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International Arbitration Law in Mexico – Global Legal Collection Highlights

Posted by: Ruth Levush

This is a guest post by Dante Figueroa, a senior legal information analyst at the Law Library of Congress.  Dante is a frequent contributor to In Custodia Legis. His recent posts include Introduction to Roman Law – Global Legal Collection Highlights, Introduction to Canon Law – Global Legal Collection Highlights, Resources and Treasures of the …

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What Legal Processes are Available to the Journalists Imprisoned in Egypt?

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 various posts related to Egyptian law for In Custodia Legis, including about the constitutional developments in the country in the past couple of years. As has been widely reported and discussed …

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New Recommended Formats Specifications

Posted by: Jennifer Davis

The Library has just released its new Recommended Format Specifications, a more current set of specifications for “identifying preservable content.” Library staff, including subject matter and technical experts, joined the team led by Ted Westervelt, head of acquisitions and cataloging for U.S. Serials – Arts, Humanities & Sciences at the Library of Congress, so they could …

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English Translations of Post-Second World War South Korean Laws – Global Legal Collection Highlights

Posted by: Kelly Buchanan

The following is a guest post by Sayuri Umeda, a senior foreign law specialist at the Law Library of Congress. It continues our Global Collection Highlights Series. Sayuri previously contributed a post on Japanese family law to this series. She also recently wrote a post on the laws and regulations passed in the aftermath of the Great …

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Laws of Tanzania – Global Legal Collection Highlights

Posted by: Hanibal Goitom

On April 26, 2014, Tanzania celebrated 50 years of the Tanganyika and Zanzibar union.  A former German (1880s-1918) and British (1919-1961) colony, Tanganyika (now commonly referred to as mainland Tanzania) became independent on December 9, 1961.  Zanzibar, which also saw successive colonial rulers (p. 15), including under Portugal, the Busaidy Dynasty and Britain, gained its …

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Hernández v. Texas: A Legacy of 60 Years

Posted by: Francisco Macías

May 3 marked the 60th anniversary of a little known case of American civil rights:  Hernández v. Texas.  As this year marks the 50th anniversary of the American Civil Rights Act of 1964, I figured I would pay tribute to this case and further promote awareness of it. When we think of the American Civil …