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Posted by: Elin Hofverberg
This FALQs blog post describes the creation of the Arab League, which celebrates its 80th anniversary this year.
Posted in: Frequently Asked Legal Questions (FALQ), Global Law, Guest Post, Law Library
Posted by: Elin Hofverberg
This is part two of a two part blog post that describes the changing status of the Chagos Archipelago, in particular the recently signed treaty returning its sovereignty from the United Kingdom (UK) to Mauritius and the long term lease for a joint UK-US military base on the island.
Posted in: Global Law, Guest Post, In the News, Law Library
Posted by: Elin Hofverberg
This is part one of a two part blog post that describes the changing status of the Chagos Archipelago, in particular the recently signed treaty returning its sovereignty from the United Kingdom (UK) to Mauritius and the long term lease for a joint UK-US military base on the island.
Posted in: Global Law, Guest Post, In the News
Posted by: Elin Hofverberg
This blog post describes the Norwegian patent law in force when the Scandinavian Cheese Slicer (Ostehøvel) first got patented in 1925, 100 years ago this year.
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Posted by: Elin Hofverberg
This FALQ post describes how (coalition) governments are formed in Norway, including when governments can be dissolved and what happens if a party decides to leave the coalition government.
Posted in: Frequently Asked Legal Questions (FALQ), Global Law
Posted by: Elin Hofverberg
The Law Library of Congress recently published a multinational report, Access to Information for Persons with Disabilities in Selected Jurisdictions, which provides individual surveys of selected jurisdictions and gives an overview of their legislation on access to information for persons with disabilities. Providing access constitutes one of the human rights protections specifically guaranteed under article …
Posted in: Global Law, Law Library, Legal Reports
Posted by: Elin Hofverberg
Today's blog post by foreign law intern Muneera is the second of two parts focusing on the regulation of cryptocurrencies in three member states of the Gulf Cooperation Council as part of our Frequently Asked Legal Questions (FALQ) blog posts.
Posted in: Frequently Asked Legal Questions (FALQ), Global Law, Guest Post, In the News, Law Library
Posted by: Elin Hofverberg
Today's blog post by foreign law intern Muneera is the first of two parts focusing on the regulation of cryptocurrencies in three member states of the Gulf Cooperation Council as part of our Frequently Asked Legal Questions (FALQ) blog posts.
Posted in: Frequently Asked Legal Questions (FALQ), Guest Post, In the News, Law Library