Join us on October 20 at 2 p.m. EDT for our next foreign, comparative, and international law webinar titled, “Pakistan’s Legal Framework to Manage the Risks of Extreme Climate Events & Disasters.” Please register here. This past summer, nearly one-third of Pakistan was struck by floods caused by unusually heavy monsoon rains and melting glacier …
Join us on September 22 at 2 p.m. EDT for a foreign and comparative law webinar titled, “Laws of Mexico and How to Find Them Online.” Please register here. Foreign law specialist Gustavo Guerra will cover the laws of Mexico and where you can find them online. His presentation will focus on primary sources available on …
Join us on August 18th at 2 p.m. EDT for a webinar Foreign and Comparative Law webinar titled, Turkish International Protection Law. Please register here. According to the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Turkey hosts the largest number of refugees in the world. This presentation will provide an overview of the international protection and temporary …
On Tuesday, August 2, 2022, at 1 p.m. EDT, legal reference librarian Louis Myers will present our next Lunch and Learn Webinar, “An Overview of Treaty Research”. Please register here. This webinar will provide an introduction to resources and strategies to effectively research three distinct areas of treaty practice: U.S. bilateral treaties, foreign bilateral treaties, …
On Tuesday, June 28, 2022, at 1 p.m. EDT, legal reference librarian Louis Myers will present our next Lunch and Learn Webinar, “An Overview of Public International Law.” Please register here. This webinar will provide an introduction to the five sources of international law, as defined by article 38 of the Statute of the International …
Over the past six months, the Law Library has held many webinars on topics concerning foreign, comparative, and international law, Law Library collections, as well as our recurring orientations on how to research U.S. case law, federal statutes, and federal regulations. The Law Library also presented its annual Supreme Court Fellows Lecture and Human Rights Day events, as well …
On February 10, 2022, at 2pm EST, Foreign Law Specialist George Sadek will present our next Foreign and Comparative Law webinar, “Illegal Migration in the Central and Western Mediterranean from the Perspective of International and Domestic Law.” Please register here. Illegal migration in the central and western Mediterranean is not just an important legal topic but also …
On January 20, 2022, at 2 p.m. EST, senior foreign law specialist Clare Feikert-Ahalt will be presenting the webinar, “Odd Laws in the United Kingdom.” This will be the first installment in our Foreign and Comparative Law Webinar Series for 2022. Please register here. In this webinar, Clare will review laws from the United Kingdom …
As part of the Law Library of Congress Legal Research Institute’s Foreign and Comparative Law Webinar Series, on November 18, 2021, at 2 p.m. EST, we will present a webinar providing an overview of recently published Law Library research reports, covering timely topics such as, “Taxation of Cryptocurrency Block Rewards in Selected Jurisdictions” and China’s …
