Law Library: News & Events: Law Library of Congress Highlights from October 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 October, we published 19 posts to our blog, In Custodia Legis. Here are some highlights:

Law Library of Congress Report Discusses Tax and Investment Incentives

Join Us on 10/26 for a Foreign and Comparative Law Webinar titled "Nordic Noir: Genealogy as a Criminal Investigation Technique in Denmark and Sweden"

Costa Rica Environmental Protections - Pic of the Week

Foraging for Mushrooms: A Quick Background

Congress.gov New, Tip, and Top – October of 2023

An Interview with Laura Schwarz, Foreign Law Intern

Observing Hispanic Heritage Month in Washington, D.C. – Pic of the Week

Foreign Legal Gazette Collections - Summer 2023 Recap

An Interview with Gerard Mosolo, Legal Research Fellow

The Law Library of Congress Invites Applications for the 2024 Guggenheim Scholars Program

Law Library Report on Legal Treatment of Unaccompanied Minors Published

Upcoming U.S. Law Webinars - November 2023

Watch a Recording of the 2023 Congress.gov Public Forum

Lore Maria Peschel-Gutzeit - "Naturally Equal"

LGBTQ+ History Month on Capitol Hill

Story Map Highlight: History of the Antarctic Treaty System

Descansos: Roadside Memorials

The Alabama Arbitration, Geneva 1872 - Pic of the Week

Witch Trials and the Haunting of Jean Bodin

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

European Union: Court of Justice Rules 'Ne Bis In Idem' Principle May Protect Volkswagen from Paying High Fine in Italy

Chile: Immigration Law Modified to Include Alternative Expulsion Procedure Notification Methods

Latvia: New Law Introduces Compulsory Military Service Starting in January 2024

Egypt: National Elections Authority Issues New Decisions Regulating Presidential Elections

New Zealand: Major Environmental and Planning Laws Enacted

Iraq: Federal Integrity Commission Encourages Iraqi Citizens to Report Crimes on Financial Corruption

England: Proposed Law Would Introduce Total Ban on Cigarette Sales in Attempt to Phase Out Smoking

Nicaragua: New Decree Authorizes Entry of Foreign Military Personnel, Vessels, and Aircraft for Humanitarian Action

United Arab Emirates: New Law Regulating Online Trade Transactions Takes Effect

England and Wales: Proposed Law Would Suspend Parental Rights of Convicted Killers

Australia: Proposed 'Voice' for Indigenous People Rejected in Referendum

Israel: Legislation Abolishes Reasonableness as a Standard for Judicial Review of Government's Decisions

United Arab Emirates: New Decree-Law Issued to Combat Human Trafficking

France: Conseil d'Etat Rules Against Systematic Banning of Pro-Palestinian Demonstrations

England and Wales: Government Considering Introducing Legislation to Rent Space in Foreign Prisons

China: Revised Law Makes Administrative Review the Major Means of Resolving Private-Public Disputes

Japan: Supreme Court Rules Conditioning Change of Legal Gender on Surgical Removal of Reproductive Organs Unconstitutional

Here are the webinars and events coming up in November and December:

11/2 at 1:00 PM: Orientation to Legal Research Webinar Series - Federal Legislative History

11/14 at 1:00 PM: Orientation to Law Library Collections

11/30 at 2:00 PM: A Foreign and Comparative Law Webinar: Review of LLC Research Reports Published in 2023

12/5 at 1:00 PM: Orientation to Legal Research Webinar Series - Tracing Federal Regulations

12/7 at 3:00 PM: Human Rights Day 2023: Science Literacy and the Law