New library to boost legal research

Rwanda Law Reform Commission is set to officially open a law library to bridge the information gap of its institutional employees and the legal practitioners. Strategically located in the midst of the four legal institutions - Ministry of Justice, High Court, Supreme Court, and National Public Prosecution Authority, the library is a center of knowledge for legal practioners. Speaking to the Education Times, Judith Mbabazi, the acting secretary general of Rwanda Law Reform Commission, said that judges are among the targeted beneficiaries. ‘’Anyone who is from legal fraternity will benefit from the library, especially in research and consultancy. We will be lending books for institutional employees primarily, however, we will also allow free reading to members of the general public,’’ she said. Jean Pierre Munyankindi, a documentarian, said the library is well stocked with legal dictionaries, legal drafting books, material on plain English for lawyers, law journals, case digests and other related materials. Rwanda Law Reform Commission is a public institution that was enacted by the Government of Rwanda in 2000 purposely to reform and enact effective laws that respond to the needs and values of a modern society through a transparent and collaborative system.