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The Most Viewed Global Legal Monitor Articles of 2018

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Ruth recently brought you the most viewed foreign law reports of 2018, and today we are excited to bring you the most viewed Global Legal Monitor articles of 2018! The Global Legal Monitor is written by the Law Library’s foreign legal specialists, and brings you the latest legal news from around the world. You can subscribe to the Global Legal Monitor free of charge, and you can even narrow your subscription to a particular topic or jurisdiction.

So, what are the most viewed Global Legal Monitor articles of 2018?

1. Pakistan: National Assembly Passes New Cybercrime Law 
2. South Korea: Permanent Dual Nationality Allowed after 60 Years 
3. Germany: New Rules for Operation of Drones and Model Aircraft 
4. Nepal: Minimum Wage Increased 
5. Nigeria: Supreme Court Invalidates Igbo Customary Law Denying Female Descendants the Right to Inherit 
6. New Zealand: Paid Parental Leave to Be Extended to 26 Weeks by 2020 
7. South Africa: Carbon-Tax Legislation Proposed 
8. China: New Rules Increase Restrictions on Overseas Cash Withdrawals 
9. Kenya: Anti-Money Laundering Law Amended 
10. Italy: New Law Changes Retirement Age 

The Global Legal Monitor on Law.gov.

The Global Legal Monitor on Law.gov.

 

Law Library of Congress FY2018 Annual Report

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The Law Library of Congress FY2018 Annual Report is now available for download. The Year in Numbers The Law Library’s Annual Report for the 2018 fiscal year (October 1, 2017 – September 30, 2018) highlights the scope of our collections, resources, and expertise, and how we serve and engage with a wide range of users. It […]

Rare Book Video – The Trial of Richard Lawrence for his Assassination Attempt on President Andrew Jackson

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The latest installment in our Rare Book Video series features the trial of Richard Lawrence for his assassination attempt on President Andrew Jackson. Lawrence believed that he was King Richard III and Jackson’s veto of the bill to reauthorize the charter of the Second Bank of the United States had deprived him of a dispensation […]

Rare Book Video – The Trial of Captain William Kidd for Murder and Piracy

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The third installment of our Rare Book Video series focuses on an item that is included as an entry in our Piracy Trials collection on Law.gov–The Arraignment, tryal, and condemnation of Captain William Kidd, for murther and piracy, upon six several indictments, at the Admiralty-Sessions, held by His Majesty’s commission at the Old-Baily, on Thursday […]

The United States Congressional Web Archive now includes content for the 113th and 114th Congresses.

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The Library of Congress Web Archiving Program is dedicated to providing reliable access to historical web content from the legislative branch. To that end, the Library has just released an update to the United States Congressional Web Archive. The archive, which includes member sites from the House and Senate, as well as House and Senate Committee websites, […]

National Transportation Safety Board Documents Digitized

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The Law Library of Congress has digitized a collection of National Transportation Safety Board decisions, orders, and petitions. The years of the decisions span from 1973-1982, with the majority falling between 1977 and 1981. Other decisions can be found on the N.T.S.B.’s Document Management System. The National Transportation Safety Board (N.T.S.B.) conducts independent accident investigations […]

Rare Book Video – The Trial of Rep. Daniel Sickles for Shooting Philip Barton Key

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Today, we return to the Law Library’s vault to explore our collection of rare books and manuscripts. The second installment in our series of rare book videos features the illustrated trial of Rep. Daniel Sickles for shooting Philip Barton Key II, a trial that is often referred to as the trial of the century for the 19th century. […]

Human Rights Day Panel: Repatriating Native American Cultural Property and Remains

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On Monday, December 10th, 2018, the Law Library of Congress invites you to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the UN adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights with a panel discussion, “Repatriating Native American Cultural Property and Remains.” Repatriation is the process whereby specific kinds of American Indian cultural items in a museum collection are […]