Old Town Tallinn – Pic of the Week
Posted by: Heather Casey
Today's picture of the week post is from Heather's trip to Tallinn, Estonia.
Posted in: Law Library, Pic of the Week
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New Report Examines Regulation of Lobbying Activities in the Judicial Branch
Posted by: Ruth Levush
The Law Library's recently published legal research report, Regulation of Lobbying Activities in the Judicial Branch, is now available online.
Posted in: Collections, Global Law, Law Library, Legal Reports
Join Us on 5/18 for a Foreign and Comparative Law Webinar, “E-Governance and E-Voting in the Baltic States: Leaders of E-Transformation”
Posted by: Kelly Goles
Join legal research analyst Iana Fremer on May 18 at 2:00pm for a Foreign and Comparative Law Webinar on E-Governance and E-Voting in the Baltic States.
Posted in: Education, Global Law, Guest Post, Law Library
Law Library of Congress Report Explores Sanctions for Worldwide Human Rights Abuses
Posted by: Kelly Goles
The following is a guest post by Louis Myers, a legal reference librarian at the Law Library of Congress. Louis has authored several blog posts for In Custodia Legis, including New Acquisition: The Trial of Governor Picton, A Case of Torture in Trinidad, Indigenous Law Research Strategies: Settlement Acts and Looking into the Past: Space Telescopes and the Law of …
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New Law Library Report Explores “Golden Visas” and “Golden Passports” in Various Countries
Posted by: Kelly Buchanan
Last month, the Law Library of Congress published a new report titled Investment Migration Programs of Visa Waiver Program Countries. The report consists of a table and map showing which countries that are part of the United States visa waiver program provide residence visas or citizenship to eligible applicants who undertake to make certain investments in …
Posted in: Global Law, In the News, Law Library, Legal Reports
Nordic Cooperation – 60 Years Since the Signing of the Helsinki Treaty of 1962
Posted by: Elin Hofverberg
On March 23, 1962, the Helsinki Treaty on Nordic cooperation was signed by Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden, a date that has become known and celebrated as “Nordic Day.” The treaty legally entered into force on July 1, 1962. The Treaty formalized the longstanding Nordic collaboration and in particular the role of the Nordic …
Posted in: Global Law
Join Us on August 27 for a Foreign and Comparative Law Webinar on “Hot Topics in Global AI Regulation”
Posted by: Jenny Gesley
The blog post announces and describes the upcoming foreign and comparative webinar on "Hot Topics in Global AI Regulation" on August 27, 2020.
Posted in: Education, Event, Global Law, Law Library
Francis Salvador, the First Jewish Member of a Legislative Assembly in American History
Posted by: Nathan Dorn
This post commemorate Jewish American Heritage Month by recounting the story of the first Jewish person to be elected to a popular assembly in American history, Francis Salvador
Posted in: Jewish American History, Law Library
Matrimonial Relations: European Law and Religious Communities
Posted by: Ruth Levush
A couple of years ago, I attended two separate marriage ceremonies for the same couple. The couple, now happily married, consisted of a Jewish American-Israeli dual national and a British national of Indian Hindu descent. The Hindu wedding that took place in the United Kingdom was fascinating for me; it being the first, and so far …
Posted in: Global Law