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Posted by: Ruth Levush
This post explains what the Islamic pilgrimage Hajj is, and how Saudi Arabia regulates the mass number of pilgrims visiting it during the Hajj season. It describes the regulations that apply, investigations procedures, and penalties imposed on violators.
Posted in: Global Law, Guest Post, In the News
Posted by: Robert Brammer
This is a guest post by George Sadek, a foreign law specialist with the Global Legal Research Directorate of the Law Library of Congress. Islamic religious institutions, Ulema councils, and religious organizations in various Muslim countries around the world are playing a significant and complex role in reaction to governmental responses to the COVID-19 outbreak. …
Posted in: Education, Event, Law Library
Posted by: Kelly Buchanan
The following is a guest post by Abdalrahman Alangari, a student from Saudi Arabia who was a foreign law intern at the Law Library of Congress for a few months in late 2016. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is the largest economy among the Gulf countries. Developments in the Kingdom in recent years have transformed it into a new regional and global hub for …
Posted in: Global Law, Guest Post
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, Senior Legal Information Analyst. In Saudi Arabia on April 23, 2011, individuals eligible to cast their votes in the municipality election will have the right to register themselves for inclusion in the voters’ election registration lists. Half of the seats in the municipal councils across the …
Posted in: Global Law, Guest Post, In the News
Posted by: Jennifer González
Our summer 2024 Creative Digital Publications project teaches students to write articles for potential publication on this blog.
Posted in: Interview, Law Library
Posted by: Taylor Gulatsi
Today on the blog, we reflect on the top ten most-viewed Global Legal Monitor articles and Legal Research Reports produced by the Law Library of Congress in 2023.
Posted in: Collections, Law Library
Posted by: Kelly Buchanan
We know from our daily work that countries are influenced by the legal and policy approaches that are taken by other countries to different issues. For example, governments have considered, or are considering, developments in other jurisdictions in relation to the regulation of artificial intelligence and cryptocurrency. Sometimes, there are international agreements that are implemented into …
Posted in: Global Law, Law Library
Posted by: Jennifer González
Our summer 2023 Creative Digital Publications project teaches students to write articles for potential publication on this blog. Read for a description of the project and the people in two of our groups.
Posted in: Interview, Law Library