As a Matter of Law, Is a Taco a Sandwich?
Posted by: Anna Price
Discussing a recent Indiana Superior Court decision concluding that tacos and burritos can be considered sandwiches under the law.
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Category: In the News
The Titanic and the Law: Safety and Science
Posted by: Taylor Gulatsi
Today's blog post examines the legal implications that the sinking the RMS Titanic has had on maritime safety worldwide.
Posted in: Collections, Global Law, Guest Post, In the News, Law Library
New Law Library Report on the Legal Treatment of Embryos Created Through IVF
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, Legal Reports
Mr. Bates vs. The Post Office Spurs Possible Law Change
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 …
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Beneficial Ownership Transparency’s Evolving Paradigms: An Overview of the Latest Reforms in the US, the EU, and the UK (Part 2)
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.
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Beneficial Ownership Transparency’s Evolving Paradigms. An Overview of the Latest Reforms in the US, the EU, and the UK (Part 1)
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
Join us on 2/22 for a Foreign and Comparative Law Webinar on “Fighting Terrorism through Laws: How Egyptian Courts Apply Laws on Combating Terrorism and Terrorist Financing”
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
Draft Guidance on Transgender Students in Schools in England Published
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
Modern Piracy and the United States Code
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).
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