Law Library: News & Events: Law Library of Congress Highlights from October 2022

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.

In October, we published 22 posts to our blog, In Custodia Legis. Here are some highlights:

Law Library of Congress Report Explores Sanctions for Worldwide Human Rights Abuses

Orange Shirt Day and Residential Schools for Native Children in the U.S.

Thank You for Attending the 2022 Congress.gov Virtual Public Forum!

An Interview with Drue Edney, Intern with the Digital Resources Division

The Future Queen Regnants of Generation Z

An Ofrenda for Emma Tenayuca, Civil Rights Advocate

Upcoming US Law Webinars – November 2022

FALQs: The Role of the Speaker in the Swedish Parliament

Fall Remote Metadata Program: Foreign Legal Gazettes

Congress.gov October Release – Celebrate the Legislative Process Videos!

FALQs: Canada and the Monarchy

Newly Published Report on the Development of Laws on Abortion, Genetic Consultation, and Assisted Reproduction in Eleven Countries

The Legal History of the Presidential Management Fellows Program

Join Us for a Webinar on Recently Published Reports from the Law Library of Congress

The Hands that Spun the Revolution

The Senate Comic Book Hearings of 1954

FALQs: Israel to Hold Elections on November 1, 2022: What Do You Need to Know

The Law Library of Congress Invites Applications for the Guggenheim Scholars Program

America’s Blackcurrant Ban

The Laws of the Good People: Fairy Lore in Robert Kirk’s Secret Commonwealth

Hunting for Witchcraft in the French Provinces

The Global Legal Monitor is our online publication covering legal news and developments worldwide. These are the articles from October:

Turkey: Constitutional Court Holds Judicial Review of 'Suspension of Pronouncement of Judgment' Decisions by First Instance Courts Is Unconstitutional

United Kingdom: Sanctions Imposed On Iranian "Morality Police"

Brazil: Superior Electoral Tribunal Enacts Resolution to Combat Fake News During 2022 General Elections

United States: Court of Appeals Holds 1891 Act Reserves Metlakatlan Indian Community's Implied Right to Fish in Off-Reservation Waters

Nepal: President Declines to Authenticate New Amendment to Citizenship Act for Second Time

Israel: Privacy Protection Authority Announces Scope of Informed Consent for Collection of Personal Information by AI

Brazil: President of Superior Electoral Tribunal Warns Employers That Electoral Harassment Is a Crime

United States: Appeals Court Holds Foreign Law Controls in Choice-of-Law Conflict Between US State Law and Colombian Law

England and Wales: Sentence Increased for Defendant Convicted of Importing Prohibited Weapons

Norway: Supreme Court Rules Minors Enjoy Greater Protection under Hate Speech Provision than Adults

Tunisia: New Election Law Changes Parliamentary Election Process

Liberia: Law Authorizing Dual Citizenship and Allowing Women to Pass Citizenship to Their Children Enacted

Israel: High Court Voids Interim Government's Permanent Appointment of Senior Appointments Committee Chair

Switzerland: Federal Criminal Court Denies Mutual Legal Assistance to Russia due to Ukraine Invasion

European Union: Commission Proposes Suspending Payments to Hungary Due to Rule of Law Violations

Iraq: Supreme Court Rejects Petition to Dissolve Parliament

United Arab Emirates; Saudi Arabia: New Multiple Entry Visa Regulating Residency of Foreigners to Be Issued During FIFA World Cup

Brazil: New Law Amends Family Planning Law

Finland: Government Limits Russian Tourist Visa Holders' Entry into Finland, Citing Threat to International Relations

Denmark: Parliament Hears Citizen Proposal for Use of DNA Records from Genealogy Sites in Criminal Investigations

Here are the webinars and events coming up in November:

11/03 at 11:00 am: Orientation to Legal Research- Federal Legislative History

11/15 at 1:00 pm: Orientation to Law Library Collections Webinar

11/17 at 2:00 pm: Review of Recently Published Reports (Foreign and Comparative Law Webinar)