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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
Posted by: Margaret Wood
As a reference librarian working on the reference desk in the Law Library Reading Room, I answer a whole range of questions on state and federal law and some days it feels as though every question is on a new topic. But in fact, there are some topics which are of continuing interest to our patrons, and one of them is flag …
Posted in: Congress, Education, In the News
Posted by: Hanibal Goitom
The top ten Global Legal Monitor (GLM) articles for May covered a wide array of interesting legal issues: War Crimes; Treatment of Animals; Immigration and Citizenship; Criminal Law and Procedure; Communications and electronic information; Labor; and Elections. Below are the articles in the order of their popularity: Liberia: Human Rights South Korea: Permanent Dual Nationality …
Posted in: Global Law, In the News, Law Library
Posted by: Jeanine Cali
Since I first posted about this award, three finalists have been selected for the 2012 Harper Lee Prize for Legal Fiction: Michael Connelly’s The Fifth Witness, Robert Dugoni’s Murder One and David Ellis’ Breach of Trust. The annual Harper Lee Prize for Legal Fiction is given to a book-length fictional work that “best exemplifies the …
Posted in: Event, In the News
Posted by: Margaret Wood
The Law Library of Congress was fortunate to host citizen activist Richard Dreyfuss as our speaker for this year’s Law Day program. Mr. Dreyfuss founded The Dreyfuss Initiative in 2010 with the aim of helping to ensure that today’s children learn how our government works and as adults are prepared to participate in that government. Mr. …
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