Join Us to Celebrate Law Day on April 25th at 3 p.m. EDT
Posted by: Robert Brammer
This is a promotional post for the Law Library of Congress and American Bar Association's Law Day event in 2024.
Posted in: Event, Global Law, Law Library
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New Report Examines Regulation of Lobbying Activities in the Judicial Branch
Posted by: Ruth Levush
The Law Library's recently published legal research report, Regulation of Lobbying Activities in the Judicial Branch, is now available online.
Posted in: Collections, Global Law, Law Library, Legal Reports
The Most Viewed Legal Research Reports and Global Legal Monitor Articles of 2023
Posted by: Taylor Gulatsi
Today on the blog, we reflect on the top ten most-viewed Global Legal Monitor articles and Legal Research Reports produced by the Law Library of Congress in 2023.
Posted in: Collections, Law Library, Legal Reports
Law Library Report on Legal Treatment of Unaccompanied Minors Published
Posted by: Ruth Levush
Law Library report on "Legal Treatment of Unaccompanied Minors" Published. It provides information on the laws that apply to the protection and restrictions on eligibility for asylum for unaccompanied minors.
Posted in: Collections, Global Law, Law Library, Legal Reports
On July 20th, Join Us for a Conversation with Robert Putnam and Shaylyn Romney Garrett
Posted by: Robert Brammer
This post promotes a book talk with Shaylyn Romney Garrett and Robert Putnam that will take place on July 20th at the Library of Congress. The name of their book is, "The Upswing: How America Came Together a Century Ago and How We Can Do It Again."
Posted in: Event, Law Library
On this Day in 1523: Gustav Vasa Elected King – Happy 500, Sweden!
Posted by: Elin Hofverberg
Today, June 6, Sweden celebrates 500 years as an independent nation. On June 6, 1523, Gustav Eriksson Vasa was elected king of Sweden at the assembly (riksmötet) in Strängsnäs, officially uniting Sweden under one king and ending forever the Kalmar Union that tied Denmark, Norway, and Sweden (including Finland) together under one monarch. …
Posted in: Global Law
Collection Highlights: The Finnish Baby Box at 85 Years Old
Posted by: Elin Hofverberg
This blog posts describes legislation that created the Finnish Baby Box.
Posted in: Collections, Global Law, In the News, Law Library, Women's History
An Interview with Michael Chalupovitsch, Foreign Law Specialist
Posted by: Elin Hofverberg
Today’s interview is with Michael Chalupovitsch, a foreign law specialist in the Global Legal Research Directorate of the Law Library of Congress. Describe your background. I was born and raised in Montreal, Canada, home of the best bagels in the world! I come from a Jewish family; my father from Finland and my mother a …
Posted in: Interview, Law Library
Ålandic Regional Citizenship or the Right of Ålandic Domicile
Posted by: Elin Hofverberg
Today, June 9th, marks the Åland National Day, självstyrelsedagen, celebrated in honor of the law that made it independent in 1921: the Autonomy Act of 1920. Today, celebrations of this event includes eating Ålandic pancake (Ålandspannkaka). Åland is made up of more than 6,700 islands that form an archipelago in the Baltic Sea between Sweden …
Posted in: Global Law