Supreme Court of Pakistan library explained

Library Name:Supreme Court of Pakistan Library
Type:Research, Reference
Established:1956
Coordinates:33.7257°N 73.1002°W
Items Collected:All England Law Reports
Halsbury's Laws of England
Collection Size:~80,000
Legal Deposit:Supreme Court
Req To Access:All courts' system
Director:Saleem Ahmad[1]
Librarian
Website:Official website (PDF)

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

Database sources

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Officers. Supreme Court of Pakistan. Supreme Court of Pakistan Press. 11 June 2014.
  2. Web site: Annual report: Judges Library. Supreme Court. Annual report: Judges Library. 11 June 2014. 24 June 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130624090937/http://www.supremecourt.gov.pk/Annual_Rpt/Judges%20Library.pdf. dead.
  3. Web site: Court administration. Supreme Court. Court administration. 11 June 2014.
  4. Web site: Web cache (Supreme Court Library) . Web cache (Supreme Court Library) . Web cache (Supreme Court Library) . 11 June 2014 . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20130624090937/http://www.supremecourt.gov.pk/Annual_Rpt/Judges%20Library.pdf . 24 June 2013 .