When Loans Become Cheesy
Posted by: Heather Casey
A bank in Italy accepts wheels of cheese as collateral on loans. Yum!
Posted in: Global Law, Law Library
Category: Law Library
Old Town Tallinn – Pic of the Week
Posted by: Heather Casey
Today's picture of the week post is from Heather's trip to Tallinn, Estonia.
Posted in: Law Library, Pic of the Week
Costa Rica Environmental Protections – Pic of the Week
Posted by: Heather Casey
Did you know that while Costa Rica is only 0.03% of the land mass on earth, it contains nearly 6% of the world’s biodiversity? For a country that is slightly smaller than West Virginia, that is pretty impressive. As part of our ongoing celebration of National Hispanic Heritage Month, I want to look at some …
Posted in: Hispanic American History, Law Library, Pic of the Week
Talavera Ceramics: At the Intersection of Art, History, and Law in Mexico
Posted by: Heather Casey
When I was a kid, I would visit my grandparents in El Paso, Texas, every summer. One of the things I most looked forward to during these visits was crossing the Rio Grande and visiting the markets of Juárez, Mexico. Of all the sights and sounds within the bustling markets, the colorful pottery stalls stood …
Posted in: Hispanic American History, Law Library
Chichén Itzá – Pic of the Week
Posted by: Heather Casey
A few years ago, I had the opportunity to visit Chichén Itzá, a UNESCO world heritage site located on the Yucatán peninsula of Mexico. Since we’re celebrating National Hispanic Heritage Month from September 15 to October 15, I thought it would be appropriate to take a look at this pre-colonial city. The pre-Hispanic city of …
Posted in: Hispanic American History, Law Library, Pic of the Week
LGBTQI+ Resources at the Library of Congress
Posted by: Heather Casey
Tomorrow is the first day of June, and the start of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Pride month. We celebrate it in June because of the Stonewall Uprising, which occurred on June 28, 1969 in New York City, New York. To prepare, I thought it would be helpful to look at some of the …
Posted in: Law Library, LGBTQ
Historic Fairfield, CT – Pic of the Week
Posted by: Heather Casey
A couple of weeks ago, I made a trip to Fairfield, Connecticut, to visit family. While there, I took the opportunity to stop by one of Fairfield’s historic districts. Fairfield is a quintessential New England coastal town, and some of its buildings date back to before the American Revolution, while many more date to just …
Posted in: Law Library, Pic of the Week
Koreans Becoming Younger – Unification of Age-Counting Systems
Posted by: Heather Casey
This is a guest post by Seongryeol Park, a foreign law intern working with Sayuri Umeda in the Global Legal Research Directorate of the Law Library of Congress. Starting June 28, 2023, South Koreans will be younger on paper in some situations. On December 8, 2022, the National Assembly of the Republic of Korea passed bills to amend …
Posted in: Global Law, Guest Post, Law Library
When is a Loaf of Bread More Than Just a Loaf of Bread?
Posted by: Heather Casey
A post on UNESCO granting the baguette a place on its Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Posted in: In the News, Law Library