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Posted by: Kelly Buchanan
This week’s interview is with George Sadek, Senior Legal Information Analyst for the Global Legal Information Network (GLIN). George is no stranger to In Custodia Legis, having written three guest posts for us. Describe your background. I was born in Egypt and immigrated to the United States in 1999. I have worked in the field …
Posted in: Interview, Law Library
Posted by: Kelly Buchanan
The Law Library has suffered an immeasurable loss with the passing of Nicolas Boring, our foreign law specialist for French-speaking jurisdictions. His colleagues, former and current, will remember and miss interesting conversations with him, his kindness, his knowledge, and his warm and positive nature. He went out of his way to assist patrons, support colleagues, …
Posted in: Global Law, Law Library
Posted by: Kelly Buchanan
The following is a guest post by George Sadek, a foreign law specialist at the Law Library of Congress who covers Arabic-speaking countries. This blog post is part of our Frequently Asked Legal Questions series. The Middle East region is a theater for the activities of multiple terrorist groups. Accordingly, countries in the region, especially Arab countries, have adopted …
Posted in: Global Law, Guest Post, In the News
Posted by: Kelly Buchanan
The following is a guest post by George Sadek, a senior legal research analyst at the Law Library of Congress. George has contributed a number of posts to this blog, including posts on Egypt’s new antiterrorism law, the legal processes available to imprisoned journalists in Egypt, the trial of Seif al Islam al Gaddafi, constitutional …
Posted in: Global Law, Guest Post, In the News
Posted by: Kelly Buchanan
The following is a guest post by George Sadek, a senior legal research analyst at the Law Library of Congress. George has contributed a number of posts to this blog, including posts on Egypt’s new antiterrorism law, the legal processes available to imprisoned journalists in Egypt, the trial of Seif al Islam al Gaddafi, constitutional …
Posted in: Global Law, Guest Post, In the News
Posted by: Kelly Buchanan
Today’s interview is with Ghidaa Bajbaa, a foreign law intern currently working with George Sadek on research related to the laws of various countries in the Middle East. Describe your background. I was born and raised in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. I obtained my bachelor degree in law from King Abdulaziz University and then registered at …
Posted in: Global Law, Interview
Posted by: Kelly Buchanan
The Saudi Arabia municipal elections held in December 2015 were the first in which women could vote and stand as candidates.
Posted in: Global Law, Guest Post, In the News, Law Library, Women's History
Posted by: Kelly Buchanan
The following is a guest post by George Sadek, a senior legal research analyst at the Law Library of Congress. George has previously written posts for In Custodia Legis, including on legal processes available to imprisoned journalists in Egypt and various constitutional reform issues. This blog post is part of our Frequently Asked Legal Questions series. On …
Posted in: Global Law, Guest Post, In the News
Posted by: Kelly Buchanan
Who were the first women to become lawyers and judges around the world? Find out in the final of a three-post series by the Law Library of Congress in celebration of Women's History Month.
Posted in: Education, Global Law, Law Library, Women's History