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Posted by: Hanibal Goitom
The following is a guest post by Tariq Ahmad, a Legal Analyst in the Global Legal Research Center of the Law Library of Congress. This is not Tariq’s first contribution; he has previously blogged about the Law Library’s June 4, 2013 Panel Discussion on Islamic Law and Sedition Law in India. The Law Library of Congress …
Posted in: Global Law, Guest Post, Law Library
Posted by: Hanibal Goitom
The following is the first guest post written by Nicolas Boring, Foreign Law Specialist for France and French-speaking countries in the Law Library’s Global Legal Research Center. Nicolas joined the Law Library family in September 2013. For more on Nicolas, you can read his recent In Custodia Legis interview. A couple of weeks ago, I …
Posted in: Global Law, Guest Post
Posted by: Kelly Buchanan
The following is a guest post by Svitlana Vodyanyk, a foreign law intern at the Law Library of Congress. It is part of our Global Legal Collection Highlights series, in which we publish posts every two weeks that provide information on the resources in the Law Library’s collection relating to different countries and topics. The Law …
Posted in: Collections, Global Law, Guest Post
Posted by: Hanibal Goitom
During the month of December we often think back and take stock of events, debates, challenges, and achievements of the past year. This year, various issues have received national attention, including debates on immigration reform, gun control, and issues relating to the handling of sexual offenses in the military. Here at the Law Library of …
Posted in: Global Law, Law Library
Posted by: Hanibal Goitom
After a few months hiatus, I am bringing back my Global Legal Monitor (GLM) updates post, the Global Legal Monitor: Highlights. What I usually do with this post is provide a list of interesting GLM articles that attracted a higher number of readers within a month of their publication. I also often highlight a few additional GLM …
Posted in: Global Law, In the News
Posted by: Kelly Buchanan
I’m betting at least a few of our readers braved the Black Friday shopping crowds to get their hands on particular products at bargain prices. You may have even ventured out to shop on Thanksgiving Thursday, with a number of stores deciding to open much earlier than in previous years. Of course, as was widely …
Posted in: Education, Global Law, In the News
Posted by: Andrew Weber
The following is a guest post by Tammie Nelson, project manager of Congress.gov and an Information Technology Specialist at the Library of Congress. Ever since I have been working at the Library of Congress, I have made it a practice to find and photograph the national library when I visit a new country. Judging by many of the Pics of …
Posted in: Global Law, Guest Post
Posted by: Ruth Levush
The handling and adjudication of sexual offenses in the military have drawn much public and Congressional interest in recent months following the disclosure of several high profile cases involving allegations of sexual assault by U.S. service members. Several proposals for reforming the way such allegations are handled within the U.S. military justice system have been …
Posted in: Global Law, In the News, Law Library
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 …
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