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Posted by: Elin Hofverberg
On March 23, 1962, the Helsinki Treaty on Nordic cooperation was signed by Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden, a date that has become known and celebrated as “Nordic Day.” The treaty legally entered into force on July 1, 1962. The Treaty formalized the longstanding Nordic collaboration and in particular the role of the Nordic …
Posted in: Global Law
Posted by: Kelly Goles
The following is a guest post by Eduardo Soares, a senior foreign law specialist from Brazil who covers Portuguese-speaking jurisdictions, and Elizabeth Marin, an intern working with Eduardo in the Global Legal Research Directorate at the Law Library of Congress. The Law Library recently published a report titled Civic Space Legal Framework that provides information on …
Posted in: Global Law, Law Library
Posted by: Jennifer González
Short interviews of the people working on the spring 2022 remote metadata projects.
Posted in: Interview, Law Library
Posted by: Bailey DeSimone
A pic of the week featuring the yearly peak cherry blossoms on the tidal basin.
Posted in: Law Library, Pic of the Week
Posted by: Jennifer Davis
Today is a state holiday in Hawai’i commemorating the birthday of Prince Jonah Kūhiō Kalanianaʻole Piʻikoi. As an adult, he was frequently called Ke Ali‘i Maka‘āinana (Prince of the People), for the services he gave to the Hawaiian people. Prince Jonah Kūhiō Kalaniana’ole, often called simply Prince Kūhiō, was born in Kōloa, Kaua’i, Hawai’i, on …
Posted in: Collections, Law Library, Pacific Islander History
Posted by: Jenny Gesley
This blog post announces the upcoming foreign law webinar on "Sustainable Finance: European Green Bonds and the ECB's Climate Change Agenda."
Posted in: Event, Global Law, Law Library
Posted by: Jennifer González
Short interviews of the people working on the spring 2022 remote metadata projects.
Posted in: Interview, Law Library
Posted by: Margaret Wood
In December I wrote about the various agencies that contribute to Congress.gov. This month I thought it would be interesting to turn to some of the staff at the Library of Congress and have them speak in their own words about the work they do for Congress.gov. We hope to have a second part to …
Posted in: Congress
Posted by: Margaret Wood
The Law Library's pneumatic tube system
Posted in: Law Library, Pic of the Week