The Library of the French National Assembly – Pic of the Week
Posted by: Jenny Gesley
This blog post describes the library of the French National Assembly.
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Category: Guest Post
FALQ’s: The Legalization of Cannabis in Canada
Posted by: Jenny Gesley
The following is a guest post by Sarah Ettedgui, from Montreal, Quebec, Canada, who worked as foreign law intern this past summer with foreign law specialist Nicolas Boring at the Global Legal Research Directorate, Law Library of Congress. This blog post is part of our Frequently Asked Legal Questions series. On Wednesday, October 17, 2018, Canada’s first legal marijuana dispensaries opened their doors …
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The Cité Judiciaire (“Judicial City”) of Luxembourg – Pic of the Week
Posted by: Jenny Gesley
This blog post describes the buildings that comprise the Judicial City in Luxembourg.
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Bosnia and Herzegovina – When the Constitution, Laws, and Political Participation of Minorities Clash
Posted by: Jenny Gesley
The following is a guest post by Mirela Savic-Fleming, Special Assistant to the Law Librarian of Congress. Several days ago, in the middle of a conversation about our everyday lives and the upcoming midterm elections, a friend of mine looked at me, and asked out of the blue, “Do you know that there is a …
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Concubinage and the Law in France
Posted by: Jenny Gesley
The following is a guest post by Sarah Ettedgui, a foreign law intern who worked with foreign law specialist Nicolas Boring at the Global Legal Research Directorate, Law Library of Congress during the summer. If there is one area of the law in which moral and religious ideologies have exercised a profound influence, it is that of relationships between the …
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Engagement under Japanese Law and Imperial House Rules
Posted by: Jenny Gesley
The following is a guest post by Sayuri Umeda, a foreign law specialist who covers Japan and various other countries in East and Southeast Asia. Sayuri has previously written posts for In Custodia Legis on various topics, including Is the Sound of Children Actually Noise?, How to Boost your Medal Count in the Olympics, South Korean-Style, Two Koreas Separated by Demilitarized Zone, English Translations of Post-World War …
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Courthouse in “Old Town” Alexandria, VA – Pic of the Week
Posted by: Jenny Gesley
This blog post describes the Alexandria Courthouse in VA.
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Family Voting as a Solution to Low Fertility? Experiences from France and Germany
Posted by: Jenny Gesley
The following is a guest post by Johannes Jäger, a foreign law intern working in the Global Legal Research Directorate of the Law Library of Congress. I recently read an op-ed in the New York Times in which the author passionately advocated for the introduction of “Demeny voting” in the United States. The concept behind this term, named after the demographer …
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Uber at the ECJ – The Legal Saga in Europe Continues
Posted by: Jenny Gesley
The following is a guest post by Catharina Schmidt, a foreign law intern working in the Global Legal Research Directorate of the Law Library of Congress. While Uber recently achieved partial success in the legal fight over a key component for operating driverless cars in the United States, it suffered a defeat at the European Court of Justice …
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