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Posted by: Kelly Buchanan
Today, July 18, is Nelson Mandela’s 93rd birthday and the second annual Nelson Mandela International Day. This day was officially observed for the first time last year following the adoption of a resolution by the U.N. General Assembly on November 10, 2009. The resolution acknowledged “Nelson Mandela’s contribution to the struggle for democracy internationally and …
Posted in: Collections, Congress, Global Law, THOMAS
Posted by: Andrew Weber
The following is a guest post by Bacilio Mendez II, an intern in the Public Services Division of the Law Library of Congress. Computer hacking has been in the news a bit of late and we here at the Law Library of Congress thought that we would turn this confusing moment in the societal consciousness …
Posted in: Collections, Guest Post, Pic of the Week
Posted by: Hanibal Goitom
While considering a post on Trial by Ordeal (TBO) in Liberia, the first thought that came to my mind was to define the term. The first online source (not particularly authoritative or official) I could find defined it as “a primitive method of determining a person’s guilt or innocence by subjecting the accused person to …
Posted in: Global Law
Posted by: Christine Sellers
The following is a guest post by Bacilio Mendez II, an intern in the Public Services Division of the Law Library of Congress. For many Americans, summer means family barbecues and baseball, but there are those among us who dread this warmest of seasons for one reason in particular – flying. After the fireworks and …
Posted in: Guest Post, Pic of the Week
Posted by: Andrew Weber
Thanks for visiting In Custodia Legis in June! Our page views went up from May, our email subscribers surpassed 14,500, and we posted our 250th item. Christine talked about Congressional apps for a variety of mobile devices, which was our most popular post. I blogged about our latest tweaks to THOMAS. Somehow we even managed …
Posted in: Law Library, THOMAS
Posted by: Andrew Weber
The following is a guest post by Bacilio Mendez II, an intern in the Public Services Division of the Law Library of Congress. What do Madeleine Albright, Diane von Fürstenberg, Elaine Chao, and Pamela Anderson have in common? … No clue? … I’ll give you a hint, it’s the same thing that Albert Einstein, Mikhail Baryshnikov, Cary Grant, …
Posted in: Guest Post, Law Library
Posted by: Andrew Weber
The following is a guest post by Debora Keysor, a Legal Reference Specialist in our Public Services Division. Starting July 1, the Law Library of Congress will be one of two law libraries to serve as test hosts of the Access and Education Program for PACER (Public Access to Court Electronic Records). Working in collaboration, …
Posted in: Guest Post, Law Library
Posted by: Kelly Buchanan
This week’s interview is with George Sadek, Senior Legal Information Analyst for the Global Legal Information Network (GLIN). George is no stranger to In Custodia Legis, having written three guest posts for us. Describe your background. I was born in Egypt and immigrated to the United States in 1999. I have worked in the field …
Posted in: Interview, Law Library
Posted by: Francisco Macías
It has been said that “he who controls the definition controls the argument.” It is perhaps for that reason that we strive to find authoritative sources that provide the definitive meaning of a word. In the realm of the Spanish language, it is an accepted practice to consult the Diccionario de la Real Academia Española …
Posted in: Education, Global Law, Guest Post