Law Library Report Addresses Laws Protecting Journalists from Online Harassment
Posted by: Ruth Levush
New Report Addresses Laws Protecting Journalists from Online Harassment
Posted in: Global Law, In the News
Archive: 2019 (12 Posts)
Report on Right of Huguenots to French Citizenship
Posted by: Ruth Levush
The following is a guest post from Nicolas Boring, the foreign law specialist covering French- speaking jurisdictions at the Law Library of Congress. Nicolas has previously blogged about The Library of the French National Assembly – Pic of the Week, among others. A recent Law Library of Congress report examines a little-known historical development: the right …
Posted in: Global Law, Guest Post
An Interview with Susan Taylor-Pikulsky, Visual Information Specialist
Posted by: Ruth Levush
Today’s interview is with Susan Taylor-Pikulsky, a visual information specialist at the Law Library of Congress. Describe your background? I’m originally from Youngstown, Ohio, famous for its steelmaking heyday and immortalized in its namesake Bruce Springsteen ballad. At age 16, I started my first job as a tour guide at the historic Arts and Crafts …
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New Report Examines Legal Status of Military Draft and Enforcement in Israel
Posted by: Ruth Levush
Israel has gone through two national elections in 2019: the first on April 9, 2019, and the second merely five and a half months later on September 17, 2019. To date, no government has been formed and there is a possibility that a third election will take place. I have previously blogged about this unprecedented …
Posted in: Global Law, In the News
An Interview with Abdulhadi Zafar, Foreign Law Intern
Posted by: Ruth Levush
Today’s interview is with Abdulhadi Zafar, a foreign law intern working with Foreign Law Specialist George Sadek at the Global Legal Research Directorate of the Law Library of Congress. Abdulhadi conducts research on the laws of Gulf Cooperation Council countries. Describe your background? I am from Saudi Arabia. I was born and raised in the holy city of Mecca. …
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An Interview with Elizabeth Boomer, Legal Research Analyst
Posted by: Ruth Levush
Today’s interview is with Elizabeth Boomer, a legal research analyst in the Global Legal Research Directorate of the Law Library of Congress. Describe your background. I was born in Kansas and grew up in a small university town in Illinois, home of Western Illinois University. As a teenager, I couldn’t wait to move to the “big city,” but I …
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Here We Go Again: Forming a Coalition Government Israeli Style
Posted by: Ruth Levush
How long does it take to form an Israeli government? This in-depth blog presents the legal provisions for how and when a prime minister is selected, how a government can be formed, and when a snap-election can be called.
Posted in: Global Law, In the News, Law Library
An Interview with Kayahan Cantekin, Foreign Law Specialist
Posted by: Ruth Levush
Today’s interview is with Kayahan Cantekin, a foreign law specialist covering Turkey and other Turkic-speaking jurisdictions in the Global Legal Research Directorate of the Law Library of Congress. Describe your background I am from Istanbul, Turkey. I was born in Texas, and my parents moved back to Turkey from the United States when I was six years …
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An Interview with Haviva Yesgat, Foreign Law Intern
Posted by: Ruth Levush
Interview is with Haviva Yesgat, a foreign law intern working with Foreign Law Specialist Tariq Ahmad at the Global Legal Research Directorate of the Law Library of Congress.
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