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Supreme Court of Pakistan library

Coordinates: 33°43′33″N 73°06′01″E / 33.7257°N 73.1002°E / 33.7257; 73.1002
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Supreme Court of Pakistan Library
The Supreme Court of Pakistan building
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33°43′33″N 73°06′01″E / 33.7257°N 73.1002°E / 33.7257; 73.1002
LocationIslamabad,  Pakistan
TypeResearch, Reference
Established1956
Branch ofSupreme Court of Pakistan
Collection
Items collectedAll England Law Reports
Halsbury's Laws of England
Size~80,000
Legal depositSupreme Court
Access and use
Access requirementsAll courts' system
Other information
DirectorSaleem Ahmad[1]
Librarian
WebsiteOfficial 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]

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References

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  1. ^ "Officers". Supreme Court of Pakistan. Supreme Court of Pakistan Press. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
  2. ^ "Annual report: Judges Library" (PDF). Supreme Court. Annual report: Judges Library. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 June 2013. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
  3. ^ "Court administration". Supreme Court. Court administration. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
  4. ^ a b c Web cache (Supreme Court Library). "Web cache (Supreme Court Library)" (PDF). Web cache (Supreme Court Library). Archived from the original on 24 June 2013. Retrieved 11 June 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

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