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Posted by: Kelly Buchanan
The following is a guest post by Peter Roudik, Director of the Global Legal Research Center at the Law Library of Congress and a foreign law specialist covering Russia and former Soviet Union jurisdictions. In a recent interview with NPR, the Librarian of Congress Dr. James H. Billington said that “the assassination of President Kennedy …
Posted in: Global Law, Guest Post, In the News
Posted by: Ruth Levush
The following interview is with Sojin Park. Sojin is currently working as an intern in the Law Library’s Global Legal Research Center. Describe your background I am a Seoulite, born and raised in Seoul, a city of great charm and the capital of South Korea. My parents have always been very supportive of what my …
Posted in: Global Law, Interview, Law Library
Posted by: Hanibal Goitom
The following is a guest post by Bing Jia, a foreign law intern in the Law Library’s Global Legal Research Center. It is said that being an only child has pros and cons: not having to share stuff is an upside, while loneliness is a downside; being spoiled is a bright side of being an …
Posted in: Education, Global Law, Guest Post
Posted by: Clare Feikert-Ahalt
This blog post is part of our Global Legal Collection Highlights series, launched by the Law Library of Congress in an effort to introduce our readers to foreign legal systems and sources. Several blog posts on various countries have already been published, including on Thailand, Malawi, Indonesia, the European Union, Kuwait, the Russian Federation, and China. Today it is …
Posted in: Collections, Global Law
Posted by: Ruth Levush
The following is a guest post by Elin Hofverberg, a Swedish law specialist working at the Law Library of Congress. Elin was featured in an In Custodia Legis interview on October 19, 2011. What happened? A debate about the existence, operation, and legal aspects of private boarding schools is currently raging in Sweden. Such schools remain …
Posted in: Education, Global Law, In the News
Posted by: Ruth Levush
This blog post is part of our Global Legal Collection Highlights series, launched by the Law Library of Congress in an effort to introduce our readers to foreign legal systems and sources. Several blog posts on various countries have already been published, including on Thailand, Malawi, Indonesia, the European Union, Kuwait, the Russian Federation, and China. This blog post provides …
Posted in: Collections, Global Law, Law Library
Posted by: Hanibal Goitom
The following is a guest post by Laney Zhang, Foreign Law Specialist for China. Laney is no stranger to In Custodia Legis. Her previous posts have included: The Rule of Law in China: New Titles in Our Collection; Crouching Tiger, Hidden Author; Trains and Corruption in China; Baby Pandas and the Law: In Memory of Mei …
Posted in: Education, Global Law, Guest Post, Law Library
Posted by: Kelly Buchanan
The following is a guest post by Eduardo Soares, our foreign law specialist for Portuguese-speaking countries. Eduardo has previously written a post for In Custodia Legis on the legal history of capoeira in Brazil. Immigration, citizenship pathways, and border security are recurrent topics in the media. You may have wondered: How does immigration work in …
Posted in: Education, Global Law, Guest Post, Law Library
Posted by: Kelly Buchanan
The following is a guest post by Dr. Sanaz Alasti, an Iranian legal scholar who spent time with us this summer as a Scholar in Residence. Dr. Alasti is an Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice at Lamar University. She is the author of several books, including one that provides a comparative perspective on punishments under …
Posted in: Collections, Global Law, Guest Post, Law Library