The public can access the High Court’s decision from 1901 until present, as well as laws from the current and previous versions of the Constitution. (Screenshot from Supreme Court website)
MANILA, Philippines — Fifteen years after it was first launched, the Supreme Court (SC) on Thursday finally made its electronic library accessible to the public for free.
The e-library can be accessed through its “redesigned and improved” website, the SC said in a tweet.
The redesigned and improved Supreme Court website is now up! Check it out at: https://t.co/ssth9fmtq5 pic.twitter.com/20nUCNRkcH
— Philippine Supreme Court Public Information Office (@SCPh_PIO) April 11, 2019
The e-library, which was initially opened in 2004, contains the High Court’s decisions in cases from 1901 to present, as well as laws from previous and current versions of the Constitution.
The public can also access SC issuances such as the Rules of Court and other administrative resolutions.
Aside from court rulings and laws, other references such as bench books, book catalogs of court libraries, and index to Philippine periodicals are also available in the e-library.
The public can access the High Court’s decision from 1901 until present, as well as laws from the current and previous versions of the Constitution. (Screenshot from Supreme Court website)
To access the e-library, users have to create an account on SC’s website.
Users who have previously created an account, meanwhile, are advised to create a new account if they are having a hard time accessing their old accounts.
The SC added that its website, including the e-library, is optimized for Mozilla Firefox and Safari.
LOOK: SC PIO Chief Brian Keith Hosaka shows CJ Lucas Bersamin the new E-Library that is now accessible to the public. @inquirerdotnet pic.twitter.com/PVZNyqHt3j
— tetch torres-tupas (@T2TupasINQ) April 11, 2019
The e-library was opened to the public following Assistant Court Administrator and SC Public Information Office Chief Atty. Brian Keith F. Hosaka recommendation “to enhance transparency and provide better access for lawyers, law professors, law students, and legal researchers.” /ee