| Welcome | |
| on the African Law e-Library |
Welcome on the Online Library of African law e-library. Our objective is to provide access to legal texts relevant to Africa, and to offer researchers in Africa access to legal material that is unavailable in libraries on the continent. While African legal materials predominate on this website, other material (non-African) are also available. We hope you enjoy your visit, and welcome your comments and suggestions. If you come across material that should be added to this e-library, please read the conditions and let us know, so that others can benefit from the fruits of your search! This website is entirely free; you may use any of its documents for research purposes as long as the source is cited (lexana.org and the author's name).
the management
team.
African legal materials are listed by country
(select National Law). Each country
page includes:
- overview (general information, political, legal and judicial
system)
- official texts (constitutions, acts, codes, regulations, etc.)
- case-law (higher courts are listed first)
- doctrine (thesis, lectures,
essays and articles)
- a database of links
Other legal systems and comparatives studies could be found under Comparative Law; only doctrine is listed, as case-law and official texts are readily available on websites listed in the database of links.
The International Law section includes materials on public international law, African international law and human rights (including international humanitarian law). Official texts (treaties and other agreements), case-law and doctrine are listed for each topic.
The sections on Political Science and International Relations are divided into doctrine (articles, lectures, thesis, essays) and links.
Finally, the Bibliography lists seminal texts; virtual research is not always complete research, and texts on paper are certainly useful!
That said, enjoy your visit and good luck with your research!