The Law Library of Congress is unique in many ways. To accomplish our mission of providing authoritative legal research, reference, and instruction services, and access to an unrivaled collection of U.S., foreign, comparative, and international law materials, our staff publishes legal research reports that were produced at the request of Congress. Additionally, our staff publishes articles in the Global Legal Monitor, which is described as the Law Library’s global legal newspaper. Our staff comprises foreign and U.S.-trained foreign law specialists and law librarians from around the world, covering nearly every region and its respective jurisdictions. Many of these foreign law specialists have a law degree from their country of origin and a Master of Laws (LL.M.) from a U.S. law school.

Foreign law specialists write reports and provide expert witness testimony to Congress and various executive branch agencies. If the office requesting the report grants permission, these reports are made available online via the Law Library’s website and on HeinOnline. You can access the Law Library’s reports by topic, region, and year of publication, or you can simply browse all the reports. These reports address specific legal issues for a particular country or present a comparative multinational analysis of legal approaches to an individual problem in various countries.

As mentioned, our foreign law specialists and law librarians also write for the Global Legal Monitor (GLM), an online publication from the Law Library of Congress covering legal news and developments worldwide. You can browse the GLM articles by topic, jurisdiction, or author. In 2025, we published 221 GLM articles.

Here is a countdown of the most-viewed legal research reports and Global Legal Monitor articles that were published in 2025, starting with the reports.

Most Viewed Legal Research Reports 

10. Israel: High Court Overturns Legislative Elimination of the Reasonableness Doctrine

9. Extended Producer Responsibility for Textiles in Selected Jurisdictions

8. Thailand: Civic Space Legal Framework

7. Indonesia: Civic Space Legal Framework

6. Permitted Uses of Antimicrobials in Animal Agriculture: Argentina, Brazil, Canada, European Union, Great Britain, Japan, New Zealand, Norway, Russian Federation

5. Digital Services Act Implementation in Selected EU Member States

4. Israel: Tax Exemptions for Churches

3. Use of Artificial Intelligence During Times of Conflict: International Law, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Colombia, European Union, Finland, France, India, Iran, Israel, Japan, Kenya, Mexico, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States

2. Regulation of IVF and Related Issues: France, Germany, Israel, Italy, Poland, Portugal, Sweden, United Kingdom

1. Corporate Criminal Liability in Selected Jurisdictions

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Most Viewed Global Legal Monitor Articles

10. Brazil: Senate Advances Discussions on Bill to Regulate AI Use

9. South Korea: Constitutional Court Upholds Presidential Impeachment

8. France: Bill Introduced to Require Labeling of AI-Generated Images on Social Networks

7. Israel: Knesset Adopts Controversial Reform on Appointing Judges

6. Mexico: New Transparency and Data Protection Laws Enacted

5. Thailand: Law Recognizing Same-Sex Marriage Takes Effect

4. Egypt: Labor Law Updated

3. China: Centralized Internet ID System Officially Launched

2. Germany: Amended Law Suspends Family Reunification for Certain Refugees

1. Chile: Framework Law on Cybersecurity Comes into Force

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