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Posted by: Elin Hofverberg
This blog posts gives an overview of the newly published Law Library report on extended producer responsibility for textiles in selected jurisdictions.
Posted in: Global Law, Law Library, Legal Reports
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
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 …
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Posted by: Elin Hofverberg
Today's blog post in an interview with an intern at the Law Library of Congress, Esther Markov, who works alongside Assistant Law Librarian for Legal Research, Peter Roudik.
Posted in: Collections, Interview, Law Library
Posted by: Elin Hofverberg
A photo of a Gol Stave Church in Oslo, Norway and a discussion about their preservation.
Posted in: Law Library, Pic of the Week
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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Posted by: Elin Hofverberg
Today's blog post is an interview with foreign law intern at the Law Library of Congress, Eva Dauke.
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Posted by: Elin Hofverberg
The Law Library of Congress recently published a new legal report, titled: "School Bus Safety Requirements: Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, England, Iceland, Mexico, Russia, United Arab Emirates."
Posted in: Global Law, Law Library, Legal Reports
Posted by: Elin Hofverberg
Today, June 9th, marks the Åland National Day, självstyrelsedagen, celebrated in honor of the law that made it independent in 1921: the Autonomy Act of 1920. Today, celebrations of this event includes eating Ålandic pancake (Ålandspannkaka). Åland is made up of more than 6,700 islands that form an archipelago in the Baltic Sea between Sweden …
Posted in: Global Law