December was another enjoyable month for In Custodia Legis. We introduced two new guest bloggers, Nicole and Steve. Nicole posted a couple of times: first on Social Networks and French Labor Law and, in response to a comment on the blog, on The Role of the “Doctrine” as a Source of Law in France. Steve …
This week’s interview is with Henry Rossman, Director of Information Technology for the Law Library. What is your academic/professional history? I have a B.A. in Psychology from the University of Miami, FL. My Master’s Degree and Doctorate are both from Temple University (Philadelphia). The graduate degrees are in Sociology, with sub-specializations in Social Psychology, Minority …
The following is a guest post by Roberta Shaffer, Law Librarian of Congress. This holiday letter is also available in PDF. With the year drawing to a close, I want to send you my best wishes for the New Year and to provide you with important Law Library of Congress updates as we head into …
Our most recent “Power Lunch” was a discussion by our Foreign Law Specialist, Hanibal Goitom. He presented “Citizenship Issues Affecting Certain Ethiopians of Eritrean Origin.” His talk focused mainly on an international arbitration case that Eritrea and Ethiopia litigated regarding the citizenship of a group of Ethiopians of Eritrean origin who were denationalized by Ethiopia. …
Happy New Year! At this time of year it’s great to look forward to what the year might bring, but it’s also a great time to look back on the previous year and what has been achieved. With that in mind, here’s a recap of some of the events and achievements related to In Custodia …