Law Library: News & Events: Law Library of Congress Highlights from December 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 December, we published 20 posts to our blog, In Custodia Legis. Here are some highlights:

Citizen Participatory Trials in South Korea

“Join In: Voluntary Associations in America” Opens at Live at the Library on December 15, 2022

Watch a Recording of Our 2022 Constitution Day Event

Collection Highlights: The Finnish Baby Box at 85 Years Old

Legal Contradictions for the Enslaved in 18th Century Mexico: The Case of Lorenzo Zabala

Stede Bonnet and the Golden Age of Piracy: Part One

Stede Bonnet and the Golden Age of Piracy: Part Two

How a Dam Paved the Way for the National Park Service

Upcoming US Law Webinars – January 2023

The Shrinking Royal Houses of Scandinavia

Mercy Otis Warren: The Secret Muse of the Bill of Rights

The Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and Its Municipal Government Structure

Congress.gov December 2022 New, Tip, and Top

U.S. Space Force: The Sixth Branch of the U.S. Armed Forces

Get Ready: Favorite Ready Reference Materials at the Law Library of Congress

Titles of Nobility in Germany

A Holiday Greeting from the Law Librarian of Congress

Law Library of Congress Report Highlights Recent Updates in UK and US Environmental Law

Watch a Recording of Our 2022 Kellogg Biennial Lecture in Jurisprudence

FALQs: The Conscription System of South Korea

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

European Union: Commission Proposes New Cybersecurity Rules for Products with Digital Elements

United Kingdom: Energy Prices Bill Aims to Provide Financial Support for Energy Costs and Reduce Inflation

Sweden: Parliament Adopts Change to Budget Bill Allowing Government to Gift Military Materiel to Ukraine

Pakistan: President Grants Assent to Torture and Custodial Death (Prevention and Punishment) Bill, 2022

Germany: Court Convicts Man for Publicly Approving Russia's Invasion of Ukraine by Displaying the Letter "Z"

Egypt: New Law Allows Egyptian Expats to Import Personal Cars with No Customs Duties

Brazil: New Program Created to Combat Sexual Harassment in Education System

Indonesia: New Criminal Code Passed by Parliament

China: Measures of Security Assessment for Cross-Border Data Transfer Take Effect

Switzerland: City of Lugano and El Salvador Sign Memorandum of Understanding on Bitcoin

United Kingdom: Electronic Trade Documents Bill Introduced in House of Lords

Germany: Amendment of Atomic Energy Act Extends Lifespan of Remaining Nuclear Power Plants to Avert Energy Crisis

Kuwait: Member of Parliament Sentenced to Two Years in Prison for Participating in Tribal Primary Elections

Indonesia: Personal Data Protection Act Enters into Force

Finland: Parliament Approves Abortion Act Amendments

Nigeria: Startup Bill Enacted

South Korea: District Court Orders North Korea to Compensate Veterans of Second Battle of Yeonpyeong and Their Families

Italy: New Legislation Implements EU Regulation on Transmissible Animal Diseases and Animal Health and Welfare

Turkey: Constitutional Court Releases Statistics on First Decade of Individual Applications Procedure

Lesotho: High Court Nullifies Declaration of State of Emergency and Legislation Issued During the Emergency Period

Switzerland: Financial Markets Regulator Clarifies Reporting Threshold for Virtual Currency Transactions

New Zealand: Legislation to Implement Free Trade Agreement with United Kingdom Enacted

Here are the webinars and events coming up in January:

1/12 at 1:00 pm: Orientation to Legal Research- U.S. Case Law

1/24 at 1:00 pm: Orientation to Law Library Collections Webinar

1/26 at 2:00 pm: Indigenous Governance in the Circumpolar Arctic (Foreign and Comparative Law Webinar)

1/26 at 6:30 pm: Joining Together in Tocqueville’s America (Live at the Library)