Uganda Case Law

Falana v African Commission on Human and People’s Rights (Application No. 019/2015)

Falana v African Commission on Human and People’s Rights (Application No. 019/2015) [2015] AfCHPR 41 (20 November 2015)

Court

African Court on Human and Peoples Rights

Case number

Application No. 019/2015

Judge

Ben Achour J, Bossa J, Eno R, Guissè J, Kioko J, Matusse J, Orė J, Ouguergouz J, Ramadhani P, Tambala J, Thompson VP

The African Court dismissed Femi Falana’s application for lack of jurisdiction, holding that he had no standing against the African Commission and could not compel it to refer a communication.

• Standing Of Individuals
• Jurisdiction Of Regional Courts
• Complementarity Between Au Organs
• Standing
• Jurisdiction
• Complementarity