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Posted by: Kelly Buchanan
When did women first gain the right to vote in different countries? Find out in the first of three posts by the Law Library of Congress in celebration of Women's History Month.
Posted in: Congress, Education, Global Law, Law Library, Women's History
Posted by: Kelly Buchanan
The following is a guest post by Gustavo Guerra, a foreign law specialist covering a number of Spanish-speaking jurisdictions at the Law Library of Congress. It is the second post in our “Frequently Asked Legal Questions” series, following on from our post yesterday on French terrorism laws. This blog post is part of our Frequently Asked …
Posted in: Global Law, Guest Post, In the News
Posted by: Kelly Buchanan
The following is a guest post by Dante Figueroa, senior legal information analyst at the Law Library of Congress. Dante has written a number of In Custodia Legis blog posts related to Italian, Roman, and Canon law. In recent times, Italy has witnessed the growing influence of certain sects and cults and of crime associated …
Posted in: Global Law, Guest Post, In the News
Posted by: Kelly Buchanan
The following is a guest post by Sayuri Umeda, senior foreign law specialist for Japan and several Southeast Asian countries. She has previously also written posts on the Law Library’s collections for Korea and Japan, as well as on her report about post-earthquake legislation in Japan. Cambodia is an interesting country to study and is …
Posted in: Global Law, Guest Post
Posted by: Kelly Buchanan
The following is a guest post by Elin Hofverberg, a foreign law research consultant at the Law Library of Congress. May 17 (or “Syttende Mai” as the locals call it), which falls this weekend, is always cause for great celebration in Oslo as Norway celebrates its National Day or Constitution Day. This generally means dressing …
Posted in: Global Law, Guest Post
Posted by: Kelly Buchanan
The following is a guest post by Norma C. Gutiérrez, senior foreign law specialist for Mexico and Central American countries in the Law Library’s Global Legal Research Directorate. It is part of our Global Legal Collection Highlights series that aims to inform readers about English-language materials in the Law Library’s collection. To date, the series …
Posted in: Collections, Global Law, Guest Post
Posted by: Kelly Buchanan
You may know what it is, but you may never have tried it. Or you may have tried it and screwed up your nose at the strange salty flavor. However, to many people – myself included – it is “black gold.” So I panicked along with many other New Zealanders when supplies of Marmite ran …
Posted in: Global Law, In the News
Posted by: Kelly Buchanan
Blog post about the ill-fated ship, the Port-au-Prince, that landed in Tonga in 1806 and the legal claims to its treasure
Posted in: Collections, Education, Global Law, In the News, Law Library, Pacific Islander History
Posted by: Kelly Buchanan
This week’s interview is with Loi Huynh. Loi is spending time working for the Law Library this summer as an intern in the Global Legal Research Center. Describe your background. I was born and raised in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. I was fortunate to grow up in a family where being a lawyer was …
Posted in: Global Law, Interview, Law Library