Day archives: December 26th, 2015

The Past, Present, and Future of Canadian Environmental Law

MacLean, Jason and Doelle, Meinhard and Tollefson, Chris, The Past, Present, and Future of Canadian Environmental Law: A Critical Dialogue (December 1, 2015). (2015-2016) 1:1 Lakehead Law Journal 79. Available for download at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2708144 “In this critical dialogue, Jason MacLean, an assistant professor at the Bora Laskin Faculty of Law at Lakehead University whose …

Subjects: Environmental Law, Government Documents, Legal Research

Congress.gov Enhancements close out 2015

Via Andrew Weber, Library of Congress: “Today’s update on end of year enhancements includes a new Quick Search for legislation, the Congressional Record Index (back to 1995), and the History of Bills from the Congressional Record Index (available from the Actions tab).  We have also brought over the State Legislature Websites page from THOMAS, which has …

Subjects: Congress, E-Government, Government Documents, Knowledge Management, Legal Research, Libraries

SIPRI Top 100 arms-producing and military services companies, 2014

SIPRI news release, December 15, 2015: “Sales of arms and military services by the largest arms-producing companies—the SIPRI Top 100—totalled $401 billion in 2014 according to new international arms industry data launched today by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI). Download the Fact Sheet, The SIPRI Top 100 arms-producing and military services companies, 2014 …

Subjects: Congress, Defense, Economy, Financial System

CRS – Arms Sales: Congressional Review Process

Arms Sales: Congressional Review Process. Paul K. Kerr, Analyst in Nonproliferation. December 17, 2015. “This report reviews the process and procedures that currently apply to congressional consideration of foreign arms sales proposed by the President. This includes consideration of proposals to sell major defense equipment, defense articles and services, or the re-transfer to third party …

Subjects: Congress, Defense, Economy, Government Documents, Legislation