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International Court of Justice · MauritiusThe following is a guest post by Clare Feikert-Ahalt, a senior foreign law specialist at the Law Library of Congress covering the United Kingdom and several other jurisdictions. Clare has written numerous posts for In Custodia Legis, including Revealing the Presence of Ghosts; Weird Laws, or Urban Legends?; FALQs: Brexit Referendum; 100 Years of “Poppy Day” in the United Kingdom; and most recently Mr. Bates vs. The Post Office Spurs Possible Law…Read Article
The Status of the Chagos Archipelago – Part I: History of the Disputes Surrounding its Status and the Creation of a UK-US Military Base
Chicago, IL · ChicagoThe following is a guest post by Emily Tejada, a former intern with the Digital Resources Division of the Law Library of Congress. She is a recent graduate from Southern New Hampshire University. One interesting aspect of the United States’ judicial law is defendants’ right to represent themselves in court. Many may ask, “Why would someone choose to represent themselves in court?” This mainly concerns defendants wanting to manage their own court…Read Article
A History of Self-Representation and How H.H. Holmes Represented Himself in His Criminal Trial
Baltimore, MD · BaltimoreIt might seem hard to remember when women were not permitted to occupy the same spaces as our male counterparts, but it was not until 1902 that women were allowed to sit for the bar exam in Maryland. The first woman to pass the bar, with distinctions, and become the first licensed female lawyer in Maryland was none other than Henrietta “Etta” Haynie Maddox, who decided to follow in her father’s footsteps and pursue law school at the University o…Read Article
