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Brazil / China: International law - Civil and Commercial Judicial Assistance Treaty (20-NOV-09)
Germany: Freedom of speech - Constitutional Court Upholds Free Speech Restriction in Banning Public Support of Former Nazi Regime (20-NOV-09)
European Union: Government organization - Albania's Progress on Candidacy for Membership (20-NOV-09)
Taiwan: Constitutional law - Constitutional Court Finds Law on Prostitution Unconstitutional (20-NOV-09)
Israel: Criminal law and procedure - Toughening of Penalties for Theft of Valuable Property (20-NOV-09)

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Global and Comparative Law Resources

GLIN: Global Legal Information Network
International legal database with official full texts of published documents in the original languages. For a video introduction to GLIN, please click here.

Guide to Law Online
Annotated guide to online sources of legal information on government and law by U.S. state, country, or region.

Legal Blawgs
Access the web archive of more than 100 legal blawgs.

Multinational Collections Database
Sources that reprint the laws and regulations of international jurisdictions on specific legal topics.

Legislative Resources

THOMAS
In the spirit of Thomas Jefferson, legislative information from the Library of Congress.

Congressional Hearings
Full-text access to historical Congressional committee hearings on a variety of topics.

A Century of Lawmaking for a New Nation
Collection of U.S. Congressional documents and debates (1774-1875), including laws, journals, and letters of the Founding Fathers.

Additional Resources

Collections
Find important information on the scope of our collections, including rare books and information on digitization efforts.

Databases & eResources
The Law Library provides access to a broad range of legal databases and eResources. A chart outlining these products by topic is provided for additional help.

How Do I Find...?
The guides listed can help you begin a legal research project by offering quick techniques and a selection of legal resources and tools.

Guides to Our Collections
Access guides to help you navigate some of our collections.

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Roberta Shaffer Appointed Law Librarian of Congress
The Librarian of Congress has appointed Roberta Shaffer Law Librarian of Congress. Her tenure begins on August 30th.
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Vision for the Law Library

Legal Blawgs
The Law Library of Congress is pleased to announce the launch of the Legal Blawgs web archive. Harvesting began in 2007 and the archive has grown to more than 100 items covering a broad cross section of legal topics.

Orientation to Legal Research
December 9, 2009, 10am – 12:30pm.

Orientation to THOMAS
November 12, 2009, 10:00-12:30.

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GLIN Global Journal
Periodic newsletter by and about GLIN Network members.

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