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Join us on June 16th at 2 p.m. EDT for a webinar titled, “The Most Improbable War: Legal Transformations in Ukraine and Russia Before and During the Invasion.” Please register here. This entry in our Foreign and Comparative Law Webinar Series will provide an overview of the historic roots of the Russia-Ukraine conflict. It is …
Deputy Librarian for Library Collections and Services and 25th Law Librarian of Congress Jane Sánchez has passed away after a courageous battle with cancer. Jane is survived by her husband, Christopher Freitas, and her three children, Adam, Alyson, and Andrew. She will be dearly missed by her family, friends, and colleagues. Librarian of Congress Dr. …
This is a guest post by Deputy Librarian for Library Collections and Services and Law Librarian of Congress Jane Sánchez. I want to extend a heartfelt thank you to everyone for your unwavering support of the Law Library of Congress during this challenging year. We faced incredible obstacles and sudden transitions this year. Through it …
The Law Library of Congress blog, In Custodia Legis, is celebrating its seventh year in operation! During this time, we have published many research guides for both foreign and domestic law. I thought it would be useful to go back and revisit those guides in order to organize them into a basic index. Are there any …
This is a guest post by the Law Librarian of Congress, Aslihan Bulut. I want to thank you for your continued support of the Law Library of Congress during these challenging times. Despite the obstacles presented by the pandemic, the Law Library has continued to fulfill its mission to serve Congress and the American public. …
One of the things that makes the Law Library of Congress so unique is its specialty in foreign, comparative, and international law. It often surprises people to learn that the majority of the Law Library’s collection is in a language other than English. The Law Library’s foreign law collections developed as the United States assumed …
To celebrate Law Day, the late Law Librarian of Congress and Deputy Librarian for Library Collections and Services Jane Sánchez interviewed American Bar Association President Patricia Lee Refo. Law Day is a national day set aside to celebrate the rule of law and an opportunity to understand how law and the legal process protect liberty …
