Monthly Archives: September 2014
Save the Date: Friday September 26
The Pritzker Legal Resource Center has been through many physical transformations over the years. Join us to celebrate our latest one! When: Friday, September 26, from 3-5pm Where: Newly revamped entrance, Law Library Why: Cookies! Free stuff! Learn about our services…
Finding Foreign Constitutions
We have several resources available to our community for locating English language texts of foreign constitutions. HeinOnline’s World Constitutions Illustrated contains the current constitution for each of over 190 countries, the constitutional histories of several countries including the United Kingdom,…
Happy Constitution Day!
In honor of it being Constitution Day, here are some facts about the 1787 Philadelphia convention, the ratification of the Constitution, and the supreme law of our land itself (and its amendments), courtesy of the National Archives and Records Administration.
Scottish Independence
On Monday, September 15, Prof. David Scheffer and the Center for International Human Rights will be giving a talk on the topic of Scottish Independence. For more information on this topic, check out the Guide to Law Online: Scotland or this comprehensive…
Remembering September 11, 2001: The 9/11 Commission Report
Today marks the 13th anniversary of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. Approximately 14 months after the attacks, then-President George W. Bush signed into law the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003, Pub. L. No. 107-306, 116…
IBFD Tax Research Platform Now Available!
We are pleased to announce that we now have a subscription to IBFD Tax Research Platform. Produced by the International Bureau of Fiscal Documentation, this resource provides authoritative English-language texts of the laws of over 120 countries worldwide, as well…
Over 400 Digital Study Aids Now Available, Free of Charge!
Welcome to Northwestern University School of Law and, for our returning students, welcome back! Recently, the Law Library purchased a subscription to the Thomson West Digital Study Aids Subscription, which includes over 400 titles, including the Nutshell and Gilbert Law…
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