The purpose of this blog is threefold. First and foremost, it is meant to thank the local organizing committee of the Bodleian Law Library, headed by Ruth Bird, for the splendid 35th Annual Course, “Common Law Perspectives in an International…
As we are coming ever closer to our 35th Course during which the Common and Civil Law traditions will be contrasted, the episodes below taken from the life of Sir William Blackstone (1723-1780) illustrate the evolution of those traditions. Like…
The UK will hold a referendum on June 23 to determine whether it will remain in the European Union or not. Brexit (the contraction of British exit) is a new term that encompasses the wide range of moves afoot politically…
The most recent report on the annual SLS / BIALL academic law library survey has just been published in Legal Information Management and is also available on the IALS website at: http://ials.sas.ac.uk/library/SLS_BIALL_survey.htm. The comprehensive report, which I wrote on behalf of…
The practice of law in the United States is changing, rapidly advancing the U.S. legal profession to a truly global stage. Nearly 10 years ago, 44% of early career U.S. lawyers were already dealing with international or trans-national issues within…
Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin (Berlin State Library) still holds the majority of the books that have been collected since 1661. As the books have been read and used throughout the centuries very intensely, some of them have suffered abrasions and damages…
January 28, 2016, marks the 10th Anniversary of Data Protection Day. Conceived in 2006 by the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe, and first celebrated January 28, 2007, Data Protection Day is a global effort to raise awareness…
January 26th, known as Australia Day, is the anniversary of the arrival of the First Fleet of 11 convict ships from Great Britain. It is a national holiday and traditionally marks the landing of Captain Arthur Phillip and the raising…
“Laws of South Africa” is a member of the international Free Access to Law Movement (FALM) – http://www.fatlm.org/members/current/. The Law Library of the University of Pretoria, South Africa, has undertaken to place all South African National Legislation free on this website. The…
Those of us fortunate enough to have attended the Berlin course (our 34th) this past September might remember crossing the Glienicke Bridge, also known as the Bridge of Spies, on our return from our visit to Potsdam. Many notable Cold…
