Today on the blog, foreign law intern Eva brings us a picture of the week from the Old State Chamber in Annapolis, Maryland where George Washington presented his resignation his commission as Commander-In-Chief of the Continental Army.
This past November, I had the opportunity to visit Ha Long Bay, in Vietnam. In 1994, UNESCO designated Ha Long Bay as a World Heritage site, under criteria vii and viii. These criteria apply to sites that “contain superlative natural phenomena or areas of exceptional natural beauty and aesthetic importance” and that are “outstanding examples …
Bailey visits the German-American Friendship Garden on the National Mall one morning and observes the commemoration of friendly international relations through nature and the law.
Following a visit to Arlington National Cemetery on Veterans Day, Bailey explores the meaning behind the stars on several of the tombstones, as well as the legislative history of the holiday.
This pic of the week shows the "Alabama room" in Geneva, Switzerland, where the Alabama arbitration between the United States and Britain took place in 1872.