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Posted by: Margaret Wood
This has been a busy week for the Law Library of Congress. We have unveiled Congress.gov (our new legislative website), celebrated Constitution Day, and to round the week out, we are preparing for the National Book Festival. This will be the Law Library’s second year at the National Book Festival. Our staff will be manning …
Posted in: Collections, Event, Global Law, In the News, Law Library, THOMAS
Posted by: Hanibal Goitom
The following is a guest post by Donna Sokol, Special Assistant to the Law Librarian of Congress. Her most recent posts included a 6-installment series regarding the legal themes in the art and architecture of the Library of Congress’s Jefferson Building. Three of our law librarians were furiously live-tweeting at Wednesday’s Congress.gov launch. Thirty fingers …
Posted in: Congress, Event, Guest Post, In the News, Law Library, Pic of the Week, THOMAS
Posted by: Clare Feikert-Ahalt
The genesis of this post dates back to the Spring, when I signed up and ran my first mud run. Despite it being only a 5k course, and part of the proceeds going to a charity, I could not get a single soul to join me. I ran as a lone wolf. I had two aims …
Posted in: In the News, Law Library
Posted by: Kelly Buchanan
Over the past two years – it was the two year birthday of In Custodia Legis on August 2 – I have written a number of blog posts on matters relating to the laws of different countries of the Pacific region. I try to select topics that are interesting and a bit different, and also …
Posted in: Education, Global Law, In the News
Posted by: Kelly Buchanan
Blog post about the ill-fated ship, the Port-au-Prince, that landed in Tonga in 1806 and the legal claims to its treasure
Posted in: Collections, Education, Global Law, In the News, Law Library, Pacific Islander History
Posted by: Hanibal Goitom
The ten most read Global Legal Monitor (GLM) articles in July covered six interesting legal themes: Criminal Law and Procedure; Foreign Investment; Communications and Electronic Information; Immigration; Labor; and Nationality and Citizenship. Below are the articles in the order of their popularity: Germany: Regional Court Ruling Criminalizes Circumcision of Young Boys South Korea: Permanent Dual …
Posted in: Global Law, In the News
Posted by: Clare Feikert-Ahalt
The Olympics are here! I am currently incredibly homesick and wishing that I could be there in the UK, although I am taking advantage of all the sales of British goods in the US and have been merrily waving my Union Flag. This is not the first time that London has hosted the Olympic Games in …
Posted in: Education, Global Law, In the News
Posted by: Kelly Buchanan
A history of the Pacific Island nation of Kiribati
Posted in: Education, Global Law, In the News, Law Library, Pacific Islander History
Posted by: Hanibal Goitom
The top ten most viewed Global Legal Monitor (GLM) articles for June covered a host of interesting legal subjects: Communications and electronic information; criminal law and procedure; elections; immigration; labor; nationality and citizenship; pension and retirement; and war crimes. Below is the list of the ten most popular GLM articles in June: South Korea: Permanent …
Posted in: Global Law, In the News, Law Library