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Posted by: Elin Hofverberg
August 1, 2020, marks the 40th anniversary of Vigdis Finbogadottir's inauguration as President of Iceland on August 1, 1980. She was the first woman to be democratically elected president in any nation. Learn more about her and the Icelandic Presidency in this blog post.
Posted in: Global Law, In the News, Law Library, Women's History
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 …
Posted in: Global Law, In the News
Posted by: Elin Hofverberg
One of my favorite features of the Law Library is its incredible resources and I especially enjoy looking through old foreign laws. It may seem odd to highlight items from our collection while our physical doors remain closed, but the entire Law Library continues to serve you online. This post will look at the Autonomy …
Posted in: Collections, Global Law
Posted by: Elin Hofverberg
Interview with Natella Boltyanskaya, Scholar in Residence at the Law Library of Congress who is currently researching the means and extent of the support that was provided by American legislators to the Soviet human rights movement.
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Posted by: Elin Hofverberg
Overview of the history of how Sami reindeer were introduced to Alaska.
Posted in: Collections, Law Library, Native Americans