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Archive: April 2021 (2 Posts)

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RECAP: Lunch & Learn Webinar: A Conversation with the Herencia Crowdsourcing Interns

Posted by: Geraldine Davila Gonzalez

In March 2021, the Law Library of Congress celebrated the first anniversary of the crowdsourcing campaign, Herencia: Centuries of Spanish Legal Documents. Herencia became the first ever crowdsourcing campaign in By the People in a language other than English. This rare collection of Spanish legal documents from the 15th to 19th centuries includes royal decrees, …

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Join Us for our Upcoming Webinar: “Brazilian Criminal Procedure Law: Is a Criminal Conviction Really Enforceable?”

Posted by: Geraldine Davila Gonzalez

Join us on Thursday, April 22, at 2:00PM EDT for a new Foreign and Comparative Law Webinar, Brazilian Criminal Procedure Law: Is a Criminal Conviction Really Enforceable? Criminal prosecution in Brazil has always been the subject of great controversy. Conflicting interpretations of the law by the superior tribunals in recent high profile cases have disrupted …

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