Supreme Court of Pakistan library

Supreme Court of Pakistan Library

The Supreme Court of Pakistan building
Country  Pakistan
Type Research, Reference
Established 1956
Location Islamabad
Coordinates 33.7257°N 73.1002°E
Branch of Supreme Court of Pakistan
Collection
Items collected All England Law Reports
Halsbury's Laws of England
Size ~80,000
Legal deposit Supreme Court
Access and use
Access requirements All courts' system
Other information
Director Saleem Ahmad[1]
Librarian
Website Official website (PDF)
References: Supreme Court of Pakistan

The Library of the Supreme Court of Pakistan is an official and principal research as well as reference library of the Supreme Court of Pakistan.[2] It is located in the judicial complex of the Supreme Court, and is listed as a repute of national legal Library.[3]

Since its establishment, it has become one of the noted and reliable law libraries in the country, with resources that span the ages and cover virtually every jurisdiction and history of law.[4] Currently the Library has a collection of ~80,000 volumes on a variety of topics including general books, legal textbooks, law reports and research journals. Almost all the local law reports are available from the date of their publication.[4]

The All India Reports (AIR) as well as All England Law Reports and Halsbury's Laws of England are also some of the important documents available in the Library. The Library also contains reference books such as the encyclopaedias, maps, and dictionaries.[4]

Online sources

References

  1. et. al., administration. "Officers". Supreme Court of Pakistan. Supreme Court of Pakistan Press. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
  2. et. al. "Annual report: Judges Library" (PDF). Supreme Court. Annual report: Judges Library. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
  3. et. al., Court administration. "Court administration". Supreme Court. Court administration. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
  4. 1 2 3 Web cache (Supreme Court Library). "Web cache (Supreme Court Library)" (PDF). Web cache (Supreme Court Library). Web cache (Supreme Court Library). Retrieved 11 June 2014.

Database sources


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