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Constitutional Law [2021] AfCHPR 43

Koutche v Republic of Benin (Application No. 020/2019)

Koutche v Republic of Benin (Application No. 020/2019) [2021] AfCHPR 43 (25 June 2021)

Court
African Court on Human and Peoples Rights
Case number
Application No. 020/2019
Judge
Aboud J, Anukam J, Ben Achour J, Bensaoula J, Chizumila J, Eno R, Kioko J, Mengue J, Mukamulisa J, Tchikaya J

The Court found that the applicant had not exhausted available and effective domestic remedies as required by Article 56(5) of the Charter and Rule 50(2)(e) of the Rules. The subject matter of the appeal before the Constitutional Court was not the same as the application before this Court, and the applicant failed to raise issues of impartiality and independence before the highest domestic court. Proceedings before CRIET and appeals before administrative and Supreme Courts were ongoing or available, and the applicant did not demonstrate that they were unduly prolonged or ineffective. The Cour…

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  • Exhaustion Of Local Remedies
  • Judicial Independence
  • Admissibility Conditions
  • Right To Fair Trial
  • Political Context Exception
  • Freedom Of Expression
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Civil Procedure [2019] AfCHPR 16

Malengo v Tanzania (Application No. 030/2015)

Malengo v Tanzania (Application No. 030/2015) [2019] AfCHPR 16 (4 July 2019)

Court
African Court on Human and Peoples Rights
Case number
Application No. 030/2015
Judge
Aboud J, Ben Achour J, Bensaoula J, Chizumila J, Eno R, Kioko VP, Matusse J, Mengue J, Mukamulisa J

The Court found that while it has material, personal, temporal, and territorial jurisdiction over the application, the applicant failed to exhaust local judicial remedies regarding the alleged violations, including delay in proceedings and false imprisonment. The applicant's actions, such as petitioning the Chief Justice, were administrative and not judicial remedies. There was no evidence that available remedies were unavailable, ineffective, or unduly prolonged. As exhaustion of local remedies is a mandatory admissibility requirement, and the applicant did not comply, the application is ina…

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  • Exhaustion Of Local Remedies
  • Reasonable Time Requirement
  • Right To Fair Trial
  • Material Jurisdiction
  • Admissibility Conditions
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Criminal Law [2018] AfCHPR 74

Paulo v United Republic of Tanzania (Application No. 020/2016)

Paulo v United Republic of Tanzania (Application No. 020/2016) [2018] AfCHPR 74 (21 September 2018)

Court
African Court on Human and Peoples Rights
Case number
Application No. 020/2016
Judge
Anukam J, Ben Achour J, Bensaoula J, Chizumila J, Kioko VP, Matusse J, Mengue J, Mukamulisa J, Oré P, Tchikaya J

The Court found that the denial of bail was lawful, justified, and proportionate under Tanzanian law and the Charter, as armed robbery is specifically excluded from bail eligibility. No evidence was provided of discriminatory treatment, so the equality claim failed. The applicant participated in trial and appellate proceedings, and his absence at the High Court was by choice, not a procedural violation. The reconstitution of the record was permissible, and no proof of falsification was presented. However, the Court held that the applicant, being indigent and facing a severe penalty, should ha…

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  • Right To Legal Aid
  • Fair Trial Standards
  • Right To Liberty
  • Equality Before The Law
  • Admissibility Conditions
  • Compensation For Rights Violation
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