New! Colonial Law in Africa, 1946-1966

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I’m pleased to let you know that the Library has recently purchased Colonial Law in Africa, 1946-1966 from British Online Archives. This database provides access to the African Government Gazettes from 1946 to 1966.

You can access Colonial Law in Africa via the Primary Sources guide, the Databases A-Z list or the African Studies guide. And it will be accessible via DiscoverEd in the near future.

The African Government Gazettes contain copies of the laws and ordinances which were introduced in the years they cover. Each item was originally published as the Government Gazette for a colony and year. Their contents include tenders of property, probate records and insolvency notices. The papers in this database cover the Mau Mau uprising, the creation of the first legislative councils and legal changes to transfer power to those councils.

Countries covered are:

  • Lesotho (Basutoland), 1960-1966
  • Kenya, 1946-1963
  • Nigeria (Lagos), 1946-1951
  • Zambia (Northern Rhodesia), 1946-1964
  • Malawi (Nyasaland), 1946-1964
  • Sierra Leone, 1946-1961
  • Zimbabwe (Southern Rhodesia). 1953-1963
  • Tanzania (Tanganyika), 1946-1961
  • The Gambia, 1946-1965
  • Ghana (Gold Coast), 1946-1957
  • Uganda, 1946-1962
  • Tanzania (Zanzibar), 1946-1963

You can access Colonial Law in Africa via the Primary Sources guide, the Databases A-Z list or the African Studies guide. And will be accessible via DiscoverEd in the near future.

Access is only available to current students and staff at the University of Edinburgh.

Caroline Stirling – Academic Support Librarian for School of Social and Political Science