Law Library: News & Events: Law Library of Congress Highlights from July 2023

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 July, we published 16 posts to our blog, In Custodia Legis. Here are some highlights:

Meet the Summer 2023 Creative Digital Projects Participants (2 of 3)

Crowdsourcing Campaign Update: Hundreds of Additional Historical Legal Reports Now Available for Crowdsourcing

Doctrine of Discovery, Until Otherwise

Meet the Summer 2023 Creative Digital Projects Participants (3 of 3)

“A monstrosity of art”: A Strange D.C. Landmark’s Connection to Congress

New Law Library Report on Regulation of Advanced Air Mobility in the EU and UK Published

FALQs: International Criminal Court – 25th Anniversary of the Adoption of the Rome Statute

Congress.gov New, Tip, and Top - July 2023 - Treaty Document Alerts Are Now Available

Law Library’s New Report Reviews Foreign Ownership of Land Restriction in Major Economies

Upcoming U.S. Law Webinars - August 2023

Foreign Legal Gazette Collections – Spring 2023 Recap

A Congress.gov Interview with Andrew Reiter, Legislative Data Specialist

Join the Law Library of Congress at the 2023 National Book Festival

Research Guide for the Constitution Annotated

Korean War Veterans Memorial and Wall of Remembrance – Pic of the Week

Digital Resources Division Interns for Summer 2023

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

Japan: Abandoned Houses to Be Excluded from Reduced Taxes

China: Cyberspace Authority Releases Draft Measures Regulating Generative Artificial Intelligence

Turkey: Regulation Published on Auditing Health-Related Claims in Product Promotions

Switzerland: Voters Approve Law Codifying Net Zero Target by 2050

Italy: Constitutional Court Issues Decision on Renewal of Residence Permits for Foreigners Convicted of Certain Crimes

Russian Federation: New Law Introduces Electronic Summons for Conscripts

Kuwait: Members of Parliament Propose New Amendments to Constitutional Court Law

Germany: Whistleblower Protection Act Enters into Force

China: Generative AI Measures Finalized

Ireland: High Court Finds Government in Breach of EU-Imposed Duty concerning Asylum Seeker Protection

Egypt: President Pardons Researcher after State Security Court Sentences Him to Imprisonment for Detailing Religious Discrimination

Sweden: Administrative Appeals Court Rules Police Wrong to Deny Public Gathering to Burn Quran over Terror Fears

Iraq: Integrity Commission Orders Arrest of Former Iraqi Official on Corruption Charges

European Union: Commission Publishes Proposal for Digital Euro

Sweden: Supreme Court Applies New Terrorist Crime Provision, Rejects Application for Extradition

United Arab Emirates: Remote Voting System to Be Used in Upcoming Federal National Council Elections

Here are the webinars and events coming up in August:

8/10 at 1:00 PM: Orientation to Legal Research Webinar Series - Tracing Federal Regulations

8/12 at 9:00 AM - 8:00 PM: The 23rd Annual Library of Congress National Book Festival at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C.

8/24 at 2:00 PM: a Congress.gov Webinar

8/31 at 2:00 PM: Law on Elections and Political Parties in Turkey - a Foreign and Comparative Law Webinar