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 …
In 1516, on a swampy Venetian island, originally the site of a foundry, the Ghetto Nuovo was established 500 years ago. The island, and a connected island, which was established later and known as the Ghetto Vecchio, was home to Venetian Jews. By law, they were relegated to live within this gated and walled area …
On Tuesday, February 21, the Law Library of Congress in collaboration with the Embassy of Italy will host a second program to commemorate the 500th anniversary of the Jewish Ghetto of Venice. The first commemorative program that the Law Library hosted on May 24, 2016, La Città degli Ebrei/The City of the Jews: Segregated Space and …