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Posted by: Kelly Buchanan
Last Friday, the Parliament of Australia launched its new website, replacing the one that had been in place for 12 years. I had often used the old website to find a range of information on bills and parliamentary inquiries (i.e., investigations into particular issues). This includes explanatory memoranda (according to the glossary on the new …
Posted in: Global Law, Gov 2.0
Posted by: Kelly Buchanan
Last year Clare wrote about changes to the UK government’s legislation website, and we’ve written a lot about enhancements to THOMAS, so when I got an email last week about the Australian government’s legislation website being upgraded I thought it definitely warranted some attention. The ComLaw website provides open access to Commonwealth (i.e., federal) legislation. …
Posted in: Global Law, Gov 2.0
Posted by: Elin Hofverberg
This blog posts gives an overview of the newly published Law Library report on extended producer responsibility for textiles in selected jurisdictions.
Posted in: Global Law, Law Library, Legal Reports
Posted by: Elin Hofverberg
This is part two of a two part blog post that describes the changing status of the Chagos Archipelago, in particular the recently signed treaty returning its sovereignty from the United Kingdom (UK) to Mauritius and the long term lease for a joint UK-US military base on the island.
Posted in: Global Law, Guest Post, In the News, Law Library
Posted by: Kelly Buchanan
A recently published report on the Law Library's website, Indonesia: Civil Space Legal Framework, provides information on the rights and freedoms protected in the 1945 Constitution of Indonesia following its amendment during the reformasi period and on protections in several other laws enacted during that period, including laws on human rights, the press and broadcasting, expressing opinions in public, and trade or labor unions.
Posted in: Global Law, Law Library, Legal Reports
Posted by: Ruth Levush
This post announces the publication of a report on jurisdictions that impose salary requirements on foreign mariners in their waters. It provides information on the conditions and type of wages paid under such requirements. The report is based on the findings of a multi-jurisdictional survey conducted by the Global Legal Research Directorate of the Law Library of Congress.
Posted in: Global Law, Law Library, Legal Reports
Posted by: Kelly Buchanan
Join us on Thursday, March 27, 2025, at 9 a.m. EDT for our next foreign, comparative, and international law webinar, “Climate-Induced Migration: Responses in the Pacific.”
Posted in: Frequently Asked Legal Questions (FALQ), Global Law, Law Library
Posted by: Taylor Gulatsi
Today's blog post announces a newly published legal report by the Law Library of Congress focusing on protective services for government officials in selected countries.
Posted in: Collections, Global Law, Guest Post, Law Library, Legal Reports
Posted by: Taylor Gulatsi
Today's blog post announces the most viewed legal research reports and Global Legal Monitor articles of 2024.
Posted in: Collections, Global Law, Law Library, Legal Reports