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New Zealand: Environment - Requirements to Build Eased as Part of Stimulus Plan (09-FEB-09)
European Union: Terrorism - Iranian Opposition Group off Terrorist List (09-FEB-09)
Brazil: Criminal Law - Castration for Pedophiles (09-FEB-09)
Brazil: Criminal Procedure - Federal Supreme Court Issues Binding Decision on Attorney Access to Evidence (09-FEB-09)
Iraq: Press - Kurdish President Pardons Imprisoned Journalist (09-FEB-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.

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

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

Legislative Resources

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.

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Webcast of Law Day Panel at the Law Library of Congress featuring Senator Lindsey Graham.

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Looking Beyond Gitmo: U.S. and Foreign Approaches Toward Legal Treatment of Terrorist Suspects
Date: February 18, 2009
Time: 1pm – 2:30pm
Location: Library of Congress, Madison Building, 6th Floor Mumford Room

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

Orientation to Legal Research
February 20, 2009, 10am – 12:30pm

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