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Posted by: Ruth Levush
The In Custodia Legis team has developed a tradition of looking back and reporting on those foreign law reports published that year on the Law Library of Congress website. Our team members also routinely review and report on the most viewed foreign law reports, Global Legal Monitor articles, and In Custodia Legis posts during the passed …
Posted in: Global Law, Law Library
Posted by: Laney Zhang
Today’s interview is with Ben Hills, a foreign law intern working with Clare Feikert-Ahalt at the Global Legal Research Directorate, Law Library of Congress. Describe your background. I am from the United Kingdom, England specifically, and grew up in the East Midlands. I only really speak English, but am familiar with French, German, Latin, and …
Posted in: Global Law, Interview
Posted by: Jenny Gesley
Today’s interview is with Sarah Ettedgui, a foreign law intern working with Nicolas Boring at the Global Legal Research Directorate, Law Library of Congress. Describe your background. I was born in Montreal, Quebec, in Canada. My mother is Sephardic (Jewish of Moroccan and Spanish descent) and my father is Salvadoran, which has enabled me to …
Posted in: Interview, Law Library
Posted by: Betty Lupinacci
Today’s interview is with Robert MacNeish, an intern working in the Collection Services Division, Law Library of Congress. Describe your background. My name is Robert MacNeish. I am half-American and half-Italian. My mother, who also works for the Library of Congress, is from Sicily and my father is from Florida. I am the middle child …
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Posted by: Ruth Levush
The following is a guest post by Dante Figueroa, a senior legal information analyst at the Law Library of Congress. Dante has contributed a number of In Custodia Legis blog posts, including on The Rehabilitation of Dante Alighieri, Seven Centuries Later, Resources and Treasures of the Italian Parliamentary Libraries, Legislation Protecting Italian Cultural Heritage, Proposed Anti-Sect Legislation …
Posted in: Collections, Global Law
Posted by: Donna Sokol
Describe your background. I was born and raised in Sardinia, Italy. After completing my law degree, I moved to the UK, where I currently live and work. What is your academic/professional history? I hold an LL.B. and LL.M. from the University of Cagliari, Italy, and a Ph.D. inlLaw from Brunel University London, UK. During my Ph.D. …
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Posted by: Jenny Gesley
On June 1, 1998–twenty years ago today– the European Central Bank (ECB) was established. The ECB is one of the seven main institutions of the European Union (EU). It forms part of the European System of Central Banks (ESCB) together with the National Central Banks (NCBs) of all 28 Members States of the EU. The Eurosystem …
Posted in: Global Law, In the News
Posted by: Jenny Gesley
Everyone is talking about the European Union‘s (EU) General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) which takes effect today. Recent news reports about misuse of personal data suggest that rules to protect personal data are essential in today’s interconnected (online) world. But what is the GDPR exactly? And why should you care about an EU law if …
Posted in: Global Law, In the News
Posted by: Jenny Gesley
Each year on May 9, the European Union (EU) celebrates “Europe Day.” That date marks the anniversary of the Schuman Declaration delivered in Paris in 1950 by Robert Schuman, a lawyer and the then-French foreign minister. In that declaration, Schuman set out his vision of cooperation between the European countries to ensure lasting peace on the continent. …
Posted in: Global Law, In the News