Courthouse in “Old Town” Alexandria, VA – Pic of the Week
Posted by: Jenny Gesley
This blog post describes the Alexandria Courthouse in VA.
Posted in: Guest Post, Law Library, Pic of the Week
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Posted by: Jenny Gesley
This blog post describes the Alexandria Courthouse in VA.
Posted in: Guest Post, Law Library, Pic of the Week
Posted by: Jenny Gesley
On April 24, 1863, U.S. President Abraham Lincoln issued “General Orders No. 100: Instructions for the Government of the Armies of the United States in the Field,” commonly known as the “Lieber Code” after its main author Francis (Franz) Lieber. The Lieber Code set out rules of conduct during hostilities for Union soldiers throughout the U.S. Civil …
Posted in: Collections, Global Law, Law Library
Posted by: Jenny Gesley
The following is a guest post by Johannes Jäger, a foreign law intern working in the Global Legal Research Directorate of the Law Library of Congress. I recently read an op-ed in the New York Times in which the author passionately advocated for the introduction of “Demeny voting” in the United States. The concept behind this term, named after the demographer …
Posted in: Global Law, Guest Post