Canada Extends Criminal Law Jurisdiction to the Moon
Posted by: Kelly Goles
Blog post on Canada extending criminal law jurisdiction to include the moon
Posted in: Law Library, Global Law, In the News, Guest Post
Category: Guest Post
New Features and Updates to the Constitution Annotated Website
Posted by: Kelly Goles
This is a guest post by Meghan C. Totten, a paralegal specialist and legal editor in the American Law Division of the Congressional Research Service. Written in “plain English“, The Constitution of the United States of America: Analysis and Interpretation, better known as the Constitution Annotated, has served as Congress’s Constitution of record for over one hundred …
Posted in: Law Library, Guest Post
FALQs: The Exercise of Universal Jurisdiction in Germany
Posted by: Jenny Gesley
This FALQ post looks at universal jurisdiction in Germany and surveys recent court cases.
Posted in: Global Law, Guest Post
The Hans Island “Peace” Agreement between Canada, Denmark, and Greenland
Posted by: Elin Hofverberg
This blog post describes the 2022 agreement between Canada and Denmark concerning the territory of Greenland.
Posted in: Law Library, Global Law, In the News, Guest Post
Happy Sustainable Gastronomy Day – Why “Dumpster Diving” is a Criminal Offense in Germany
Posted by: Jenny Gesley
This blog post gives an overview of the legality of dumpster diving in Germany on the occasion of Sustainable Gastronomy Day.
Posted in: Global Law, In the News, Guest Post
The Great Chicago Fire
Posted by: Jennifer González
A discussion of the Great Chicago Fire, the fire codes that resulted, and the Library of Congress resources.
Posted in: Law Library, Guest Post
Economic Regulation of the Commercial Aviation Sector and the 1978 Airline Deregulation Act
Posted by: Jennifer González
An overview of commercial airline regulation from the 1938 Civil Aeronautics Authority Act through the 1978 Airline Deregulation Act and its impacts globally.
Posted in: Law Library, Guest Post
More Than Pocket Money: A History of Child Actor Laws
Posted by: Jennifer González
The courts grapple with the issue of child actors and their earnings throughout the 20th century.
Posted in: Law Library, Guest Post
The Chinese Exclusion Act, Part 2 – The Legacy
Posted by: Bailey DeSimone
Second part of a blog post detailing the history of the Chinese Exclusion Act.
Posted in: Law Library, Collections, Guest Post, Asian American History