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Posted by: Kelly Buchanan
We all know that there are a huge number of “days” (or weeks, or months, or sometimes the whole year!) for remembering and celebrating significant events or highlighting different issues. There are the serious ones, like Earth Day, World AIDS Day, and Law Day. And then there are some that are a bit less serious, …
Posted in: Global Law, Law Library
Posted by: Kelly Buchanan
Our funny and brilliant blogger of British origin, Clare, is taking a wee break at the moment – we’ve excused her from blogging duties while she looks after a very new addition to her family – congratulations, Clare!. Therefore, in the interests of maintaining a good coverage of foreign law and a broad international perspective, …
Posted in: Global Law, Law Library
Posted by: Kelly Buchanan
The following is a guest post by Hanibal Goitom, Foreign Law Specialist at the Law Library of Congress. This is his second guest post – the first discussed cases and legislation relating to women’s rights in Africa. Here at the Law Library of Congress we have a great tradition called the “Power Lunch” – a …
Posted in: Global Law, Guest Post, Law Library
Posted by: Kelly Buchanan
Blog post about Fijian Independence and the loss of the original legal document
Posted in: Global Law, In the News, Law Library, Pacific Islander History
Posted by: Kelly Buchanan
While the Law Library does employ a number of legal reference librarians as well as collections staff and other people that work with our huge book stacks (approximately two American football fields under our building!), there are quite a few of us that don’t have a background in library or information sciences (although I did work at …
Posted in: Global Law, Law Library