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Posted by: Jenny Gesley
This year, Switzerland celebrates 50 years of women’s suffrage. In a referendum held on February 7, 1971, 65.7 % of (male) voters approved the right of Swiss women to vote and stand for election at the federal level. As a result, article 74 of the Swiss Constitution was amended to state in paragraph 1: Bei …
Posted in: Global Law, In the News
Posted by: Jenny Gesley
This blog post is an interview with Foreign Law Intern Eva Schnitzler.
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Posted by: Jenny Gesley
Today's blog post is an interview with Foreign Law Intern Maximilian Spitzley.
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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
Posted by: Jenny Gesley
This blog posts gives an overview of the newly published Law Library report on the regulation of assisted dying in select European jurisdictions with a focus on whether specific diseases, in particular Parkinson’s disease, were discussed during the parliamentary debates or invoked as a reason for passing the respective laws.
Posted in: Global Law, Law Library, Legal Reports
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
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
Posted by: Jenny Gesley
This pic of the week shows the "Alabama room" in Geneva, Switzerland, where the Alabama arbitration between the United States and Britain took place in 1872.
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Posted by: Jenny Gesley
This blog post introduces the recently published report "Asylum Application Processes" of the Law Library of Congress, which reviews the asylum application processes in nine selected jurisdictions, in particular processes involved in determining whether an asylum seeker is in need of international protection.
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