The Human Rights Law Index is a collection of international treaties and case law from African courts on topics relating to human rights. The case selection aims to provide a snapshot of human rights law in a country, as well as within the African Union. The index currently covers over 1000 documents.
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Make your selections from the choices on the left| Title | Summary |
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| Bankers' Books Evidence Act, 1966 | Longtitle: An Act with respect to Evidence in Relation to Bankers' Books. Date of assent: 29... |
| Taxation (Amendment) Act, 1966 | Longtitle: An Act to amend the Taxation Act, 1966. Date of assent: 29 December 1966 Date of... |
| Authentication of Documents Act, 1966 | Longtitle: An Act providing for the Authentication of Documents for use both in and outside... |
| Malawi Red Cross Society Act, 1966 | Longtitle: An Act to Provide for the Incorporation of the Malawi Red Cross Society and for... |
| Legal Aid (Amendment) Act, 1966 | Longtitle: An Act to amend The Legal Aid Ordinance. Date of assent: 29 December 1966 Date of... |
| Posts and Telegraphs (Amendment) Act, 1966 | Longtitle: An Act to amend The Posts and Telegraphs Ordinance, 1963. Date of assent: 29 December... |
| Reserve Bank of Malawi (Amendment) Act, 1966 | Longtitle: An Act to amend The Reserve Bank of Malawi Act, 1964. Date of assent: 29 December... |
| Industrial Development Act, 1966 | Longtitle: An Act to Encourage and Control the Orderly Promotion and Development Industry in... |
| Local Courts (Amendment) Act, 1966 | Longtitle: An Act to amend the Local Courts Ordinance. Date of assent: 29 December 1966 Date of... |
| Local Government (Urban Areas) (Amendment) (No.3) Act, 1966 | Longtitle: An Act to amend The Local Government (Urban Areas) Act. Date of assent: 29 December... |
| Inquests (Amendment) Act, 1966 | Longtitle: An Act to amend The Inquests Ordinance. Date of assent: 29 December 1966 Date of... |
| Immigration (Amendment) Act, 1966 | Longtitle: An Act to amend the Immigration Ordinance. Date of assent: 29 December 1966 Date of... |
| Explosives Act, 1966 | Longtitle: An Act to provide for the Regulation and Control of The Acquisition, Manufacture, Sale... |
| Public Roads (Amendment) Act, 1966 | Longtitle: An Act to amend The Public Roads Ordinance Date of assent: 29 December 1966 Date of... |
| Judges (Retiring Age) Act, 1966 | Longtitle: An Act to prescribe The Retiring Age for Judges Date of assent: 29 December 1966 Date... |
| International Development Association Education Project Development Credit (Authorization) Act, 1966 | Longtitle: An Act to Authorize the Borrowing by the Government of Sums in various currencies... |
| War Graves Act, 1967 | Longtitle: An Act to provide for the Control of War Graves Date of assent: 24 July 1967 Date of... |
| Sport and Culture (Repeal) Act, 1967 | Longtitle: An Act to Repeal the Sport and Culture Ordinance, 1963. Date of assent: 24 July 1967... |
| Evidence by Commissions, 1967 | Longtitle: An Act to provide for the taking of evidence within or without Malawi in relation to... |
| Supplementary Appropriation (1965) (No.2) Act, 1967 | Longtitle: An Act to Appropriate the additional Sum of £249 to the service of the Financial Year... |
| Magistrates' Courts (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act, 1967 | Longtitle: An Act to make Miscellaneous amendments in written Laws relating to Magistrates'... |
| Malawi Land (Amendment) (No.2) Act, 1967 | Longtitle: An Act further to amend the Malawi Land Act, 1965. Date of assent: 24 July 1967 Year... |
| National Airline Act, 1967 | Longtitle: An Act to provide for the Dissolution of the Central African Airways Corporation, the... |
| Bills of Sale Act, 1967 | Longtitle: An Act to provide for Bills of Sale Date of assent: 06 November 1967 Date of... |
| Administrator General Act, 1967 | Longtitle: An Act to incorporate the Administrator General and to provide for the Official... |
| National Library Service Act, 1967 | Longtitle: An Act to provide for the Control and Regulation of the National Library Service, to... |
| Penal Code (Amendment) Act, 1967 | Longtitle: An Act to amend the Penal Code Date of assent: 06 November 1967 Date of promulgation... |
| Education (Amendment) Act, 1967 | Longtitle: An Act to amend the Education Ordinance. Date of assent: 06 November 1967 Date of... |
| Widows and Orphans Pensions (Amendment) Act, 1967 | Longtitle: An Act to Amend the Widows and Orphans Pensions Ordinance. Date of assent: 24 July... |
| International Development Association Highway Project Development Credit (Authorization) Act, 1967 | Longtitle: An Act to Authorize the Borrowing by the Government of Sums in various Currencies... |
| Post Office Savings Bank Act, 1967 | Longtitle: An Act to provide for the Establishment and Administration of a Post Office Savings... |
| Control of Diseases of Animals Act, 1967 | Longtitle: An Act to consolidate and amend the Law relating to The Control and Diseases of... |
| Firearms Act, 1967 | Longtitle: An Act for regulating, licensing and controlling the manufacture, importation,... |
| Statistics Act, 1967 | Longtitle: An Act to provide for the collection, compilation, analysis, abstraction and... |
| Oaths, Affirmations and Declarations Act, 1967 | Longtitle: An Act relating to Oaths, Affirmations and Declarations and Matters Incidental thereto... |
| International Development Association (Lilongwe Agricultural Development Project) Development Credit Authorization Act, 1967 | Longtitle: An Act to Authorize the Borrowing by the Government in sums in various currencies... |
| Courts (Amendment) Act, 1967 | Longtitle: An Act to amend the Courts Ordinance Date of assent: 21 December 1967 Date of... |
| United Kingdom Compensation Loan Increase (Authorization) Act, 1967 | Longtitle: An Act to Authorize the Borrowing by the Government of Sums not exceeding Eight... |
| International Development Association (Shire Valley Agricultural Development Project) Development Credit Authorization Act, 1967 | Longtitle: An Act to authorize the Borrowing by The Government of Sums in various Currencies... |
| United Kingdom Commutation Loan Increase (Authorization) Act, 1967 | Longtitle: An Act to Authorize the Borrowing by the Government of Sums not exceeding One Hundred... |
| Kreditanstalt fur Wiederaufbau (Central Region Lakeshore Development Project) Loan Authorization Act, 1967 | Longtitle: An Act to authorize the Borrowing by the Government of Sums not exceeding Four Million... |
| Danish Government Loan (Authorization) Act, 1967 | Longtitle: An Act to Authorize the Borrowing by the Government of sums not exceeding Five Million... |
| General Interpretation Act, 1966 | Longtitle: An Act to make provision with regard to the construction, application and... |
| Finance and Audit Act, 1966 | Longtitle: An Act to make provision for the administration, control and audit of the public... |
| Nurses and Midwives Act, 1966 | Longtitle: An Act providing for the Establishment of the Nurses and Midwives Council of Malawi;... |
| Sale of Goods Act, 1967 | Longtitle: An Act to regulate the Sale of Goods Date of assent: 24 July 1967 Date of... |
| Bills of Exchange Act, 1967 | Longtitle: An Act relating to Bills of Exchange, Cheques and Promissory Notes, and Matters... |
| Limitation Act, 1967 | Longtitle: An Act to provide for the Limitation of certain actions and Arbitrations and for... |
| Geneva Conventions Act, 1967 | Longtitle: An Act to enable effect to be given to certain International Conventions done at... |
| Trustee Act, 1967 | Longtitle: An Act Relating to Trusts and Trustees Date of assent: 06 November 1967 Date of... |