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Posted by: Andrew Weber
Our interview series on In Custodia Legis started almost nine years ago with an interview of the then-Law Librarian of Congress, Roberta Shaffer. We are now approaching 300 interviews. Today’s with Elin marks a first: it is the first time we have completed a follow-up interview. Elin was originally interviewed in 2011 when she was …
Posted in: Interview, Law Library
Posted by: Hanibal Goitom
This is an interview with Elin Hofverberg, currently an intern at the Law Library of Congress. I enjoyed reading Ruth’s interview of Elin and I hope you do too. Describe your background I was born in the northern part of Sweden (geographically in the middle of the country) but grew up outside of Linköping (two …
Posted in: Interview, Law Library
Posted by: Elin Hofverberg
This blog post describes the interim constitutional declaration of the new Syrian government.
Posted in: Frequently Asked Legal Questions (FALQ), Global Law, Guest Post, Law Library
Posted by: Elin Hofverberg
Today's Frequently Asked Legal Questions (FALQs) blog post by Elin answers questions regarding the annual whale hunt, Grindadráp, that takes place on the Faroe Islands and the regulations in place for this event.
Posted in: Frequently Asked Legal Questions (FALQ), Global Law
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 blog post describes the Norwegian "Castbergian child laws" of 1915, which gave children born inside and outside of wedlock the same rights with respect to paternity, support, and naming as children born to married parents.
Posted in: Frequently Asked Legal Questions (FALQ), Global Law, Law Library
Posted by: Elin Hofverberg
This FALQs blog post describes the creation of the Arab League, which celebrates its 80th anniversary this year.
Posted in: Frequently Asked Legal Questions (FALQ), Global Law, Guest Post, Law Library
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
This is part one 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