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

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Law Library of Congress Highlights from November 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 November, we published 9 Guide to Law Online: Nations of the World:

In November, we published 18 posts to our blog, In Custodia Legis. Here are some highlights:

Watch a Recording of our Constitution Day Event

An Interview with Ali Smith, Public Services Intern with the Law Library of Congress

New Law Library Report Examines Cybersecurity Laws of Several Countries

New Law Library Report on Lobbying and Foreign Agent Registration Laws

Observing Native American Heritage Month and Veterans History Month at the NMAI

Collection Highlights: The Many Lawbooks of Francis Hilliard

Join Us on 12/7 for Human Rights Day: Science Literacy and the Law

Join Us on 11/30 for a Foreign and Comparative Law Webinar titled "Review of Law Library of Congress Research Reports Published in 2023."

A Walk Through Arlington National Cemetery

Commemorating German-American Friendship Day - Pic of the Week

New Law Report Examines School Bus Safety Rules

The New York City Rat's Legal History

100 Year Anniversary of Restrictions on Alcohol in England and Wales for Those Under 18

More Than Three Centuries Later, Connecticut General Assembly Absolves Accused Witches

NAGPRA: An Attempt to Correct the Past

Collection Highlights: Supernatural Ordeals and the Law of the Jungle in the Works of Friedrich Majer

Ada Deer: Advocate for Tribal Sovereignty

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

European Union: Commission Launches Anti-subsidy Investigation into Imports of Battery Electric Vehicles from China

India: Parliament Enacts 'Women's Reservation Bill'

Germany: Ministry of the Interior Bans Activities of Hamas and Samidoun

Morocco: New Draft Law on Alternative Sentencing Proposed

New Zealand: White Island Management Company Found Guilty of Health and Safety Breach

Kazakhstan: New Legal Framework for Online Platforms and Online Advertising Takes Effect

United States: Federal Appellate Court Holds Social Media Messages Sufficient to Establish Personal Jurisdiction

United States: Appeals Court Reverses District Court Dismissal of Tribe's Hunting Rights Complaint

Egypt: Supreme Council for Media Blocks News Media Website for Violating Press and Media Law

Kuwait: New Policies Approved to Replace Expats with Kuwaiti Citizens in Public and Private Sectors

France: New Law Establishes Legal Framework for 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games

Italy: New Law Introduces Crimes of Nautical Homicide and Nautical Personal Injury

Australia: High Court Rules Indefinite Immigration Detention Unlawful

Austria: Draft Law to Introduce a Fundamental Right to Information and Abolish Official Secrecy Published

Brazil: Tax Rates for Purchase of Firearms and Ammunition Increased

Vietnam: Court Orders Five Contractors to Pay $18.7M in Compensation for Delivering Substandard Expressway

South Korea: Supreme Court Reverses Guilty Judgment of Defamation for Scholar Who Examined World War II Comfort Women

Colombia: New Law Regulating Nationality Enacted

United States: Appeals Court Affirms Defendant Who Pleaded Guilty to Conspiracy to Provide Material Support to ISIS Violated Terms of Supervised Release

United Kingdom: Supreme Court Rules Relocating Asylum Seekers to Rwanda Unlawful

Finland: Government Closes Most Border Crossings to Russia

Finland: Government Closes Entire Land Border with Russia

El Salvador: Law Integrating Functions of CONMIGRANTES into Ministry of Foreign Affairs Enacted

Germany: Amendment of Competition Act Gives More Power to Federal Cartel Office

Brazil: New Law Grants Special Pension to Children or Adolescents Orphaned due to Femicide

United Kingdom: King's Speech Sets Out Government's Legislative Agenda

South Korea: Supreme Court Rules 14th-Century Korean Buddhist Statue Stolen from Japan in 2012 Must Be Returned to Japan

Here are the webinars and events coming up in December:

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