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\n The African Court Library<\/strong> is a specialized international judicial library established to support the judicial and administrative activities of the members and staff of the Court. In fulfilling the mandate of the Court, the library develops its collection in human rights, legislation of AU Member States, relevant case law, international law, comparative law, constitutional law, public law, and the history of African nations. The library\u2019s collection is available in the six official African Union languages: English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Arabic,<\/strong> and Kiswahili<\/strong>.\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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The Library Online Catalogue<\/strong> is available on the website
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