Forgotten and Overlooked: Queer Trials of the Early Modern Period
Posted by: Jennifer Davis
This post recounts the history of 3 early modern trials of LGBTQ people.
Posted in: Law Library, Collections, LGBTQ
Search results for: Switzerland
Law Library of Congress Studies on Firearms, Weapons, and Gun Control
Posted by: Ruth Levush
A search of legal reports produced by the Law Library of Congress has identified multiple reports on gun laws around the world. The reports date back to the early 1960s, reflecting the interest in the topics of “firearms” OR “weapons” OR “gun control” OR “weapons industry” by Law Library of Congress patrons over the years. …
Posted in: Law Library, Collections, Global Law, In the News
Join Us on 4/14 for our Webinar: “Sustainable Finance – European Green Bonds and the ECB’s Climate Change Agenda”
Posted by: Jenny Gesley
This blog post announces the upcoming foreign law webinar on "Sustainable Finance: European Green Bonds and the ECB's Climate Change Agenda."
Posted in: Law Library, Global Law, Event
A Cheese by Any Other Name: The Legal Challenge over “Gruyere”
Posted by: Anna Price
On December 15, 2021, the Federal District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia upheld an administrative decision finding that, in the United States, “gruyere” is a generic term for a type of cheese, and therefore ineligible for legal protection through the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). Gruyère is a geographic region of Switzerland …
Posted in: Law Library
An Introduction to Law Library of Congress Reports & The Most-Viewed Reports of 2021
Posted by: Robert Brammer
One of the things that makes the Law Library of Congress so unique is its specialty in foreign, comparative, and international law. It often surprises people to learn that the majority of the Law Library’s collection is in a language other than English. The Law Library’s foreign law collections developed as the United States assumed …
Posted in: Law Library
The Most Viewed In Custodia Legis Posts of 2021
Posted by: Kelly Goles
This past year, we published more than 230 new posts on this blog, In Custodia Legis. As usual, these were written by multiple authors, both on the blog team and guest bloggers, from the different parts of the Law Library and the Library of Congress. The blog team has representatives from our team of reference …
Posted in: Law Library
Human Rights, Migration, and Soccer: The Role of FIFA
Posted by: Elin Hofverberg
This is a guest post by Elizabeth Boomer, an international law consultant in the Global Legal Research Directorate. Elizabeth has previously written for In Custodia Legis on numerous topics, including Technology & the Law of Corporate Responsibility – The Impact of Blockchain, 30th Anniversary of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, United Nations Day – …
Posted in: Global Law, In the News
On This Day in 1984: Women’s Suffrage in Liechtenstein
Posted by: Jenny Gesley
This blog post describes the introduction of women's suffrage in Liechtenstein.
Posted in: Law Library, Global Law, In the News, Women's History
Reflecting on 10 Years of the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights
Posted by: Elin Hofverberg
This is a guest post by Elizabeth Boomer, an international law consultant in the Global Legal Research Directorate. Elizabeth has previously written for In Custodia Legis on Technology & the Law of Corporate Responsibility – The Impact of Blockchain, 30th Anniversary of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, United Nations Day – A Time to …
Posted in: Global Law, In the News, Guest Post