| The books in the Law Library mainly deals with legal subject
matter. According to the Dewey Decimal Classification system, such books fall between the range 340
- 349. Extensive guidance on this arrangement are being given inside the library. Some books on other
topics with relevance to law, like politics or certain medical books, can also be found in the Law Library,
and will be explicitly indicated as such on the
library catalogue as well as on the shelves. The following collections can be found in the Law Library: |
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Law
of Africa Collection |
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| Our
Law of Africa Collection aims to collect primary sources of legal information
from African countries in order to facilitate research into the legal systems of Africa. |
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Human Rights Reference Collection |
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| The
Human Rights Reference Collection is a database with references to journal articles on
human rights held in the library. |
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| Study
Collection |
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| The Study Collection consists of all the prescribed books
for undergraduate students. These books can be used for 2 hours inside the library for study purposes.
It is, however, preferable for students to buy their own textbooks. |
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| Closed
Collection |
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| All the books, journals, law reports and statutes in the Law Library
are part of the Closed Collection. The material may not be taken out,
but can be used freely inside the library. |
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| Reference
Collection |
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| Reference works, such as dictionaries, encyclopaedias and loose-leaf
volumes, are kept next to the photocopying section in the Law Library. These works can be recognised
by a call number starting with a capital letter N, e.g. N 344.10968 LABOUR. |
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| Old
Authorities Collection |
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| The Old Authorities Collection consists of very old and
valuable legal books, such as the original works of Grotius and Voet. This collection is kept on the
3rd floor of the Law Library in a temperature-controlled room, and can be used on request.> |
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| Pamphlet
Collection |
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| All pamphlets and non-book textual material are being kept
in the Pamphlet Collection, available on request. |
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| Electronic
Info Collection |
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| The Electronic Information Collection refers to CD ROMs
and other electronic material. This material (sometimes
accompanying certain books) can be used in the library on request. |
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Research Repository |
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LLM dissertations (Centre for Human Rights) |
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| Old
Books Collection |
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| All books published before 1980 are kept on the 2nd floor
of the Law Library. This Old Books Collection can be used with the old card catalogue in the Main
Library. We are in the process of putting all the books on the
electronic library catalogue. |
