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Posted by: Elin Hofverberg
As Norad prepares to track Santa and his reindeer as they travel the world, I note that the movement of reindeer has been a regulated issue in the Northern countries of Europe for centuries. Ever since the nation states were created, the indigenous Sami have had to abide by national and international treaty rules governing …
Posted in: Global Law
Posted by: Ruth Levush
New Report Addresses Laws Protecting Journalists from Online Harassment
Posted in: Global Law, In the News
Posted by: Laney Zhang
Last year, I blogged about two online sources that are designated by China‘s 2015 revised Law on Legislation to officially publish Chinese laws, regulations, and rules (collectively “legislative documents”): National People’s Congress (NPC) website: designated by article 58 of the Law on Legislation to publish laws adopted by the NPC and its Standing Committee; and Chinese Government …
Posted in: Collections, Global Law, Law Library
Posted by: Ruth Levush
The following is a guest post from Nicolas Boring, the foreign law specialist covering French- speaking jurisdictions at the Law Library of Congress. Nicolas has previously blogged about The Library of the French National Assembly – Pic of the Week, among others. A recent Law Library of Congress report examines a little-known historical development: the right …
Posted in: Global Law, Guest Post
Posted by: Elin Hofverberg
December 6, 1919, was the first year Finland celebrated its Declaration of Independence with a national holiday. That same year it also adopted the Constitution of 1919 officially making Finland a Republic with K.J. Stahlberg as its first president. This post describes the Constitution of 1919.
Posted in: Global Law
Posted by: Jenny Gesley
This blog post discusses the history and the legal status of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights on the occasion of its 10th anniversary.
Posted in: Global Law, In the News
Posted by: Ruth Levush
Israel has gone through two national elections in 2019: the first on April 9, 2019, and the second merely five and a half months later on September 17, 2019. To date, no government has been formed and there is a possibility that a third election will take place. I have previously blogged about this unprecedented …
Posted in: Global Law, In the News
Posted by: Elin Hofverberg
Nov. 20, 2019, marks the 30th anniversary of the United Nations Convention on the Right of the Child. This posts includes online resources connected to Children's Rights.
Posted in: Global Law, Guest Post
Posted by: Elin Hofverberg
The following is a guest post by Elizabeth Boomer, a legal research analyst in the Global Legal Research Directorate. Blockchain, a technology regularly associated with digital currency, is increasingly being utilized as a corporate social responsibility tool in major international corporations. This intersection of law, technology, and corporate responsibility was addressed earlier this month at the World Bank Law, Justice, …
Posted in: Global Law, Guest Post