Eastern State Penitentiary: Pic of the Week
Posted by: Jenny Gesley
This Pic of the Week describes the Eastern State Penitentiary in Philadelphia, PA, and the “Pennsylvania System.”
Posted in: Guest Post, Pic of the Week
Search results for: Global+Legal+Collection+Highlights
An Interview with Ivana Hristova, Foreign Law Intern
Posted by: Jenny Gesley
Today's post is an interview with Ivana Hristova, a foreign law intern in the Global Legal Research Directorate of the Law Library of Congress.
Posted in: Interview, Law Library
FALQs: The Court of Arbitration for Sport and the Olympics
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: Frequently Asked Legal Questions (FALQ), Global Law, Guest Post, In the News
An Interview with Lena Bleckmann, Foreign Law Intern
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
New Law Library Reports on Asylum and Migration Law Published
Posted by: Jenny Gesley
This blog posts introduces the newly published Law Library reports "Australia: Offshore Processing of Asylum Seekers" and "European Union: New Pact on Migration and Asylum."
Posted in: Global Law, Law Library, Legal Reports
Beneficial Ownership Transparency’s Evolving Paradigms: An Overview of the Latest Reforms in the US, the EU, and the UK (Part 2)
Posted by: Jenny Gesley
This blog post provides an overview of the regulations on beneficial ownership transparency in three selected jurisdictions, namely the U.S., the European Union (EU), and the United Kingdom (UK) and highlights the latest developments in that area. Part 2 focuses on the EU and the UK.
Posted in: Global Law, Guest Post, In the News
Beneficial Ownership Transparency’s Evolving Paradigms. An Overview of the Latest Reforms in the US, the EU, and the UK (Part 1)
Posted by: Jenny Gesley
This blog post provides an overview of the regulations on beneficial ownership transparency in three selected jurisdictions, namely the U.S., the European Union (EU), and the United Kingdom (UK) and highlights the latest developments in that area.
Posted in: Global Law, Guest Post, In the News
15th Anniversary of the European Defence Agency
Posted by: Jenny Gesley
On July 12, 2004—15 years ago today—the European Union’s (EU) Council Joint Action 2004/551/CFSP created the European Defence Agency (EDA). In 2011, the Joint Action was replaced by Council Decision 2011/411/CFSP, which was revised in 2015 by Council Decision (CFSP) 2015/1835. These legislative acts implement the requirements of article 42 of the Treaty on European Union (TEU), which, among other things, sets …
Posted in: Global Law, In the News
Happy Birthday European Union!
Posted by: Jenny Gesley
On November 1, 1993, the “Treaty on European Union” (Maastricht Treaty) entered into force, marking “…a new stage in the process of creating an ever closer union among the peoples of Europe”. The Maastricht Treaty officially established the European Union (EU), but the journey to its establishment began as early as 1957 with the signing of the Rome Treaties. …
Posted in: Global Law, In the News