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Posted by: Jennifer Davis
Today's Picture of the Week post by collection specialist, Alexander, discusses the origin and function of the Coroner's Court in the United Kingdom.
Posted in: Collections, Global Law, Guest Post, Pic of the Week
Posted by: Taylor Gulatsi
Today's blog post announces the final Foreign and Comparative International Law Webinar for 2024. The webinar will review the most popular legal reports published by the Law Library of Congress in 2024.
Posted in: Collections, Education, Event, Global Law, Guest Post, Law Library, Legal Reports
Posted by: Jenny Gesley
This blog post explores the role of the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), in particular its role during the Olympics.
Posted in: Global Law, Guest Post, In the News
Posted by: Jenny Gesley
Today's post is an interview with Lena Bleckmann, foreign law intern in the Global Legal Research Center of the Law Library.
Posted in: Interview, Law Library
Posted by: Anna Price
A post celebrating the completion of a years-long project converting the Guide to Law Online nations pages into research guides.
Posted in: Collections, Law Library, Research Guide
Posted by: Bailey DeSimone
There are 29 independent jurisdictions where French is an official language. A new map shows how the civil code applies in these jurisdictions.
Posted in: Collections, Global Law, Law Library
Posted by: Elin Hofverberg
This post describes European Parliament elections.
Posted in: Global Law, Guest Post, In the News, Law Library
Posted by: Elin Hofverberg
The following is a guest post by Eva Dauke, a foreign law intern working with Foreign Law Specialist Jenny Gesley at the Global Legal Research Directorate of the Law Library of Congress. Every year, on May 23, Germany celebrates the “Day of the Basic Law.” The Basic Law is Germany’s constitution, which lays out the country’s fundamental rights, among …
Posted in: Collections, Education, Global Law, Guest Post, Law Library
Posted by: Kelly Buchanan
The Law Library of Congress recently published a report on the options for, and restrictions on, the use of excess embryos created through IVF in nine jurisdictions: Australia, France, Germany, Italy, New Zealand, Poland, Portugal, Sweden, and the United Kingdom.
Posted in: Global Law, In the News, Law Library