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Posted by: Laney Zhang
The following is an interview with Yichao Zhang, a foreign law intern at the Law Library of Congress. Describe your background. I was born in Changsha, a beautiful and energetic city located in the south central part of China. I received my bachelor of laws degree at Shanghai Jiao Tong University and my master of laws …
Posted in: Global Law, Interview
Posted by: Jenny Gesley
Today’s interview is with Catharina Schmidt, a foreign law intern working with me on research related to the laws of Germany and other German-speaking jurisdictions at the Global Legal Research Directorate, Law Library of Congress. Describe your background. I am originally from Germany and grew up with my younger sister in the city of Darmstadt, which is located near …
Posted in: Interview, Law Library
Posted by: Jenny Gesley
This following is a guest post by Sayuri Umeda, a foreign law specialist who covers Japan and various other countries in East and Southeast Asia, and Jieun Chang, foreign law intern at the Global Legal Research Directorate. Sayuri has previously written posts for In Custodia Legis on various topics, including Two Koreas Separated by Demilitarized Zone, English Translations of Post-World …
Posted in: Global Law, In the News
Posted by: Jenny Gesley
Today’s interview is with Felicia Stephan, a foreign law intern working with Jenny Gesley on research related to the laws of Germany and other German-speaking jurisdictions at the Global Legal Research Directorate, Law Library of Congress. Describe your background. I am originally from Tübingen, a small town in the south of Germany, where I grew up with …
Posted in: Interview, Law Library
Posted by: Kelly Buchanan
Fifty years ago, on January 31, 1968, Nauru became an independent nation. It is the smallest island republic in the world with a land area of just 8.1 square miles (“about 0.1 times the size of Washington, DC“) and a population of around 10,000 people. Prior to independence, from 1947 onward, the island was subject to a …
Posted in: Collections, Global Law
Posted by: Andrew Weber
It’s enhancement time for Congress.gov! You have submitted a lot of feedback on how you search on our website, and we have listened. Based on a variety of user comments, we have improved the search interface and streamlined the header. Rather than just list the details, let’s take a look first. The new Search Bar …
Posted in: Congress
Posted by: Ruth Levush
At the end of October 2017, I had the pleasure of participating in the annual meeting of the American Society of Comparative Law (ASCL) both as a panelist as well as an attendee. Rebecca French, a professor at SUNY, Buffalo School of Law and panelist in one of the three plenary panel discussions, described the meeting as “amazing”- I agree with …
Posted in: Global Law