The State Library of New South Wales – Pic of the Week
Posted by: Elin Hofverberg
The pictures of the week are of The State Library of North South Wales, Australia.
Posted in: Law Library, Pic of the Week
Archive: 2023 (6 Posts)
New Law Report Examines School Bus Safety Rules
Posted by: Elin Hofverberg
The Law Library of Congress recently published a new legal report, titled: "School Bus Safety Requirements: Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, England, Iceland, Mexico, Russia, United Arab Emirates."
Posted in: Global Law, Law Library
Join Us on 10/26 for a Foreign and Comparative Law Webinar titled “Nordic Noir: Genealogy as a Criminal Investigation Technique in Denmark and Sweden”
Posted by: Elin Hofverberg
In 2020, the Swedish Police solved a 16-year-old cold case using forensic genetic genealogy, a first for the country. Following the conviction, the Swedish Authority for Privacy Protection found that there was no legal basis for using investigative genetic genealogy. Earlier in 2023, the Danish and Swedish parliaments both voted on whether the police should have …
Posted in: Global Law, Law Library
Midsommar Becomes Weekend Holiday in Sweden in 1953 – Pic of the Week
Posted by: Elin Hofverberg
A few weeks ago, on June 6, Swedes celebrated their national day, in remembrance of both Gustav Vasa being elected king on this date in 1523 and the adoption of the Constitution of 1809, establishing the constitutional monarchy. If you ask a Swede, however, it seems an even bigger celebration is actually Midsommarafton (Midsummer’s Eve), …
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FALQs: Government Formation in Finland
Posted by: Elin Hofverberg
This blog post describes the government formation process in Finland.
Posted in: Frequently Asked Legal Questions (FALQ), Global Law, In the News
On this Day in 1523: Gustav Vasa Elected King – Happy 500, Sweden!
Posted by: Elin Hofverberg
Today, June 6, Sweden celebrates 500 years as an independent nation. On June 6, 1523, Gustav Eriksson Vasa was elected king of Sweden at the assembly (riksmötet) in Strängsnäs, officially uniting Sweden under one king and ending forever the Kalmar Union that tied Denmark, Norway, and Sweden (including Finland) together under one monarch. …
Posted in: Global Law