is assisting the GLRD with Canadian law research requests. She is currently completing her LL.M degree in international law at the University of Montreal. Describe your background. I am from the Province of Québec in Canada. I …
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Posted by: Jenny Gesley
In preparation for the upcoming Independence Day celebration tomorrow, we thought it might be interesting to show that there is also an international dimension to this national holiday. The Declaration of Independence is regarded as one of the milestone documents that shaped America, but it also had a major influence abroad. After the Continental Congress approved the …
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