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Laws of the Russian Federation – Global Legal Collection Highlights

Posted by: Kelly Buchanan

The following is a guest post by Peter Roudik, Director of  Global Legal Research at the Law Library of Congress.  Peter has previously contributed various posts to In Custodia Legis, including on the Pittsburgh Agreement, the ASIL Annual Meeting, Russia’s immigration policies and the U.S. Trade Act, and the Treaty on the Creation of the …

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Iran’s Upcoming Presidential Election

Posted by: Kelly Buchanan

The following is a guest post by Dr. Sanaz Alasti who is currently a Scholar in Residence at the Law Library of Congress.  Dr. Alasti is an Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice at Lamar University and an Iranian legal scholar. On June 14, 2013, the Islamic Republic of Iran will hold its eleventh presidential election.  …

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An Interview with Nichaya Soothipan, Foreign Law Intern

Posted by: Kelly Buchanan

The following is an interview with Nichaya Soothipan, a foreign law intern at the Law Library of Congress.  Nichaya is the third intern we have interviewed this year.  We will soon have many more interns working at the Law Library for various periods during the summer months. Describe your background. I was born and raised …

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Banning Baby Names

Posted by: Kelly Buchanan

At the start of May for the last few years I’ve seen multiple news items about the baby names that were rejected by the New Zealand authorities during the previous year (e.g., Lucifer, Prince, J, Rogue…).  The list of names, and the fact that the government is able to deem them unacceptable, draws plenty of interest …

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Keeping up to Date at the ASIL Annual Meeting

Posted by: Kelly Buchanan

The following is a guest post by Peter Roudik, Director of Legal Research at the Law Library of Congress. For the majority of Washingtonians the cherry blossoms signal the start of Spring.  However, there is another event that marks the arrival of Spring for international lawyers: the annual meeting of the American Society of International …

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Marmite: A Sticky Legal Situation

Posted by: Kelly Buchanan

You may know what it is, but you may never have tried it.  Or you may have tried it and screwed up your nose at the strange salty flavor.  However, to many people – myself included – it is “black gold.”  So I panicked along with many other New Zealanders when supplies of Marmite ran …