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Posted by: Donna Sokol
This is a guest post by the Law Librarian of Congress, David Mao, who has previously written about federal architecture, state government contracts, speed limits, and cruise ship food rules, among other topics. A few years ago Robert Newlen blogged about the National Library of Uzbekistan (under construction at that time) and his visit to …
Posted in: Global Law, Guest Post
Posted by: Tina Gheen
The following is a guest post by Kirsten Gullickson, senior systems analyst with the Office of the Clerk, United States House of Representatives and co-chair of the Legislative Branch XML Working Group. She also served as a judge for the Library of Congress Legislative Data Challenges. It was a great honor for me to represent …
Posted in: Global Law, Gov 2.0, Guest Post
Posted by: Kelly Buchanan
The following is a guest post by Sayuri Umeda, a senior foreign law specialist at the Law Library of Congress. It continues our Global Collection Highlights Series. Sayuri previously contributed a post on Japanese family law to this series. She also recently wrote a post on the laws and regulations passed in the aftermath of the Great …
Posted in: Collections, Global Law, Guest Post
Posted by: Robert Brammer
The following is a guest post by Shameema Rahman, senior legal research specialist in our Public Services Division This has been an interesting month. I have answered a number of unique inquiries from our researchers and one of them was kind enough to allow me to share her question with you. She asked if I could give …
Posted in: Guest Post, Law Library
Posted by: Kelly Buchanan
The following is a guest post by Sayuri Umeda, a senior foreign law specialist covering Japan and several Southeast Asian countries at the Law Library of Congress. Last year I completed a major research report titled “Japan: Legal Responses to the Great East Japan Earthquake of 2011,” which is now available on the Law Library’s …
Posted in: Global Law, Guest Post
Posted by: Andrew Weber
The following is a guest post by Noriko Ohtaki, a research fellow at the Law Library of Congress. This is a quick guide to searching online for current Japanese laws and regulations. In Japan, laws and regulations (cabinet orders, ministerial ordinances, and rules made by government agencies) are promulgated in the Official Gazette. You can find …
Posted in: Global Law, Guest Post
Posted by: Kelly Buchanan
The following is a guest post by Elin Hofverberg, a foreign law research consultant at the Law Library of Congress. May 17 (or “Syttende Mai” as the locals call it), which falls this weekend, is always cause for great celebration in Oslo as Norway celebrates its National Day or Constitution Day. This generally means dressing …
Posted in: Global Law, Guest Post
Posted by: Margaret Wood
The following is a guest post by Matthew Braun, senior legal reference specialist at the Law Library of Congress. At the end of May, I will be leaving the Law Library of Congress, after a little more than five years on the staff, to become the Head of Electronic Resources and Computer Services at the …
Posted in: Guest Post, Law Library
Posted by: Jeanine Cali
The following is a guest post by Wendi A. Maloney, a writer-editor with the U.S. Copyright Office. Jeffrey Rosen of the National Constitution Center explored the influence of the courts and Congress on civil and voting rights in a May 1 lecture in the Mumford Room. The Law Library hosted the lecture for Law Day, …
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