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Administrative Law [2019] AfCHPR 43

African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights v Republic of Kenya; Kilel and Others v Kenya (Application No. 006/2012)

African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights v Republic of Kenya; Kilel and Others v Kenya (Application No. 006/2012) [2019] AfCHPR 43 (28 November 2019)

The African Court dismissed an individual application to intervene in reparations proceedings, holding that its rules permit intervention only by States Parties.

  • Jurisdiction Of Regional Courts
  • Intervention In Proceedings
  • Personal Jurisdiction
  • African Charter Rights
  • Intervention-in-proceedings
  • Personal-jurisdiction
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Public International Law [2015] ACHPR 4

Weldehaimanot v Eritrea (Communication 349/07)

Weldehaimanot v Eritrea (Communication 349/07) [2015] ACHPR 4 (7 August 2015)

The African Commission struck the communication off its list and closed the case after Simon Weldehaimanot requested withdrawal before admissibility was determined.

  • African Charter Rights
  • Withdrawal Of Communication
  • Admissibility Procedure
  • Withdrawal-of-communication
  • Admissibility-procedure
  • African-charter-rights
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Constitutional Law [2011] AfCHPR 37

Alexandre v Republic of Cameroon and Another (Application No. 008/2011)

Alexandre v Republic of Cameroon and Another (Application No. 008/2011) [2011] AfCHPR 37 (23 September 2011)

The African Court held it lacked jurisdiction over an individual application against Cameroon and Nigeria because the required Article 34(6) declaration was absent.

  • Jurisdiction Of Regional Courts
  • Access To Court By Individuals
  • Declaration Under Protocol
  • African Charter Rights
  • African-court-jurisdiction
  • Individual-application
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Constitutional Law [1999] ACHPR 3

S.O.S. Esclaves v Mauritania (Communication 198 of 1997)

S.O.S. Esclaves v Mauritania (Communication 198 of 1997) [1999] ACHPR 3 (5 May 1999)

The African Commission declared this communication inadmissible because SOS-Esclaves had not shown that local remedies in Mauritania were exhausted.

  • Exhaustion Of Local Remedies
  • Admissibility Of Communications
  • Slavery And Forced Labour
  • African Charter Rights
  • State Obligations Under Treaties
  • Exhaustion-of-local-remedies
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Public International Law [1995] ACHPR 1

Baes v Zaire (Communication 31 of 1989)

Baes v Zaire (Communication 31 of 1989) [1995] ACHPR 1 (22 March 1995)

The African Commission closed the communication after the applicant failed to respond and the detained person had already been released.

  • Detention Without Charge
  • Political Detention
  • African Charter Rights
  • Article 6
  • Article 7
  • African-charter-rights
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