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Posted by: Kelly Buchanan
The Law Library of Congress recently published a report on the options for, and restrictions on, the use of excess embryos created through IVF in nine jurisdictions: Australia, France, Germany, Italy, New Zealand, Poland, Portugal, Sweden, and the United Kingdom.
Posted in: Global Law, In the News, Law Library
Posted by: Elin Hofverberg
The following is a guest post by Clare Feikert-Ahalt, a senior foreign law specialist at the Law Library of Congress covering the United Kingdom and several other jurisdictions. Clare has written numerous posts for In Custodia Legis, including Revealing the Presence of Ghosts; Weird Laws, or Urban Legends?; FALQs: Brexit Referendum; 100 Years of “Poppy Day” in the United Kingdom; and 100 Year Anniversary …
Posted in: Global Law, Guest Post, In the News
Posted by: Jenny Gesley
This blog post provides an overview of the regulations on beneficial ownership transparency in three selected jurisdictions, namely the U.S., the European Union (EU), and the United Kingdom (UK) and highlights the latest developments in that area. Part 2 focuses on the EU and the UK.
Posted in: Global Law, Guest Post, In the News
Posted by: Jenny Gesley
This blog post provides an overview of the regulations on beneficial ownership transparency in three selected jurisdictions, namely the U.S., the European Union (EU), and the United Kingdom (UK) and highlights the latest developments in that area.
Posted in: Global Law, Guest Post, In the News
Posted by: Taylor Gulatsi
Today's blog post summarizes the upcoming February Foreign and Comparative Law Webinar.
Posted in: Global Law, Guest Post, In the News
Posted by: Kelly Buchanan
The following is a guest post by Clare Feikert-Ahalt, a senior foreign law specialist at the Law Library of Congress covering the United Kingdom and several other jurisdictions. Clare has written numerous posts for In Custodia Legis, including Revealing the Presence of Ghosts; Weird Laws, or Urban Legends?; FALQs: Brexit Referendum; 100 Years of “Poppy Day” in the United Kingdom; and 100 Year Anniversary …
Posted in: Global Law, Guest Post, In the News, LGBTQ
Posted by: Jennifer González
This blog post discusses piracy and its modern application, especially concerning the corroboration with pirates in title 18, chapter 81 of the United States Code; 1651-1657 and the case United States v. Ali (2012).
Posted in: Guest Post, In the News, Law Library
Posted by: Hanibal Goitom
The following is a guest post by Stephania Alvarez, Foreign Law Specialist at the Global Legal Research Directorate of the Law Library of Congress. It is part of our Frequently Asked Legal Questions series. The Venezuelan National Assembly issued a statement on September 23 of 2023, advocating for a referendum previously sanctioned by the Assembly on September 21, regarding Venezuela’s …
Posted in: Global Law, Guest Post, In the News
Posted by: Anna Price
A discussion of the American ban on underwater wine-aging.
Posted in: In the News, Law Library