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Posted by: Jenny Gesley
This blog post introduces the recently published report "Asylum Application Processes" of the Law Library of Congress, which reviews the asylum application processes in nine selected jurisdictions, in particular processes involved in determining whether an asylum seeker is in need of international protection.
Posted in: Law Library, Global Law
Posted by: Ruth Levush
Law Library of Congress report examines funding for repatriation and other aspects of handling the death of detainees in immigration custody in Canada, France, Germany, Greece, Israel, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Portugal, Sweden, and the United Kingdom.
Posted in: Global Law
Posted by: Kelly Goles
The following is a guest post by Michael Chalupovitsch, a foreign law specialist at the Law Library of Congress covering Canada and Caribbean jurisdictions. The Law Library of Congress recently published its report, Pharmaceutical Antitrust Cases, which provides a comparative analysis of antitrust and competition cases concerning the pharmaceutical industry in 12 jurisdictions. The jurisdictions covered by this report include Australia, …
Posted in: Law Library, Global Law, Guest Post
Posted by: Kelly Goles
A look at the most viewed global legal monitor posts and legal research reports
Posted in: Law Library, Collections, Global Law, In the News
Posted by: Kelly Goles
The following is a guest post by Peter Roudik, the assistant law librarian for legal research at the Law Library of Congress and the director of the Law Library’s Global Legal Research Directorate. Currently meeting in Egypt, the United Nations Climate Change Conference COP27, is discussing how to address climate change and mitigate its consequences. One of …
Posted in: Law Library, Global Law, Guest Post
Posted by: Nathan Dorn
Erika Hope Spencer discusses avenues for research in Library of Congress collections on the subject of Witchcraft.
Posted in: Law Library, Collections, Women's History
Posted by: Kelly Goles
Exploring the newly published Law Library report on the Development of Laws on Abortion, Genetic Consultation and Assisted Reproduction from 1945 in Eleven Countries
Posted in: Law Library, Global Law, In the News
Posted by: Anna Price
The following is a guest post by Casey Mazzoli, a former intern with the Digital Resources Division of the Law Library of Congress. She is a graduate of the Masters of Library and Information Science program at Kent State University. On August 22, 1911, the Mona Lisa was stolen from the Louvre, gaining the painting …
Posted in: Law Library, Guest Post
Posted by: Kelly Goles
Blog post on Canada extending criminal law jurisdiction to include the moon
Posted in: Law Library, Global Law, In the News, Guest Post