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Past Presentations
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Film, VideoCongress.gov Public Forum This is the public forum we hold to provide Congress.gov updates from the Library and our data partners, and also learn more from our users about how we can better serve their legislative information needs.- Contributor: Reiter, Andrew - Tennenbaum, Michael - Donfried, Karen - Shapiro, Arin - McCumber, Kevin - Gullickson, Kirsten - Sweany, James - Conklin, Judith - Frazier, Emily - Dennis, Jeanne ... Reiter, Andrew - Tennenbaum, Michael - Donfried, Karen - Shapiro, Arin - McCumber, Kevin - Gullickson, Kirsten - Sweany, James - Conklin, Judith - Frazier, Emily - Dennis, Jeanne - Bulut, Aslihan - Brammer, Robert - Swantner, Amy - Pollock, John - Laplant, Lisa - Weber, Andrew - Karamanis, Jim - Barber, Jackie
- Date: 2025-09-30
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Film, VideoLunch and Learn: Federal Appropriations Research This webinar focuses on researching the legislative history and appropriations in the annual federal budget appropriations. It provides a review of the general appropriations procedure in Congress. It also focuses on resources for conducting legislative history research into appropriations, including annual CRS appropriation status tables, omnibus legislation, and members’ earmarks.- Contributor: Zarin, Jason
- Date: 2025-08-12
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Film, VideoItalian National Regulation in the Context of European Law This webinar analyzed the implementation of the European “AI Act” in Italy and assesses the main challenges in the context of Italian legal system as well as ponder the current and future implications of both EU and tentative domestic legislation on AI for Italy.- Contributor: Figueroa, Dante - D'orazio, Roberto
- Date: 2025-07-17
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Film, VideoThe Evolution of Surrogacy Law in France and Colombia Surrogacy and the adoption of children born through this practice have been the focus of significant legislative and jurisprudential developments around the world. The evolution of surrogacy in France and Colombia has different legal implications in each country.- Contributor: Gilbert, Louis - Alvarez, Stephania
- Date: 2025-06-26
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Film, VideoLaw Day: Interview with ABA President William Bay Law Librarian of Congress Aslihan Bulut interviews the American Bar Association President William Bay to promote Law Day. The annual Law Day event is cosponsored between the American Bar Association and the Law Library of Congress to commemorate Law Day. President Dwight D. Eisenhower established Law Day in 1958, setting aside a national day on May 1 to celebrate the rule of law and…- Contributor: Bulut, Aslihan - Bay, William
- Date: 2025-04-22
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Film, VideoYemen: The Judiciary and Governing Bodies in Houthi-Controlled Areas This webinar focuses on the Houthi rebel group (known as “Houthis”), which is a Shi’i non-state actor dominating northern Yemen. The group took its name from the Houthi tribe located in the north of Yemen. The webinar provides a closer look at how the judicial, legislative, and governing bodies work in areas controlled by the Houthi group. It offers a brief background about the…- Contributor: Sadek, George
- Date: 2025-01-30
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Film, VideoLocating Congressionally Mandated Reports This webinar provides an overview of congressionally mandated reports, including methods for locating these materials through archival, print, and online resources. Federal agencies are required by law to submit thousands of reports to the U.S. Congress and congressional committees each year, and historically these communications have been difficult to find. Learn how to use finding aids to track reports that were submitted to Congress…- Contributor: Price, Anna
- Date: 2025-01-28
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Film, VideoReview of 2024 Law Library of Congress Research Reports This presentation highlights some of the legal reports published in 2024 by the Law Library of Congress.This included reports covering numerous topics at the forefront of legal discussions such as the regulation of robocalls and robotexts, regulation of payments to former officials from foreign governments, book and media censorship in selected countries, climate change and historic preservation, regulation of assisted dying, legal treatment of…- Contributor: Gilbert, Louis - Alvarez, Stephania
- Date: 2024-11-21
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Film, VideoUsing Secondary Sources in Legal Research This webinar will provide an overview of secondary sources such as legal encyclopedias, treatises and dictionaries. In addition, the webinar will provide practical examples to show how these resources are used in practice. The presentation will demonstrate how secondary sources are an important step in the legal research method and how they can guide researches to primary sources. Many of the materials and content…- Contributor: Eberhart, Linnea - Kane-Cruz, Olivia
- Date: 2024-11-05
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Film, VideoA Guide to European Gender Determination Laws This webinar discusses the regulation of gender self-determination in select jurisdictions in Europe. In particular, the webinar focuses on the existence of gender self-determination laws, the possibility to identify as a third gender, the rules for changing a legal gender, and the use of “X” as a gender marker in passports, among other topics. Similarities and differences in the countries’ approaches are highlighted.- Contributor: Gesley, Jenny - Hofverberg, Elin
- Date: 2024-10-29
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Film, VideoAn Overview of Public International Law This webinar provides an introduction to the five sources of international law, as defined by Article 38 of the Statute of the International Court of Justice and the Restatement 3d: Foreign Relations Law of the United States. Both of these are considered prominent authorities on the creation and evolution of public international law. The presentation introduces and explains many of the resources featured in…- Contributor: Myers, Louis
- Date: 2024-10-01
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Film, VideoWar and Lawmaking: Recent Legal Developments in Israel On October 7, 2023, Israel experienced a coordinated brutal attack by Hamas. The attack resulted in the killing of over 1,200 Israelis and nationals of other countries, including the U.S., and the taking of about 250 hostages of various nationalities. Israel’s military issued a declaration of war, followed shortly by a government declaration of war and a special situation on the home front. The…- Contributor: Levush, Ruth
- Date: 2024-09-26
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Film, VideoCongress.gov Public Forum Library specialists provided an update on enhancements to the Congress.gov public website. Users had the opportunity to ask questions and give feedback on the site.- Date: 2024-09-18
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Film, VideoMaking the Economy Circular: Recycling Laws and Policies in Japan Japan has a legal framework for waste reduction and forming a recycling-oriented society. Japanese people are reported as being conscientious in their efforts to clean and sort materials for recycling. However, Japan often receives relatively low ratings on waste management. This webinar, presented by foreign law specialist Sayuri Umeda, explored Japan’s legal approach to waste management and to introducing new attempts to advance recycling.- Contributor: Umeda, Sayuri
- Date: 2024-08-29
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Film, VideoLaws on Happiness: The Legal System and Legislation of Bhutan The idea of “gross national happiness” as a guiding principle for government reaches back for centuries in Bhutan. The legal code of Bhutan states, “The purpose of the government is to provide happiness to its people. If we cannot provide happiness, there is no reason for the government to exist.” Ugyen Thinley from the Jigme Singye Wangchuck School of Law in Bhutan discusses how…- Contributor: Thinley, Ugyen
- Date: 2024-07-18
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Film, VideoGoing Smoke-Free: Cigarette Bans in New Zealand and the United Kingdom The Foreign and Comparative Law Webinar Series of classes is designed to shed light on some of the foreign and comparative law issues currently being researched by the foreign law and international law experts at the Law Library of Congress. In this entry, foreign law specialists Kelly Buchanan and Clare Feikert-Ahalt will discuss the background to and contents of legislation enacted in New Zealand…- Contributor: Feikert-Ahalt, Clare - Buchanan, Kelly
- Date: 2024-06-27
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Film, VideoWeaponization of Passports: Tool of War & Diplomacy in Russia and Neighboring Nations The presentation reviewed the history, evolution and development of the legal framework of Russia’s passportization policy towards Georgia, Ukraine and Moldova, spanning more than two decades. The session explored the similarities and differences in Russia’s methodological approaches and principles governing extraterritorial naturalization in annexed and occupied territories. The speaker discussed the strategies and mechanisms employed by the Russian Federation to enhance its foreign policy…- Contributor: Fremer, Iana
- Date: 2024-05-23
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Film, VideoForeign Legal Gazettes Guide The Law Library of Congress holds a collection of legal gazettes from nearly 250 foreign jurisdictions. The Law Library has created this online tool to aid in the findability of these materials in the Library’s catalog. This resource currently includes information for approximately half the foreign jurisdictions in the Library’s gazette collection and features digitized copies of the gazettes. This video provides information and…- Contributor: Hemmens, Ann
- Date: 2024-05-07
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Film, VideoIs Your Data Safe When Traveling? Data Protection Laws in Italy This program reviews the main aspects and challenges concerning the protection of personal data in Italy, with a focus on foreigners temporarily present in the country. Topics include the confidentiality of electronic communications, non-disclosure of bank and financial operations, treatment of customer data, publicity of proceedings in which foreigners might be involved in Italy, and available institutional arrangements and judicial/administrative remedies in cases of…- Contributor: Bandini, Sarah - Figueroa, Dante - D'orazio, Robert
- Date: 2024-04-18
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Film, VideoFirearms Laws in Brazil and Mexico Foreign law specialists Eduardo Soares and Gustavo Guerra present an overview of the legal and regulatory frameworks that govern the use of firearms in Brazil and Mexico, including the main authorities responsible for enforcing applicable laws as well as criminal and administrative penalties that may be imposed for violating firearms regulations.- Contributor: Guerra, Gustavo - Soares, Eduardo
- Date: 2024-03-28
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Film, VideoLaw Library of Congress Online Research Guides In this webinar, learn how to access and navigate the online legal research guides from the Law Library of Congress.- Contributor: Bavis, Barbara
- Date: 2024-03-06
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Film, VideoFighting Terrorism Through Laws: How Egyptian Courts Apply Laws on Combating Terrorism The webinar discusses the definition of terrorism under the 1994 UN Declaration on Measures to Eliminate International Terrorism and Security Council Resolution No. 1566 of 2004 as well as “terrorism financing” under the International Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism. Additionally, it addresses the scope of the problem of terrorism in Egypt, especially in the Sinai Peninsula. It focuses on Law…- Contributor: Sadek, George - Zahy, Sam
- Date: 2024-02-22
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Film, VideoLegal and Citizenship Status of Afghan Refugees in Pakistan An overview and history of the legal and policy framework concerning the treatment and rights of Afghan refugees/migrants in Pakistan. The session also delves into how Courts and government administration have interpreted Pakistan’s Citizenship law, determining the recognition or denial of citizenship rights to Afghan refugees and their children. Additionally, it examines the implementation of the recent mass deportation of Afghans under Pakistan’s “Illegal…- Contributor: Ahmad, Tariq
- Date: 2024-01-25
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Film, VideoIsrael: Government Reforms to Overhaul the Judiciary In this webinar, Senior Foreign Law Specialist Ruth Levush provides an overview of Israel's constitutional framework, reforms' objectives and justifications, as well as elements of the judicial reforms, objections to the reforms and their current status. The webinar also examines the impact on the legal system.- Contributor: Law Library of Congress (U.S.) - Library of Congress
- Date: 2023
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Film, VideoMilitary Legal Resources Collection In this video, learn how to access items from the Military Legal Resources digital collection, available on the Law Library of Congress website, Law.gov.- Contributor: Law Library of Congress (U.S.) - Library of Congress
- Date: 2023