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Posted by: Elin Hofverberg
While researching one issue related to laws in my jurisdictional portfolio I often come across another interesting piece of information. For instance, while reading about the Swedish King Carl XVI Gustaf’s decision to revoke the royal highness titles for five of his grandchildren, I realized that today, November 7, 2019, marks the 40th anniversary of the amendment to …
Posted in: Global Law, Law Library
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. …
Posted in: Interview
Posted by: Laney Zhang
The following is a guest post by Sayuri Umeda, a foreign law specialist who covers Japan and other countries in East and Southeast Asia. Sayuri has previously written posts for In Custodia Legis on various topics, including New Era, New Law Number, Holy Cow – Making Sense of Japanese Wagyu Cow Export Rules, Japanese Criminal Legal System as Seen Through the Carlos Ghosn Case, Disciplining Judges for …
Posted in: Global Law, Guest Post, In the News
Posted by: Elin Hofverberg
November is celebrated as National American Indian Heritage Month in the United States. In addition to our guide to Indigenous Law Resources online for U.S.-centric sources on indigenous law, the Law Library also holds a number of international and foreign law resources on indigenous law in other countries. For instance, earlier this year, the Global Legal …
Posted in: Global Law
Posted by: Stephen Mayeaux
Today’s interview is with Cecilia Contreras, an Intern in the Digital Resources Division of the Law Library of Congress. Describe your background. I was born and raised in Los Angeles, California. I come from a rather large family and I am the eldest of four siblings. I have lived my entire life in California and this is …
Posted in: Interview, Law Library
Posted by: Donna Sokol
Save the date on your calendars! The Law Library will present the Frederic R. and Molly S. Kellogg Biennial Lecture in Jurisprudence on Wednesday, December 4 at 5:00 p.m. Are you on our email list? Subscribe to Law Library News & Events today to ensure you get the notification when registration opens in November!
Posted in: Event, Law Library
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 …
Posted in: Interview
Posted by: Robert Brammer
Our latest rare book video features the trial of Aaron Burr. This item is held by the Rare Book and Special Collections Division of the Library of Congress.
Posted in: Collections, Law Library
Posted by: Andrew Weber
The pictures of the week are of the Indiana State Library.
Posted in: Law Library, Pic of the Week