The African Legal Information Institute (AfricanLII) makes available treaties, cases, resolutions, decisions, reports and other publications of African regional organisations. It also provides access to legislation and cases from 16 African countries, via its search facility. The home page has links to regional and national African websites. AfricanLII is a project of the Democratic Governance and Rights Unit (DGRU) at the University of Cape Town law faculty.
Part of WorldLII's Countries service covering the Republic of Namibia. Browse and search features are provided. Link collections include materials relating to Legislation, Parliament and an Introduction to Namibian Law with specific subject sections dealing with Foreign Investment and Human Rights. A stored search will automatically query all of WorldLII for items about Namibia. The WorldLII service is run by the Australasian Legal Information Institute (AustLII).
Official website of the Namibian Parliament which is made up of the National Assembly and the National Council. The site provides history and background information to the government and legal system of Namibia. The functions of Parliament and an events calendar are given. There is a full-text copy of the Constitution and legislation from 1990 onwards can be viewed on the site in PDF.
Website of the Society of Advocates of Namibia (Namibian Bar) the organisation representing members of the legal profession in Namibia. The site has information on the history and purpose of the Bar. There is background information on the Namibian legal system and the work of advocates in Namibia. The site also has a directory of members and a selection of summaries of decisions from the Namibia High Court.
Website of the Legal Assistance Centre (LAC) which is based in Namibia and describes itself as a "public interest law centre that is committed to creating a human rights culture and promoting access to justice in Namibia". Work at the Centre includes litigation and advice, training, research and advocacy. There is information on LAC's project work which includes the AIDS Law Unit, Medical Negligence, Gender Research and Advocacy, the Human Rights and Constitutional Unit, the Child Justice Project and the Land, Environment and Development Project.
Website providing access to NAMLEX the Index to the Laws of Namibia along with a number of individual full-text (PDF) Namibian laws. NAMLEX is published by the Legal Assistance Centre of Namibia and this page forms part of the LAC Website. The document is provided as a PDF file and contains an alphabetical listing of statutes, an index of subject terms and a brief legal history of Namibia. Each individual entry contains the title of the statute, a brief summary and a list of amendments, regulations and cases relating to the statute.
The Commonwealth Legal Information Institute (CommonLII) is a cooperative legal information initiative led by AustLII (the Australasian Legal Information Institute) providing access to freely available legal materials from all Commonwealth countries. CommonLII contains over 400 databases providing case law, legislation, treaties and law reform reports from more than 50 Commonwealth and common law countries and territories.
The Trade Law Centre for Southern Africa (tralac) is an independent non-profit company which was established in 2002 to provide research, advice and training on trade law issues relevant to Southern Africa. Full text books and reports of tralac can be downloaded from the site. These cover topics such as regional trade agreements, trade in particular goods and services, dispute settlement and intellectual property.
This is the official gateway to the Namibian Government. It provides access to government press releases, links to the websites of the main government departments and agencies and background information about the political structure, economy and culture of the region. There is information on the President, Prime Minister and other cabinet ministers and a selection of full text legislation including a copy of the constitution can be downloaded from the site.
Online article looking at forced evictions and disability rights in Africa written by Buhle Angelo Dube who is a lecturer at the University of Swaziland's Law Department. The article was published in 2008 (and updated in 2023 by Sibusiso Nhlabatsi) on the Globalex website and made freely available by the Hauser Global Law School Program at the New York University School of Law. The first section explains the background to forced evictions and their impact in Africa and focuses on this practice in Ghana, Swaziland and Botswana.
