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Posted by: Jeanine Cali
The following is a guest post by Tariq Ahmad, a Legal Analyst in the Global Legal Research Center of the Law Library of Congress. British colonial era laws continue to have relevancy in the legal systems of India and Pakistan. Ironically, a sedition law used by the British colonial government to suppress nationalist dissent in the …
Posted in: Global Law, Guest Post
Posted by: Kelly Buchanan
Below is a picture of the preamble as contained in the limited print edition of the Constitution of India, which was adopted by the Constituent Assembly in 1949 and came into force on January 26, 1950. The World Digital Library states that “the original of this elaborate edition took nearly five years to produce” and …
Posted in: Collections, Global Law, Pic of the Week
Posted by: Taylor Gulatsi
Today's blog post highlights the top ten most-viewed Legal Reports and Global Legal Monitor articles of 2025.
Posted in: Global Law, In the News, Law Library, Legal Reports
Posted by: Bailey DeSimone
Digital Resources Division intern Josh Primus outlines the origins of the Colorado River Storage Project and its legal impacts on negotiations among the states that share its water supply.
Posted in: Collections, Guest Post, Law Library
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: Elin Hofverberg
This is part one 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
Posted by: Taylor Gulatsi
This blog article tells a short history of self-representation in United States' court and America's first serial killer H.H Holmes' decision to represent himself in his own criminal trial.
Posted in: Collections, Education, Federal Judiciary, Guest Post, Law Library
Posted by: Robert Brammer
A promotional post for the Law Library of Congress and American Bar Association's 2025 Law Day event.
Posted in: Education, Event, Global Law, Law Library