Law Library: News & Events: Law Library of Congress Highlights from December
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Law Library of Congress Highlights from December
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 157:
Guide to Law Online: Cook Islands
Guide to Law Online: Costa Rica
Guide to Law Online: Cote d'Ivoire
Guide to Law Online: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Guide to Law Online: Dominican Republic
In December, we published 22 posts to our blog, In Custodia Legis. Here are some highlights:
A Trove of Information: The Congress.gov Coverage Page
The 2021 Congress.gov Top 10 and Year in Review
The New Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge – Pics of the Week
New Report on “Regulation of Cryptocurrency Around the World” Published
Ho, Ho, Ho! Santa gets a raise
From the Serial Set: What was the D.C. Parks Commission?
Celebrate the 230th Anniversary of the Bill of Rights with the Constitution Annotated
FALQs: The Role of Members of the Swedish Parliament without Party Affiliations
Upcoming US Law Webinars – January 2022
Join Us for a Foreign and Comparative Law Webinar: “Odd Laws in the United Kingdom”
The Most Viewed In Custodia Legis Posts of 2021
An Introduction to Law Library of Congress Reports & The Most-Viewed Reports of 2021
The Most Viewed Webinar Recordings of 2021
The Global Legal Monitor is our online publication covering legal news and developments worldwide. These are the articles from December:
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)
Italy: Copyright Law Updated for Digital Era
Germany: Court Holds Service of Foreign Divorce Papers Cannot Be Effected Via WhatsApp
Norway: Influenza Becomes Reportable Contagious Disease
Australia: Northern Territory Abortion Law Amended to Improve Access to Late-Term Abortions
Here are the webinars coming up in January:
1/13 at 11:00 am: Orientation to Legal Research: U.S. Case Law
1/20 at 2:00 pm: Odd Laws in the United Kingdom: A Foreign and Comparative Law Webinar
