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Posted by: Taylor Gulatsi
Today's blog post examines the legal implications that the sinking the RMS Titanic has had on maritime safety worldwide.
Posted in: Law Library, Collections, Global Law, In the News, Guest Post
Posted by: Robert Brammer
A promotional post for the screening of the film, "Join or Die" at the Library of Congress on 5/2/24.
Posted in: Law Library, Event
Posted by: Kelly Buchanan
The Law Library of Congress recently published a report on the options for, and restrictions on, the use of excess embryos created through IVF in nine jurisdictions: Australia, France, Germany, Italy, New Zealand, Poland, Portugal, Sweden, and the United Kingdom.
Posted in: Law Library, Global Law, In the News
Posted by: Robert Brammer
This is a promotional post for the Law Library of Congress and American Bar Association's Law Day event in 2024.
Posted in: Law Library, Global Law, Event
Posted by: Bailey DeSimone
In honor of Stumpy the Cherry Blossom Tree's final peak bloom season, Bailey visits the tree and dives into the history of plant patents of cherry blossom hybrids.
Posted in: Law Library, Collections
Posted by: Taylor Gulatsi
Today's blog post reflects on the Civilian Conservation Corp, established by President Franklin D. Roosevelt as part of the New Deal.
Posted in: Law Library, Collections, Education
Posted by: Jennifer Davis
This Women’s History Month, we look back to women who worked to advance women’s suffrage. One such notable figure is Marie Louise Bottineau Baldwin, who worked to advance the rights of Native peoples and women, particularly Indigenous women. Born in 1863 in Pembina, North Dakota as a member of the Turtle Mountain Band of …
Posted in: Law Library, Collections, Native Americans, Women's History
Posted by: Taylor Gulatsi
Today's blog post highlights the upcoming Foreign and Comparative Law webinar on data protection laws in Italy on April 18 at 2:00 PM EDT.
Posted in: Law Library, Collections, Global Law, Guest Post, Education
Posted by: Jenny Gesley
This blog posts gives an overview of the newly published Law Library report on the regulation of assisted dying in select European jurisdictions with a focus on whether specific diseases, in particular Parkinson’s disease, were discussed during the parliamentary debates or invoked as a reason for passing the respective laws.
Posted in: Law Library, Global Law