FALQs: European Parliament Elections
Posted by: Elin Hofverberg
This post describes European Parliament elections.
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Anniversary of the German Basic Law – German Constitutions in the Course of Time
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 …
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The Shrinking Royal Houses of Scandinavia
Posted by: Elin Hofverberg
Denmark, Norway, and Sweden have many members of their royal families, but the royal houses are steadily and purposefully being slimmed down.
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The (Legal) History of the Gränna Polkagris (Candy Stick)
Posted by: Elin Hofverberg
This post addresses both the history surrounding the Gränna Polkagris and the EU geographical indication protections rules.
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100 Years of “Poppy Day” in the United Kingdom
Posted by: Elin Hofverberg
The following is a guest post by Clare Feikert-Ahalt, a senior foreign law specialist at the Law Library of Congress covering the United Kingdom and several other jurisdictions. Clare has written numerous posts for In Custodia Legis, including Weird Laws, or Urban Legends?; FALQs: Brexit Referendum; and The UK’s Legal Response to the London Bombings of 7/7. “At the eleventh …
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New Report on Children’s Online Privacy and Data Protection Published
Posted by: Elin Hofverberg
The Law Library recently published a new report on the protection of children online. The report, titled Children’s Online Privacy and Data Protection, surveys ten jurisdictions on the special measures they have put in place to protect children online. The jurisdictions are the European Union (EU) member states of Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Portugal, Spain, …
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New Report on Recognition of Foreign Passports Published
Posted by: Elin Hofverberg
We recently published a report on the Recognition of Foreign Passports on our website. The report, produced by specialists and analysts of the Global Legal Research Directorate, surveys 20 jurisdictions around the world as well as international law, and focuses on the rules and approaches for recognizing foreign passports. In addition, the report covers the …
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United Nations Day – A Time to Reflect on the Potential Role of the International Court of Justice
Posted by: Elin Hofverberg
This is a guest post by Elizabeth Boomer, an international law consultant in the Global Legal Research Directorate. Elizabeth has previously written for In Custodia Legis on Technology & the Law of Corporate Responsibility – The Impact of Blockchain, and the 30th Anniversary of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. Tomorrow, …
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New Report: Virtual Civil Trials
Posted by: Elin Hofverberg
While working from home together with other Law Library staff our foreign law specialists and analysts have been busy researching many legal issues related to COVID-19, including Continuity of Legislative Activities during Emergency Situations (March 2020) on measures taken in various countries for continuing legislative activities during the COVID-19 pandemic. Recently, we also published a …
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