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Posted by: Clare Feikert-Ahalt
In a related theme to gruesome, violent ads (commercials) being removed from programming in the UK, as described in my previous blog post, the UK has censored an entire film (movie). The Human Centipede II has failed to get a certification (rating) from the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC). The BBFC is an independent, non-governmental …
Posted in: Education, Global Law, In the News
Posted by: Clare Feikert-Ahalt
In my morning perusal of the newspapers the other week I came across an article saying that the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA), the UK’s independent regulator for advertising in the media, has banned two film (movie) trailers for the movie The Mechanic, one of which was aired during the show Glee. The ASA has a …
Posted in: Education, Global Law, In the News
Posted by: Kelly Buchanan
The following is a guest post by Dante Figueroa, Senior Legal Information Analyst. Recently this blog highlighted various religious law materials in the Law Library’s collections, including our extensive canon law collection. There have been some important developments in the canon law area this year. These developments relate to the implementation of the Apostolic Letter …
Posted in: Collections, Global Law, Guest Post
Posted by: Kelly Buchanan
The British Royal Family has been a quite a topic of conversation here in the U.S. this year, what with “that” wedding a few weeks ago. Coming from a Commonwealth Realm I saw many references to Queen Elizabeth II and her family while I was growing up – her picture on our coins and notes, …
Posted in: Global Law
Posted by: Kelly Buchanan
In honor or Samoan Independence Day, the picture of the week depicts traditional Samoan houses.
Posted in: Global Law, Law Library, Pacific Islander History, Pic of the Week
Posted by: Kelly Buchanan
Today, Eritrea, Africa’s youngest nation (at least until next month, when South Sudan is expected to declare its formal independence), celebrates its 20th Independence Day. Eritrea, like all of its African brethren, is a colonial creation. Although Turkey, Egypt, and the local Ethiopian rulers controlled different parts of what later became Eritrea at different times, …
Posted in: Global Law
Posted by: Kelly Buchanan
Yesterday was New Zealand’s Budget Day – the day that the Minister of Finance tables various documents and makes a statement in Parliament relating to the Government’s economic policies and spending proposals for the next fiscal year, which starts on July 1. While the proposals in the Budget are interesting and have a large impact …
Posted in: Global Law
Posted by: Clare Feikert-Ahalt
This is my first post back after my recent jolly jaunt back to dear old Blighty. One of the first stops that I make when I land back on British soil is to my local fish and chip shop (chippy) where I have a delicious, but artery clogging meal (normally chips, a battered sausage, and …
Posted in: Global Law
Posted by: Kelly Buchanan
Samoa is considering moving to the Western side of the International Date Line.
Posted in: Education, Global Law, Law Library, Pacific Islander History