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Posted by: Kelly Buchanan
The Law Library has suffered an immeasurable loss with the passing of Nicolas Boring, our foreign law specialist for French-speaking jurisdictions. His colleagues, former and current, will remember and miss interesting conversations with him, his kindness, his knowledge, and his warm and positive nature. He went out of his way to assist patrons, support colleagues, …
Posted in: Global Law, Law Library
Posted by: Geraldine Davila Gonzalez
The following is a guest post from Nicolas Boring, the foreign law specialist covering French-speaking jurisdictions at the Law Library of Congress. Nicolas has previously blogged about Telework and the French “Right to Disconnect”, Report on Right of Huguenots to French Citizenship, “Bastille Day” Is About More Than the Bastille, and other topics. The French Civil Code, which Napoleon …
Posted in: Event, Law Library
Posted by: Ruth Levush
The following is a guest post from Nicolas Boring, the foreign law specialist covering French-speaking jurisdictions at the Law Library of Congress. Nicolas has previously blogged about Telework and the French “Right to Disconnect”, Report on Right of Huguenots to French Citizenship, “Bastille Day” Is About More Than the Bastille, and others. The U.S. Supreme Court …
Posted in: Global Law, Guest Post
Posted by: Geraldine Davila Gonzalez
The following is a guest post from Nicolas Boring, the foreign law specialist covering French- speaking jurisdictions at the Law Library of Congress. Nicolas has previously blogged about “Bastille Day” Is About More Than the Bastille, among others. In 2016, the French government adopted a labor law that, among other provisions, included a right to disconnect. This …
Posted in: Law Library
Posted by: Ruth Levush
The following is a guest post from Nicolas Boring, the foreign law specialist covering French- speaking jurisdictions at the Law Library of Congress. Nicolas has previously blogged about The Library of the French National Assembly – Pic of the Week, among others. A recent Law Library of Congress report examines a little-known historical development: the right …
Posted in: Global Law, Guest Post
Posted by: Geraldine Davila Gonzalez
The following is a guest post by Elizabeth Osborne, Legal Reference Librarian at the Law Library of Congress. A number of Law Library of Congress staff members recently attended the American Association of Law Libraries (AALL) 112th Annual Meeting and Conference in Washington, DC. The conference provides law librarians and legal information professionals with opportunities for …
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Posted by: Jenny Gesley
This blog post describes the library of the French National Assembly.
Posted in: Global Law, Guest Post, Law Library, Pic of the Week
Posted by: Jenny Gesley
The following is a guest post by Sarah Ettedgui, from Montreal, Quebec, Canada, who worked as foreign law intern this past summer with foreign law specialist Nicolas Boring at the Global Legal Research Directorate, Law Library of Congress. This blog post is part of our Frequently Asked Legal Questions series. On Wednesday, October 17, 2018, Canada’s first legal marijuana dispensaries opened their doors …
Posted in: Global Law, Guest Post, In the News
Posted by: Jenny Gesley
This blog post describes the buildings that comprise the Judicial City in Luxembourg.
Posted in: Guest Post, Law Library, Pic of the Week