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Posted by: Hanibal Goitom
Today it is my turn to contribute to our Global Legal Collection Highlights series. The idea of this series, as is probably clear from its name, is to highlight our foreign law collection and keep In Custodia Legis readers abreast of new and/or interesting items that have been added. We have recently had posts that …
Posted in: Collections, Global Law
Posted by: Hanibal Goitom
This week’s interview is with Virab Khachatryan, a Foreign Law Specialist in our Global Legal Research Center covering select jurisdictions in Eastern Europe and Eurasia. Describe your background I was born to a blue-collar family in Yerevan, Armenia, a small, friendly country, located in Eastern Europe. As a child, my parents taught me to …
Posted in: Interview
Posted by: Hanibal Goitom
The top ten most viewed Global Legal Monitor (GLM) articles for June covered a host of interesting legal subjects: Communications and electronic information; criminal law and procedure; elections; immigration; labor; nationality and citizenship; pension and retirement; and war crimes. Below is the list of the ten most popular GLM articles in June: South Korea: Permanent …
Posted in: Global Law, In the News, Law Library
Posted by: Hanibal Goitom
The following is a guest post by Constance A. Johnson, a Legal Research Analyst at the Law Library’s Global Legal Research Center. Connie is not new to In Custodia Legis; her recent contributions include Water Rights at Star Island and Human Rights Day Event: Save the Date!. Enjoy! On Wednesday, March 28, 2012, I attended a two …
Posted in: Event, Global Law, Law Library
Posted by: Hanibal Goitom
This is an interview with Donna L. Sokol, Outreach Specialist at the Law Library of Congress, on a detail assignment from the Visitor Services Office of the Library of Congress. Enjoy! Describe your background I grew up in the United States Air Force and cannot call any city my hometown, but I was lucky to …
Posted in: Interview
Posted by: Hanibal Goitom
This week’s interview is with Peter Roudik, Director of the Global Legal Research Center. Describe your background. I was born in Moscow, Russia into a typical Russian intelligentsia family. My parents taught me to appreciate books, art, and classical music. For 30 years I lived two blocks from the Red Square in this building. What …
Posted in: Global Law, Interview