Law Library: News & Events: Law Library of Congress Highlights from November
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Law Library of Congress Highlights from November
The mission of the Law Library of Congress is to provide authoritative legal research, reference and instruction services, and access to an unrivaled collection of U.S., foreign, comparative, and international law. Here are some of the new resources you may have missed recently.
The following Guide to Law Online: Nations of the World Research Guides were published, bringing the total of published Research Guides to 144.
Guide to Law Online: Cayman Islands
Guide to Law Online: Central African Republic
In November, we published 20 posts to our blog, In Custodia Legis. Here are some highlights.
Sir Matthew Hale and Evidence of Witchcraft
Elizabeth Peratrovich, Civil and Voting Rights Activist
New Law Library Report Lists Countries with Legislation Establishing a “Net Zero” Emissions Target
New Environmental Law Resources on Law.gov
Human Rights, Migration, and Soccer: The Role of FIFA
Congress.gov November 2021 New, Tip, and Top
The Congressional Cemetery: Celebrating Native American Heritage Month
The Stockholm Bloodbath of November 1520
100 Years of “Poppy Day” in the United Kingdom
100th Anniversary of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
New Acquisition: 15th-Century Manuscript on the Laws of War for Knights
December 2021 US Law Webinar – Tracing Federal Regulations
Join Us for Our Human Rights Day Event on December 9th
Watch Recordings of Past Law Library Webinars and Events
New Report on Children and Data Protection Laws in Ireland
A Civil Body Politic: The Mayflower Compact and 17th-Century Corporations
Email Alerts and Browse Page Updates: Congress.gov New, Tip, and Top for November 2021
The Global Legal Monitor is our online publication covering legal news and developments worldwide. These are the articles from November.
Italy: Cruise Ships Banned from Venice Lagoon, Waterways Declared National Monument
Timor-Leste: Ministry of Health Creates Audit Committees Focused on Maternal and Neonatal Deaths
England: Children's Transgender Consent Judgment Overturned on Appeal
Iraq: Criminal Court Sentences Iraqi and Algerian to Death for Committing Murder
International: G20 Members Sign Pact Agreeing to Sweeping Overhaul of Global Tax Rules
Panama: Medicinal Cannabis Law Enacted
Cambodia: Labor Law Amended for Third Time
Brazil: Administrative Improbity Law Amended
Bulgaria: European Court of Human Rights Strengthens Country's Judicial Independence
Egypt: President Sisi Lifts State of Emergency Four Years After Its Declaration
Sweden: Parliament Approves Monetary Compensation for Injuries Caused by COVID Vaccine
United States: Canadian Government Invokes 1977 Pipeline Treaty in Ongoing Line 5 Pipeline Dispute
France: President Macron Signs New Law on Bioethics
Switzerland: Transgender Persons May Change Gender Marker and First Name Starting January 1, 2022
Finland: Sami Truth and Reconciliation Commission Established
Brazil: National Policy on Data and Information Related to Violence Against Women Created
Portugal: Parliament Approves Law to Amend Telework Regime in Labor Code
Sweden: Government Proposes Raising Student Loan Interest Rate
Jordan: Religious Authorities Drafting New Law Regulating Blood Money Payments (Diya)
New Videos
In case you missed October's Foreign and Comparative Law Webinar, you can watch our recording of it, as well as a recently published video on environmental law research.
Freedom of Speech in the Time of Pandemic: Central America and Eurasia
