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Posted by: Jennifer Davis
This blog post describes the life of Medgar Evers, civil rights activist and first field secretary of the NAACP in Mississippi.
Posted in: African American History, Collections, Law Library
Posted by: Jenny Gesley
This blog post describes the introduction of women's suffrage in Liechtenstein.
Posted in: Global Law, In the News, Law Library, Women's History
Posted by: Elin Hofverberg
The Law Library recently published a new report on the protection of children online. The report, titled Children’s Online Privacy and Data Protection, surveys ten jurisdictions on the special measures they have put in place to protect children online. The jurisdictions are the European Union (EU) member states of Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Portugal, Spain, …
Posted in: Global Law, Law Library, Legal Reports
Posted by: Elin Hofverberg
This blog post describes women's suffrage in Sweden.
Posted in: Global Law, Law Library, Women's History
Posted by: Kelly Goles
Celebrating Pride month with headstones in the Congressional Cemetery associated with individuals who worked to advance the rights of the LGBTQ community.
Posted in: Guest Post, LGBTQ
Posted by: Nathan Dorn
Nathan discusses the life of Moses Levy, the first Jewish person to practice law in Pennsylvania.
Posted in: In the News, Jewish American History, Law Library
Posted by: Nathan Dorn
On January 28, 2021, Foreign Law Specialist Nicolas Boring discussed the Napoleonic Code’s history, evolution, and legacy in an installment of the Law Library of Congress’ foreign and comparative law webinar series. The webinar discussed the prehistory of the French Civil Code, its drafting and adoption, its contents, and the history of its immense influence …
Posted in: Collections, Education, Event, Global Law, Law Library
Posted by: Jenny Gesley
Technology and digitalization are changing the way we pay. The COVID-19 pandemic has only accelerated the trend away from cash to digital payments. Cryptocurrencies, such as Bitcoin, are experiencing an all-time high. Central banks are taking note. On October 20, 2020, the Central Bank of The Bahamas launched the first worldwide retail central bank digital …
Posted in: Event, Global Law, In the News, Law Library
Posted by: Elin Hofverberg
We recently published a report on the Recognition of Foreign Passports on our website. The report, produced by specialists and analysts of the Global Legal Research Directorate, surveys 20 jurisdictions around the world as well as international law, and focuses on the rules and approaches for recognizing foreign passports. In addition, the report covers the …
Posted in: Global Law, Law Library, Legal Reports