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Spain: Criminal law and procedure - Judges' Power to Prosecute Human Rights Crimes World-Wide Curtailed (02-JUL-09)
China: Legislative power - The National People's Congress Abolishes Eight National Laws (02-JUL-09)
European Union: Health and safety - Bio-Preparedness (02-JUL-09)
France: Women - Creation of Commission to Study Wearing of Burqa (02-JUL-09)
Taiwan / World Trade Organization: Government finance - Accession to Global Government Procurement Agreement (02-JUL-09)

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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.

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Congressional Hearings
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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.

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Congressman Butterfield (NC-1) discussing the Emancipation Proclamation for Law Day, 2009.

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The Legal Challenges Facing NATO at 60
This seminar will analyze the legal challenges facing NATO in the 21st Century (e.g. expansion in Eastern Europe, Afghanistan mission, and anti-piracy operations)
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THOMAS Launches First RSS Feed The Daily Digest is now available as the first RSS feed from THOMAS. The THOMAS: Daily Digest feed is one of five RSS feeds available from the Law Library of Congress.

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
July 9, 2009, 10am – 12:30pm.

Orientation to THOMAS
July 24, 2009, 10pm – 12:30pm.

Redesigned Global Legal Monitor Launched
The Law Library of Congress is pleased to announce the launch of the redesigned Global Legal Monitor.

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GLIN Global Journal
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