FALQs: South Korean Martial Law
Posted by: Taylor Gulatsi
A Frequently Asked Legal Questions post about martial law in South Korea.
Posted in: Frequently Asked Legal Questions (FALQ), Global Law, Guest Post
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An Interview with Foreign Law Intern at the Law Library of Congress, CH Seng Myaw
Posted by: Taylor Gulatsi
Today's blog interview is with foreign law intern, CH Seng Myaw, who works with foreign law specialist, Sayuri Umeda in the Global Legal Research Directorate.
Posted in: Guest Post, Interview, Law Library
Law Library of Congress Studies on Firearms, Weapons, and Gun Control
Posted by: Ruth Levush
A search of legal reports produced by the Law Library of Congress has identified multiple reports on gun laws around the world. The reports date back to the early 1960s, reflecting the interest in the topics of “firearms” OR “weapons” OR “gun control” OR “weapons industry” by Law Library of Congress patrons over the years. …
Posted in: Collections, Global Law, In the News, Law Library
National Library Week – These Are a Few of Our Favorite Things
Posted by: Kelly Goles
We celebrate many commemorative days, weeks, and holidays at the Law Library of Congress, from Public Service Recognition Week to Constitution Day. One week that is particularly dear to our hearts is National Library Week. Each April, libraries across America celebrate the important work of libraries and librarians, and the countless ways in which they …
Posted in: Collections, Law Library
Join Our Newest Crowdsourcing Campaign: Historical Legal Reports from the Law Library of Congress
Posted by: Kelly Goles
Calling all students of history, government, law, public policy, international relations, and other interested members of the public – help us expand access to hundreds of previously unreleased legal reports and other publications from the Law Library of Congress dating back to the 1940s! We are excited to launch our second crowdsourcing campaign with By …
Posted in: Collections, Global Law
Plant and Animal Quarantining in United States Legal History
Posted by: Bailey DeSimone
The following is a guest post by Kathryn Gstalder, an intern with the Digital Resources Division of the Law Library of Congress. She is a current graduate student in the Master of Library & Information Science Program at Wayne State University. The word “quarantine” has broad legal implications. Relating to agriculture, Indigenous peoples, public health, …
Posted in: Collections, Law Library
Most Viewed Global Legal Monitor Articles of 2017
Posted by: Hanibal Goitom
At the beginning of every year, many of us take a moment or two to assess the previous year and make resolutions for the next one. Here at the Law Library of Congress, we are no different; we review our products and make plans to improve them. This includes the Global Legal Monitor (GLM), an …
Posted in: In the News, Law Library
Top 15 Articles from the Enhanced GLM
Posted by: Donna Sokol
The Global Legal Monitor (GLM), one of the Law Library of Congress’s premier online sources, published 473 articles in 2015 covering legal developments from around the world on a variety of issues, particularly parliamentary acts and court decisions. When writing for the Global Legal Monitor, we try to focus on issues that we believe will interest our readers. One of the …
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Law Relating to Refugee Rights – Global Legal Collection Highlights
Posted by: Kelly Buchanan
The following is a guest post by Connie Johnson, a senior legal information analyst at the Law Library of Congress. It is part of our Global Legal Collection Highlights series, in which we publish posts about materials in the Law Library’s collection related to particular topics or jurisdictions. December 10 was international Human Rights Day. …
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