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Posted by: Elin Hofverberg
This blog post is part of our Frequently Asked Legal Questions series. On May 1, 2024, the Norwegian Supreme Court Justice Normann turned 70 years old and, as a Norwegian state employee, will be forced to retire from Norway’s highest court. Next year, another justice, Arne Ringnes, turns 70. This has created two upcoming vacancies on the …
Posted in: Frequently Asked Legal Questions (FALQ), Global Law, Law Library
Posted by: Hanibal Goitom
The following is a guest post by Stephania Alvarez, Foreign Law Specialist at the Global Legal Research Directorate of the Law Library of Congress. It is part of our Frequently Asked Legal Questions series. The Venezuelan National Assembly issued a statement on September 23 of 2023, advocating for a referendum previously sanctioned by the Assembly on September 21, regarding Venezuela’s …
Posted in: Frequently Asked Legal Questions (FALQ), Global Law, Guest Post, In the News
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: Taylor Gulatsi
Today's blog post is a guest post by foreign law specialist Tariq Ahmad providing an overview of the newly published legal report titled, "Regulation of Payments to Former Officials from Foreign Governments."
Posted in: Collections, Global Law, Guest Post, Law Library, Legal Reports
Posted by: Ruth Levush
This post discusses the constitutional principles and the law that applies to interim governments in Bangladesh.
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Posted by: Taylor Gulatsi
Today on the blog, Gustavo brings us a post explaining the content of the newly published legal research report titled, "Mexico: Overview on the Criminal Justice system and procedures applicable to American citizens that have been accused and convicted of a crime."
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Posted by: Taylor Gulatsi
Today on the blog, foreign law specialist Sayuri Umeda explains the upcoming Foreign & Comparative Law webinar for August, titled, "Making the Economy Circular: Recycling Laws and Policies in Japan."
Posted in: Education, Event, Global Law, Guest Post, Law Library
Posted by: Jenny Gesley
This blog posts gives an overview of the newly published Law Library report on the German Federal Agency for Disruptive Innovations Freedom Act.
Posted in: Global Law, Guest Post, Law Library, Legal Reports
Posted by: Elin Hofverberg
Today's blog post by foreign law intern Eva, examines and explains the regulations the European Union has in place in regards to crowdsourcing.
Posted in: Global Law, Guest Post, Law Library