Law Library: News & Events: Law Library of Congress Highlights from August 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 August, we published 6 Guide to Law Online: Nations of the World:

• Guide to Law Online: Oman
• Guide to Law Online: Pakistan
• Guide to Law Online: Palau
• Guide to Law Online: Panama
• Guide to Law Online: Papua New Guinea
• Guide to Law Online: Paraguay

In August, we published 13 posts to our blog, In Custodia Legis. Here are some highlights:

Join Us on 8/31 for a Foreign and Comparative Law Webinar on Law on Elections and Political Parties in Turkey

Sympathy for the Devil– Pic of the Week

Congress.gov New, Tip, and Top – August 2023 – Browse back to the First Congress

The Law Library's New Report on Public Prosecution Reform in South Korea

The Smithsonian Institution: The History of the World's Largest Museum and Research Complex

What’s in a Name? The Four U.S. States That Are Technically Commonwealths

New Law Library Report on Safety and Security of Artificial Intelligence Systems Published

Join Us for a Congress.gov Public Forum on September 13th!

Upcoming U.S. Law Webinars - September 2023

Join Us for Constitution Day 2023 - Actual Malice: Civil Rights and Freedom of the Press in New York Times v. Sullivan

Ibrahim Muteferrika, First Muslim Printer of the Ottoman Empire

Legal Personality for Animals in India and Pakistan

Congress.gov New, Tip, and Top – August 2023, Part 2

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

Netherlands: Doxing Criminalized

Uganda: Penal Code Provisions on Sedition, Publication of False News, and Vagrancy Repealed

China: Government Issues First Regulation on Private Investment Funds

Jordan: Two Honor-Killing Cases Transferred to Criminal Court for Trial

Egypt: New Amendments Regulating Child Custody and Alimony Proposed

Netherlands: Bill to Regulate Surrogacy Introduced

Bahrain: New Law Repeals Penal Code Provision Exempting Rapists from Punishment

Germany: Government Publishes Federal Aid Framework for Green Transformation Technologies

Turkey: Constitutional Court Strikes Down Rule Allowing Suspension of Pronouncement of Judgment in Criminal Cases

Lithuania: Constitutional Court Rules Use of Non-Lithuanian Characters Permissible in Documents

Japan: Law on Accrediting Japanese Language Education Institutions and Japanese Language Teacher Licenses Enacted

United States: Appeals Court Holds Czechoslovakian Nationals Can Bring Suit under Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act

Germany: New "Skilled Workers Immigration Act" Enacted

Germany: Government Proposes Act to Regulate Recreational Cannabis

Iraq: Ministry of Health Faces Difficulties in Implementing Anti-smoking Law

China: Regulation Issued for Consular Protection and Assistance

Latvia: Amendments to Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure Law Strengthen Punishment for Domestic Violence and Support for Victims

Tunisia: President Calls for Strict Enforcement of Anti-monopoly Decree

Here are the webinars and events coming up in September:

9/7 at 1:00 PM: Orientation to Legal Research Webinar Series - U.S. Case Law

9/13 at 1:00 - 3:00 PM: a Congress.gov Public Forum

9/14 at 3:00 - 4:30 PM: Constitution Day 2023 - Actual Malice: Civil Rights and Freedom of the Press in New York Times v. Sullivan

9/19 at 1:00 PM: Orientation to Law Library Collections Webinar Series

9/28 at 2:00 PM: Israel's Legal Reforms - a Foreign and Comparative Law Webinar