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Posted by: Clare Feikert-Ahalt
The United Kingdom’s rich ancient legal history provides ample examples of legislation that has a rather bizarre or odd angle to it. I always find it interesting to read about these odd laws, and wonder at what point they are simply urban legends, rather than real laws. Most times, posts about weird laws don’t provide …
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Posted by: Clare Feikert-Ahalt
The history of anti-terrorism legislation in the UK is expansive and dates back nearly a century. The UK’s anti-terrorism laws have typically been reactive and enacted as emergency temporary legislation that later essentially became permanent through constant renewal. The anti-terrorism laws have their genesis in the troubled relationship between Great Britain and Ireland over the …
Posted in: Global Law, In the News, Law Library
Posted by: Clare Feikert-Ahalt
This is a joint post drafted by Clare Feikert and Margaret Wood. The Global Legal Research Center has done a number of briefings and blogs, as well as too many Global Legal Monitor Articles to list, on electoral law across various jurisdictions around the world. The Russian Federation, Parliamentary Elections: Legal Issues, 2008; Elections in …
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Posted by: Clare Feikert-Ahalt
Abolishing ancient laws in England is often no easy task. A significant degree of research is involved before these laws are amended or abolished. The research has to be particularly thorough to avoid one of the oldest – that of unintended consequences. The issue of thoroughly researching laws was demonstrated several years ago when the government was …
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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 …
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Posted by: Clare Feikert-Ahalt
This week’s interview is with Kirsty McClay, who got what can either be considered one of the most coveted or one of the most dreaded intern spots in the whole Law Library – she got to work with me. Describe your background. I’m originally from Antrim; a small town in Northern Ireland, where I grew …
Posted in: Global Law, Interview, Law Library
Posted by: Clare Feikert-Ahalt
This post is a follow up to yesterday’s post, in which we challenged you to solve a riddle. Today we have the answer: The book we misplaced is the 1910 edition of ‘A Law Dictionary‘ by Henry Campbell Black, known now as Black’s Law Dictionary. This title has been relied upon by many legal scholars and academics, …
Posted in: Collections, Law Library
Posted by: Clare Feikert-Ahalt
I had an idea the other day to try and test the observational skills and knowledge of our readers, as well as highlight some of the items in the Law Library’s vast collection. I intentionally put a book on the wrong shelf. To my librarian colleagues who came to me with heart palpitations that I …
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Posted by: Clare Feikert-Ahalt
This week’s interview is with Tariq Ahmad, a Legal Analyst in the Global Legal Research Center of the Law Library of Congress. Describe your background My family is originally from Pakistan. My father and mother moved to the U.S. before I was born so my father could complete his Ph.D. Soon after I was born, …
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