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Posted by: Elin Hofverberg
August 1, 2020, marks the 40th anniversary of Vigdis Finbogadottir's inauguration as President of Iceland on August 1, 1980. She was the first woman to be democratically elected president in any nation. Learn more about her and the Icelandic Presidency in this blog post.
Posted in: Global Law, In the News, Law Library, Women's History
Posted by: Elin Hofverberg
July 29 is Olavsoka, the national day of the Faroe Islands. This blog post describes this Faroese holiday.
Posted in: Global Law
Posted by: Laney Zhang
The following is a guest post by Tariq Ahmad, a foreign law specialist in the Global Legal Research Directorate of the Law Library of Congress, to which I contributed. Tariq has previously authored posts on Islamic Law in Pakistan – Global Legal Collection Highlights, the Law Library’s 2013 Panel Discussion on Islamic Law, Sedition Law in India, and FALQ posts on Proposals to Reform Pakistan’s …
Posted in: Global Law, Guest Post, In the News
Posted by: Margaret Wood
This post is authored by Nicolas Boring, a foreign law specialist covering French-speaking jurisdictions at the Law Library of Congress. Nicolas has previously blogged about a Report on Right of Huguenots to French Citizenship and The Library of the French National Assembly – Pic of the Week, among others. July 14 is France’s national holiday. Often referred to as …
Posted in: Global Law
Posted by: Jenny Gesley
It appears that COVID-19 will not go away any time soon. As there is currently no known cure or vaccine against it, countries have to find other ways to prevent and mitigate the spread of this infectious disease. Many countries have turned to electronic measures to provide general information and advice on COVID-19, allow people to …
Posted in: Global Law, In the News, Law Library, Legal Reports
Posted by: Elin Hofverberg
On this day, July 1, 2020, the Oresund Bridge between Denmark and Sweden turns 20 years old.
Posted in: Global Law, Law Library
Posted by: Stephen Mayeaux
The following is a guest post by John Al Saddy, legal research fellow at the Global Legal Research Directorate of the Law Library of Congress. Last month, the Law Library released an additional 250 digitized historical reports, many of which were previously unavailable to the public. These reports, in addition to those released in March 2020, are now …
Posted in: Collections, Global Law, Law Library, Legal Reports
Posted by: Jenny Gesley
Currently, there is no known cure or vaccine for COVID-19. Countries therefore have to find other ways to control and mitigate the spread of this infectious disease in order to break the chain of human-to-human transmission. Many governments have turned to electronic measures to provide information to individuals about the COVID-19 pandemic, check symptoms,trace contacts …
Posted in: Event, Global Law, Law Library
Posted by: Elin Hofverberg
Overview of the Danish government's legal response to the COVID-19 outbreak.
Posted in: Frequently Asked Legal Questions (FALQ), Global Law, In the News