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Posted by: Jenny Gesley
This blog posts examines the legal status of title of nobilities in Germany and whether name changes in another EU country adding German tokens of nobility to a last name have to be recognized under German law.
Posted in: Global Law, In the News
Posted by: Jenny Gesley
This FALQ post looks at universal jurisdiction in Germany and surveys recent court cases.
Posted in: Global Law, Guest Post
Posted by: Jenny Gesley
This blog post gives an overview of the legality of dumpster diving in Germany on the occasion of Sustainable Gastronomy Day.
Posted in: Global Law, Guest Post, In the News
Posted by: Jenny Gesley
This blog post contains information on Equal Pay Day in Germany and legislation to address the gender pay gap.
Posted in: Global Law, In the News, Law Library, Women's History
Posted by: Kelly Goles
The following is a guest post by Peter Roudik, the assistant law librarian for legal research at the Law Library of Congress and the director of the Law Library’s Global Legal Research Directorate. Currently meeting in Egypt, the United Nations Climate Change Conference COP27, is discussing how to address climate change and mitigate its consequences. One of …
Posted in: Global Law, Guest Post, Law Library
Posted by: Nathan Dorn
Erika Hope Spencer discusses avenues for research in Library of Congress collections on the subject of Witchcraft.
Posted in: Collections, Law Library, Women's History
Posted by: Kelly Goles
Exploring the newly published Law Library report on the Development of Laws on Abortion, Genetic Consultation and Assisted Reproduction from 1945 in Eleven Countries
Posted in: Global Law, In the News, Law Library
Posted by: Anna Price
The following is a guest post by Casey Mazzoli, a former intern with the Digital Resources Division of the Law Library of Congress. She is a graduate of the Masters of Library and Information Science program at Kent State University. On August 22, 1911, the Mona Lisa was stolen from the Louvre, gaining the painting …
Posted in: Guest Post, Law Library
Posted by: Kelly Goles
Blog post on Canada extending criminal law jurisdiction to include the moon
Posted in: Global Law, Guest Post, In the News, Law Library