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Law Library of Congress Report Highlights Recent Updates in UK and US Environmental Law

Posted by: Kelly Goles

The following is a guest post by Louis Myers, a legal reference librarian at the Law Library of Congress. Louis has authored several blog posts for In Custodia Legis, including New Acquisition: The Trial of Governor Picton, A Case of Torture in Trinidad, Indigenous Law Research Strategies: Settlement Acts and Looking into the Past: Space Telescopes and the Law of Outer …

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Law Library of Congress Report Examines the Canadian Emergencies Act

Posted by: Kelly Goles

The following is a guest post by Michael Chalupovitsch, a foreign law specialist at the Law Library of Congress covering Canada and Caribbean jurisdictions. A recently published Law Library of Congress report, entitled Canada: the Emergencies Act, examines the history and operation of emergency legislation at the federal level in Canada. The genesis of the Emergencies Act was the need …

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Law Library’s New Report Reviews National Laws Regulating Net Zero Emissions

Posted by: Kelly Goles

The following is a guest post by Peter Roudik, the assistant law librarian for legal research at the Law Library of Congress and the director of the Law Library’s Global Legal Research Directorate. Currently meeting in Egypt, the United Nations Climate Change Conference COP27, is discussing how to address climate change and mitigate its consequences. One of …

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New Law Library Report Examines Mass Timber Construction in Selected Countries

Posted by: Kelly Goles

The following is a guest post by Michael Chalupovitsch, a foreign law specialist at the Law Library of Congress covering Canada and Caribbean jurisdictions. A recently published Law Library of Congress report, Mass Timber Construction, examines the use of mass timber, also known as cross-laminated timber, in the construction of buildings in ten countries. According to Natural Resources Canada, mass timber …

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Join Us for a Webinar on Recently Published Reports from the Law Library of Congress

Posted by: Kelly Goles

On November 17, 2022, at 2 p.m. EST, the Legal Research Institute of the Law Library of Congress will present the latest installment in its Foreign and Comparative Law Webinar Series. The webinar will provide an overview of recently published Law Library research reports, covering timely topics such as Investment Migration Programs of Visa Waiver Program …

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Law Library of Congress Report Explores Sanctions for Worldwide Human Rights Abuses

Posted by: Kelly Goles

The following is a guest post by Louis Myers, a legal reference librarian at the Law Library of Congress. Louis has authored several blog posts for In Custodia Legis, including New Acquisition: The Trial of Governor Picton, A Case of Torture in Trinidad, Indigenous Law Research Strategies: Settlement Acts and Looking into the Past: Space Telescopes and the Law of …

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Join Us on 9/22 for a Foreign and Comparative Law Webinar: Laws of Mexico and How to Find Them Online

Posted by: Kelly Goles

Join us on September 22 at 2 p.m. EDT for a foreign and comparative law webinar titled, “Laws of Mexico and How to Find Them Online.” Please register here. Foreign law specialist Gustavo Guerra will cover the laws of Mexico and where you can find them online. His presentation will focus on primary sources available on …