FALQs: Canada and the Monarchy
Posted by: Kelly Goles
A look at some of the frequently asked legal questions regarding Canada and the Monarchy
Posted in: Global Law, Guest Post, In the News, Law Library
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Canada Extends Criminal Law Jurisdiction to the Moon
Posted by: Kelly Goles
Blog post on Canada extending criminal law jurisdiction to include the moon
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The Hans Island “Peace” Agreement between Canada, Denmark, and Greenland
Posted by: Elin Hofverberg
This blog post describes the 2022 agreement between Canada and Denmark concerning the territory of Greenland.
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Law Library of Congress Report Examines the Canadian Emergencies Act
Posted by: Kelly Goles
The following is a guest post by Michael Chalupovitsch, a foreign law specialist at the Law Library of Congress covering Canada and Caribbean jurisdictions. A recently published Law Library of Congress report, entitled Canada: the Emergencies Act, examines the history and operation of emergency legislation at the federal level in Canada. The genesis of the Emergencies Act was the need …
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Fall Remote Metadata Program: West Coast Team
Posted by: Jennifer González
Short interviews with the current remote metadata interns and volunteers.
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New Law Library Report Examines Mass Timber Construction in Selected Countries
Posted by: Kelly Goles
The following is a guest post by Michael Chalupovitsch, a foreign law specialist at the Law Library of Congress covering Canada and Caribbean jurisdictions. A recently published Law Library of Congress report, Mass Timber Construction, examines the use of mass timber, also known as cross-laminated timber, in the construction of buildings in ten countries. According to Natural Resources Canada, mass timber …
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Orange Shirt Day and Residential Schools for Native Children in the U.S.
Posted by: Jennifer Davis
This post discusses the origin of Orange Shirt Day, the Department of the Interior's investigation into Indian residential schools in the United States and the intergenerational trauma caused by the cultural assimilation and land dispossession policies of the United States.
Posted in: Collections, Law Library, Native Americans
Law Library of Congress Report Explores Sanctions for Worldwide Human Rights Abuses
Posted by: Kelly Goles
The following is a guest post by Louis Myers, a legal reference librarian at the Law Library of Congress. Louis has authored several blog posts for In Custodia Legis, including New Acquisition: The Trial of Governor Picton, A Case of Torture in Trinidad, Indigenous Law Research Strategies: Settlement Acts and Looking into the Past: Space Telescopes and the Law of …
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FALQs: The Anishinabek Nation Governance Agreement Act
Posted by: Kelly Goles
The following is a guest post by Miranda Lalla, a foreign law intern working with Foreign Law Specialist Tariq Ahmad at the Global Legal Research Directorate of the Law Library of Congress. It is part of our Frequently Asked Legal Questions series. On June 23, 2022, Bill S-10 received royal assent after being passed by the Canadian Parliament. Its provisions give effect to the …
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