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Posted by: Laney Zhang
At the Law Library of Congress, we have been asked many times about the law of the People’s Republic of China (PRC or China) on private property, such as whether individuals may privately own houses, or whether the law protects private property at all. With this blog post, I’d like to discuss a few basics …
Posted in: Ask A Librarian, Global Law, Law Library
Posted by: Margaret Wood
I have previously written about the budget process and appropriations. Now, I am turning to authorization legislation. In theory, process for funding the government is an orderly one in which each year the President proposes a budget; the U.S. Congress passes appropriations legislation; the enrolled bills are sent to the President for signing; and voila, government agencies …
Posted in: Ask A Librarian, Congress, Law Library, THOMAS
Posted by: Hanibal Goitom
Here at the Global Legal Research Center we receive many interesting foreign law inquiries. Questions about laws that govern matters of personal status, including customary and religious laws, arise frequently from many of the African jurisdictions I cover. One of the issues that I have had the opportunity to research is the legality of proxy …
Posted in: Ask A Librarian, Education, Global Law
Posted by: Margaret Wood
The following is a guest post by Dante Figueroa, a Senior Legal Information Analyst at the Law Library of Congress. Some of Dante’s recent posts include Resources and Treasures of the Italian Parliamentary Libraries, The Italian Legislature and Legislative Process: A Recent Institution in an Ancient Legal System, and A Fresh Update on the Canonical …
Posted in: Ask A Librarian, Collections, Global Law, Guest Post
Posted by: Hanibal Goitom
The following is a guest post by Shameema Rahman, Legal Reference Specialist in our Public Services Division. Shameema is a frequent contributor to In Custodia Legis; her most recent post was entitled Where Can I Find a Congressional Bill? Law Library patrons often approach us with inquiries on presidential statements. Examples of these types of inquiries include: …
Posted in: Ask A Librarian, Guest Post, Research Guide
Posted by: Hanibal Goitom
As a member of the Global Legal Research Center at the Law Library of Congress I cover a number of African countries, and get my share of inquiries on a range of legal issues. So I thought it would be fun, and hopefully useful, to highlight some electronic sources that I often find valuable when …
Posted in: Ask A Librarian, Global Law, Research Guide
Posted by: Hanibal Goitom
The following is a guest post by Shameema Rahman, Legal Reference Specialist in our Public Services Division. Her most recent post was: Using Secondary Legal Resources to Locate Primary Sources. As a Law Library of Congress reference librarian I am often asked this question by our patrons. THOMAS and the Government Printing Office’s Federal Digital System (FDsys) website are great sources …
Posted in: Ask A Librarian, Collections, Law Library, THOMAS
Posted by: Hanibal Goitom
The following is a guest post by Shameema Rahman, Legal Reference Specialist in our Public Services Division. Shameema is no stranger to In Custodia Legis. Her previous posts include: World Digital Library and the Qatar Foundation; Classes Offered by the Law Library of Congress; and Researching an Unfamiliar Country’s Law. This spring several of the staff in …
Posted in: Ask A Librarian, Collections, Research Guide
Posted by: Kelly Buchanan
Today (currently Saturday, November 26 in New Zealand) is election day in New Zealand. In addition to voting for a candidate standing in their district (“electorate“) and for the political party that they want in Parliament, voters will be participating in a referendum on whether the electoral system should be changed. The current electoral system …
Posted in: Ask A Librarian, Collections, Global Law