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Posted by: Bailey DeSimone
There are 29 independent jurisdictions where French is an official language. A new map shows how the civil code applies in these jurisdictions.
Posted in: Collections, Global Law, Law Library
Posted by: Stephen Mayeaux
Announcing a new video tutorial on using the Law Library's Foreign Legal Gazettes Guide to navigate the Library's gazette collections.
Posted in: Collections, Law Library, Research Guide
Posted by: Elin Hofverberg
Today's blog post in an interview with an intern at the Law Library of Congress, Esther Markov, who works alongside Assistant Law Librarian for Legal Research, Peter Roudik.
Posted in: Collections, Interview, Law Library
Posted by: Taylor Gulatsi
Join us on 7/18 for a Foreign and Comparative Law Webinar on "Laws on Happiness: The Legal System and Legislation of Bhutan," for a guest presentation by Professor Ugyen Thinley of the Jigme Singye Wangchuck School of Law located in Paro, Bhutan.
Posted in: Collections, Event, Global Law, Law Library
Posted by: Taylor Gulatsi
Join us in July for our upcoming U.S. Law webinars featuring a presentation by the Oklahoma State Law Library as part of the Law Library's state law libraries outreach project.
Posted in: Collections, Education, Event, Law Library
Posted by: Bailey DeSimone
The U.S. Reports collection delves into historic Supreme Court cases which have ties to Pride month and the struggle for LGBTQ+ rights. Bailey highlights several from the twentieth century in this blog post.
Posted in: Collections, Law Library, LGBTQ
Posted by: Sarah Friedman
Today on the blog, legal reference librarian Sarah brings us a post on two legal treatises in the Law Library Reading Room on Law Libraries and the law.
Posted in: Collections, Education, Law Library
Posted by: Taylor Gulatsi
Please join us on June 27, 2024 at 2:00 PM for a Foreign and Comparative Law Webinar on "Going Smokefree: Cigarette Bans in New Zealand and the United Kingdom."
Posted in: Collections, Education, Global Law, Guest Post, Law Library
Posted by: Elin Hofverberg
The following is a guest post by Eva Dauke, a foreign law intern working with Foreign Law Specialist Jenny Gesley at the Global Legal Research Directorate of the Law Library of Congress. Every year, on May 23, Germany celebrates the “Day of the Basic Law.” The Basic Law is Germany’s constitution, which lays out the country’s fundamental rights, among …
Posted in: Collections, Education, Global Law, Guest Post, Law Library