# Federated case indexes on AfricanLII

1. Go to <https://africanlii.org/>
2. To view **case indexes**, scroll to the bottom of the homepage under **collections**

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3. Click on the category you are searching for cases under.

## Focus results with filters

Searching for" [commercial law](https://africanlii.org/indexes/case-indexes/case-indexes-commercial) "cases for instance returns over 206 documents tagged commercial law from different jurisdictions.

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Narrow the results by using the **filters** on the left to pinpoint what you’re looking for. For example if you filter cases from Ghana under the commercial case index from the year 2016, your results will be more refined.

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