April Events at the Law Library of Congress

[Taylor Gulatsi]

Hello all, 

Please see the Foreign and Comparative International Law Webinar for April, provided by the Law Library of Congress. 

Thursday, April 23, 2026, 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. EDT

Foreign and Comparative Law Webinar: Nationality, Borders, and Stability: A Historical Legal Analysis of Citizenship in the Democratic Republic of Congo

Join Foreign Law Specialist Louis Gilbert for a Foreign and Comparative Law Webinar focusing on the historical legal analysis of citizenship in the Democratic Republic of Congo. This webinar will trace Congolese nationality from colonial provisions based on jus soli to restrictive post-independence laws. It will examine how successive Belgian and Congolese laws have regulated territory and political authority and discuss potential reforms amid ongoing debates. Please register to attend virtually.